Daily Irish Independent

The Daily Irish Independent was an Irish newspaper launched in the 1890s to promote the pro-Parnellite cause following the split in the Irish Parliamentary Party^[1] over Parnell's continuing leadership. The party had split following the revelation that Parnell had been involved in a long-running relationship with Katharine O'Shea, the wife of a fellow MP, and was the father of most of her children.^[2]

The leading Irish nationalist newspaper, the Freeman's Journal, sided with the majority anti-Parnellite side. The Daily Irish Independent was launched to promote the cause of the deposed IPP leader.