Gould, who may have been of Jewish descent, was educated at
Dublin University. He was appointed manager of
Forward which acknowledged its communist affiliation in 1942, when it became a partial replacement for the (banned)
Tribune. In preparation for the CPA being declared illegal, he bought a printing press, which was brought into operation as ''Tribune's'' press in 1942. He was jailed for three months for membership of the CPA, == Publications ==