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Leader Of The Labour Party (Ireland)
The Leader of the Labour Party is the most senior politician within the Labour Party (Ireland), Labour Party in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. Since 24 March 2022, the office has been held by Ivana Bacik, following the resignation of Alan Kelly (politician), Alan Kelly as leader of the party. In a review of procedures at the party's 2017 conference, the position of Deputy leader was abolished after a year of lying vacant, and the nomination and seconding of new leadership candidates was extended to Seanad Éireann, Senators and Member of the European Parliament, MEPs as well as Teachta Dála, TDs. Leaders Deputy leaders See also *History of the Irish Labour Party, History of the Labour Party *Leader of Fine Gael *Leader of Fianna Fáil *Leader of Sinn Féin References {{DEFAULTSORT:Leader Of the Labour Party (Ireland) Labour Party (Ireland) Leaders of the Labour Party (Ireland), Lists of leaders of political parties, Labour Party Ireland Republic of Ireland politics- ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ivana Bacik
Ivana Catherine Bacik () (born 25 May 1968) is an Irish politician who has been the Leader of the Labour Party (Ireland), Leader of the Labour Party (Ireland), Labour Party since 24 March 2022 and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay South (Dáil constituency), Dublin Bay South constituency since winning a 2021 Dublin Bay South by-election, by-election on 9 July 2021. Bacik previously served as Labour Party (Ireland)#Seanad leader, Leader of the Labour Party in the Seanad from 2011 to 2021, and a Seanad Éireann, Senator for the Dublin University (constituency), Dublin University constituency from 2007 to 2021. She previously served as Leader of the Seanad, Deputy leader of the Seanad from 2011 to 2016. Bacik came to prominence due to her Abortion-rights movements, abortion rights campaigning from the 1980s onwards. Personal life and education Bacik's paternal grandfather, Charles Bacik, was a Czech factory owner who moved to Ireland in 1946. He eventually settled in Waterfo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Norton
William Joseph Norton (2 November 1900 – 4 December 1963) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Tánaiste from 1948 to 1951 and from 1954 to 1957, Leader of the Labour Party from 1932 to 1960, Minister for Social Welfare from 1948 to 1951 and Minister for Industry and Commerce from 1954 to 1957. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1926 to 1927 and from 1932 to 1961. Norton was born in Dublin in 1900. He joined the postal service in 1916. By 1920, he was a prominent member of the Irish Postal Union and the wider trade union movement in Ireland Ireland (, ; ; Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots: ) is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean, in Northwestern Europe. Geopolitically, the island is divided between the Republic of Ireland (officially Names of the Irish state, named Irelan .... From 1924 to 1957, he served as Secretary of the Post Office Workers' Union. He was elected as a Labour Party TD for Dublin County at a by-election in 1926, but was d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1977 Labour Party Leadership Election (Ireland)
The 1977 Labour Party leadership election in the Republic of Ireland began following the decision of Brendan Corish not to seek re-election as leader of the Labour Party when Dáil Éireann reconvened after the 1977 general election, where Labour lost three TDs. Corish had led the party for over fifteen years by this point and was approaching sixty, being cited as finding politics as painful and unenjoyable, which likely contributed to his decision to stand down. His successor was elected by the members of the Labour parliamentary party on 1 July 1977. After the first ballot resulted in a tie, the second ballot was won by Frank Cluskey after one member switched preferences. Candidates Standing * Frank Cluskey, former Parliamentary Secretary for Social Welfare * Michael O'Leary, former Minister for Labour Campaign During the previous government, both Fine Gael and Labour were predicted to be returned back to power, a belief further solidified by the Electoral (Amend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dublin South-Central (Dáil Constituency)
Dublin South-Central is a parliamentary constituency in Dublin City represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects four deputies ( Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). Constituency profile The largest employers in the area are the Guinness Brewery and St. James's Hospital. Dubbed the " People's republic of Dublin South-Central, the constituency is one of the country's most left-wing, with all of the TDs elected in 2020 being from centre-left or left-wing parties. Both Labour Party TDs elected in 2011 had previously been members of other left-wing parties: Eric Byrne was a former member of the Workers' Party and Democratic Left, and Michael Conaghan had stood in a number of elections for Jim Kemmy's Democratic Socialist Party. History and boundaries A constituency of this name was created by the Electoral (A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Cluskey, 1981 01 (cropped)
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Frank Cluskey
