Patrick Smyth
Patrick Smyth is the son of the late Irish novelist Jennifer Johnston and a former Europe editor at The Irish Times, where he has shared insights into his mother's literary career and personal life.
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Patrick Smyth bought The Northern Standard in 1971, keeping it in the ownership of the Smyth family.
Monaghan regional newspaper The Northern Standard to cease operations after 186 years – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-12-12
Patrick Smyth, her son, shared that his mother did not want a church funeral but a ceremony instead.
Tributes paid to ‘Ireland’s greatest writer' Jennifer Johnston at public memorial she arranged – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-01
Patrick Smyth is Jennifer Johnston’s son and worked as a journalist for The Irish Times.
Patrick Smyth on his mother Jennifer Johnston – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-01
Former Irish Times journalist Patrick Smyth writes about his mother, the distinguished writer Jennifer Johnston, who died this week.
Pollard poetry prize shortlist revealed – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-01
Her son Patrick, a former Europe editor at The Irish Times, recalled his mother taking up writing in the 1960s.
Writer Jennifer Johnston dies aged 95 – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-26