Eoghan Harris (born 1943) is an Irish journalist, playwright, director, columnist and politician. He currently writes for the Sunday Independent newspaper. He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 2007 to 2011, having been nominated by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern.Harris has held posts in various and diverse political parties throughout his career. Previously a Marxist theoretician of the Workers' Party of Ireland and its predecessor, Official Sinn Féin, he now says that he abhors Marxism. He has also been a short-lived adviser to John Bruton, before he became Taoiseach; an adviser to the Ulster Unionist Party; and most recently a supporter of the Fianna Fáil-led government of Bertie Ahern. At one stage an Irish republican, Harris is now a bitter critic of modern-day Sinn Féin. His critics accuse him of demonstrating ideological malleability, hypocrisy, neoconservatism and inconsistency. He is also noted for his screenwriting work; he lectures at IADT, the Irish national film school, and teaches a screenwriting workshop. Harris is also a judge on the Irish language talent show Glas Vegas, on TG4.