Daily Irish Independent

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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{{cite web|title=Charles Parnell (1846 - 1891)|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/parnell_charles.shtml|publisher=bbc.co.uk|access-date=13 December 2012}} 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.{{cite web|title=Charles Stewart Parnell and Katherine O'Shea|url=http://www.steyningmuseum.org.uk/parnell.htm|publisher=www.steyningmuseum.org|access-date=13 December 2012}}

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.