| Founder(s) | Noel Doherty Ian Paisley |
|---|---|
| Ceased publication | 1982 |
| Country | Northern Ireland |
TheProtestant Telegraph was aNorthern Irish newspaper founded byNoel Doherty andIan Paisley on 13 February 1966. It was noted for itsProtestant fundamentalism and its attacks on theRoman Catholic Church, theChurch of Ireland and the moderates within theUlster Unionist Party, as typified byTerence O'Neill.[1]
It was criticised by Prime MinisterJames Chichester-Clark:
In theProtestant Telegraph in terms of abuse and in terms of ridicule, in terms of language which I can only describe as disgusting, perhaps at times the hon. Gentleman has given equal treatment. He has given equal treatment of a kind which has been accorded not only to the religion of the minority but, as I have said, to most of those who have been working and striving for peace over the years in Northern Ireland, no matter what religion they belong to.
— James Chichester-Clark,HOME AFFAIRS,Hansard, 3 July 1970
The paper was printed by the Puritan Printing Company, which was based at the Ravenhill Road,Belfast, headquarters of theFree Presbyterian Church of Ulster.[2] The paper continued as a vehicle for Paisley and theDemocratic Unionist Party (which was formed in 1971) until 1982 whenPeter Robinson, who felt that the party would benefit from a less religiously denominational paper, persuaded Ian Paisley to wind up theProtestant Telegraph and replace it withThe Voice of Ulster.[3]
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