Frank Cluskey (8 April 1930 – 7 May 1989) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Minister for Trade, Commerce and Tourism from 1982 to 1983, Leader of the Labour Party from 1977 to 1981 and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Social Welfare from 1973 to 1977. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-Central and Dublin Central constituencies from 1965 to 1981 and 1982 to 1989. Early and personal life Cluskey was born on 8 April 1930 in Dublin, the youngest of two sons and three daughters of Francis Cluskey a butcher and active trade unionist, and Elizabeth Cluskey (née Millington). His father was long-serving secretary of the butchers' section of the Workers' Union of Ireland (WUI)), and a close associate of James Larkin. He was educated at St. Vincent's C.B.S. in Glasnevin. He worked as a butcher and then joined the Labour Party. He quickly became a branch secretary in the WUI. He married Eileen Gillespie in 1965, a post office civil s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Health (Ireland)
The Minister for Health () is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Health. The Minister for Health is responsible for healthcare in Ireland and related services. The current Minister for Health is Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, TD. She is assisted by: * Mary Butler, TD – Minister of State for mental health * Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, TD – Minister of State for public health, well-being and drugs; and * Kieran O'Donnell, TD – Minister of State for older people History Health care formed part of the portfolio of the Minister for Local Government and Public Health until 22 January 1947. On that date, the new position of Minister for Health was created, with control of policy regarding health care provision in Ireland. In the past, it was common for the minister to also hold the position of Minister for Social Welfare. In recent years, and especially since the tenure of Michael Noonan in 1994–1997, being appointed as minister has b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wexford (Dáil Constituency)
Wexford is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects four deputies ( Teachtaí Dála, commonly known as TDs) on the electoral system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote (PR-STV). Boundaries The constituency was created by the Government of Ireland Act 1920 and first used at the 1921 elections electing 4 deputies. Before 2024, it spanned the entire area of County Wexford, taking in Wexford, Enniscorthy, New Ross and Gorey. The Constituency Review Report 2023 of the Electoral Commission recommended that at the next general election, Wexford lose a seat to become a four-seat constituency with the transfer of territory in the north of County Wexford to the new constituency of Wicklow–Wexford. For the 2024 general election, the Electoral (Amendment) Act 2023 defines the constituency as: TDs ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brendan Corish 1949
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Brendan Corish
Brendan Corish (19 November 1918 – 17 February 1990) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Tánaiste and Minister for Health from 1973 to 1977, Leader of the Labour Party, Minister for Social Welfare from 1954 to 1957 and from 1973 to 1977, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence and Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Local Government from 1948 to 1951. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1945 to 1982. Early and personal life He was born at William Street in Wexford town. His father, Richard Corish, a well-known trade union official and Sinn Féin member, had been elected to the Second Dáil shortly after the birth of his son and later joined the Labour Party, serving as a local and national politician until his death in 1945. His mother was Catherine Bergin. He was educated locally at Wexford CBS and, in his youth, was a member of the 2nd Wexford Scout troop (Scouting Ireland). At the age of nineteen, he joined the clerical staff of Wex ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Enterprise, Trade And Employment
The Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment () is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment. The current Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment is Peter Burke, TD. He is assisted by two Ministers of State: * Niamh Smyth, TD – Minister of State for trade promotion, artificial intelligence and digital transformation * Alan Dillon, TD – Minister of State for small businesses and retail Overview The Minister heads one of the most important economic departments in the Irish Government, responsible for the implementation of policy in five key areas – Enterprise, Innovation, Growth; Quality, Work and Learning; Making Markets and Regulation work better; Quality, Value and Continuous Improvement; and the European Union. A large element of the work of the Department arises from Ireland's membership of a number of international organisations, in particular the European Union and the World Trade O ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Social Protection
The Minister for Social Protection () is a senior minister in the Government of Ireland and leads the Department of Social Protection. The Minister for Social Protection is Dara Calleary. He is also Minister for Rural and Community Development and the Gaeltacht. Overview The position was created in 1947 as the Minister for Social Welfare. Its present title dates from 2020. The department formulates appropriate social protection policies and administers and manages the delivery of statutory and non-statutory schemes and services. It is also responsible for the delivery of a range of social insurance and social assistance schemes including provision for unemployment, illness, maternity, caring, widowhood, retirement and old age. List of office-holders ;Notes References External links * {{Government of Ireland Social Protection Social Protection Social protection, as defined by the United Nations Research Institute for Social Development, is concerned with preventing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
