Brian Trench is a writer and academic living in Dublin, who has been centrally involved in developing science communication and science-in-society studies in Ireland.
Occupation
academic
Citizenship
Ireland
Born
July 13, 1945
Overview
Brian Trench (born 13 July 1945) is a writer and academic living in Dublin, who has been centrally involved in developing science communication and science-in-society studies in Ireland.
Early life
Brian Trench is the son of artist Bea Orpen and the founding secretary and former president of An Óige, Chalmers Edward FitzJohn ('Terry') Trench. He has two brothers and one sister. He has always been involved in left-wing activism and in 1969 joined the International Socialist in London. He was a leading member of the Socialist Workers' Movement in Dublin in the 1970s and joined the Socialist Labour Party in 1977 when Socialist Workers' Movement became a sub group within the newly formed political party.
Career
Journalism
In 1972 he began working as a journalist and after the collapse of the Socialist Labour Party he began writing for Gralton, an Irish Socialist magazine in 1982. He was a full-time journalist for 20 years working on politics, foreign affairs, industrial relations, music (especially jazz), industry, technology (especially IT) and the media. He worked for many publications and broadcasters in print journalism, TV and radio.
