María de la Soledad Teresa O’Brien will be delivering the Hays Press-Enterprise lecture on Tuesday, April 19 from 3:30 to 5 p.m. The lecture is titled “An Afternoon With Soledad O’Brien: Her Life Stories.” Soledad O’Brien is a journalist, executive producer and CEO who has received several awards in her field. She is the recipient […]
By Liam Moriarty, Contributor
The O’Briens are an illustrious and prominent clan that has shaped the history of Ireland. The name, also spelt O’Bryan or O’Brian, means “of Brian” indicating descendance from Brian Borumha mac Cennetig, or Brian Boru, the celebrated High King of Ireland. (The O’Briens also claim the mythological King Oilill Ollum to be their ancestor through the Dal gCais).
Brian Boru (925-1014) received the throne of Thomond (an area which covers much of modern day County Clare as well as parts of Limerick and Tipperary) after his elder brother, Mathgamain, was killed in 976. By 1002, he had attained the title of High King of Ireland, subjugating all the other kings in Ireland under his rule.
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Last month, Maria de la Soledad Teresa O’Brien, known professionally as journalist Soledad O’Brien, had a promotional puff piece written about her in Forbes magazine.
“Over the last four years, O’Brien, who now anchors and produces Matter Of Fact – a political magazine program on Heart [sic] Television – and owns her own production company, Soledad O’Brien productions, has become known for something else. She uses her wide-reaching platform, specifically on social media, to unapologetically call out wrongdoing by politicians and elected officials, and take journalists and media organizations to task when she feels news coverage has been harmful to the public.