Irish general election, 1982 (November) - Irish general election, 1982 (November) Party Leader Seats Loss/Gain Dáil Seats (%) Fianna Fáil Charles Haughey 75 - 6 45.2 Fine Gael Garret FitzGerald 70 + 7 42.2 Labour Dick Spring 16 + 1 9.6 Others - 5 - 2 3.0 See also: 1982 Irish General Election (Mar) 1987 Irish General Election Government of the 24th Dáil List of Irish general elections.
Irish general election, 1982 (February) - Irish general election, 1982 (February) Party Leader Seats Loss/Gain Dáil Seats (%) Fianna Fáil Charles Haughey 81 + 3 48.8 Fine Gael Garret FitzGerald 63 - 2 38.0 Labour Michael O'Leary 15 + 0 9.0 Others - 7 - 1 4.2 See also: Irish General Election, 1981 Irish General Election, 1982 (November) Government of the 23rd Dáil List of Irish general elections.
Irish general election, 1987 - Irish general election, 1987 The results pf the election were as follows: Party Leader Seats Loss/Gain Dáil Seats (%) Fianna Fáil Charles Haughey 81 + 6 48.8 Fine Gael Garret FitzGerald 51 - 19 30.7 Labour Dick Spring 12 - 4 7.2 Progressive Democrats Des O'Malley 14 + 0 8.4 Others - 8 + 3 4.8 Charles Haughey leads Fianna Fáil into a minority government after five years in opposition. Garret FitzGerald of Fine Gael resigns following the election result. He is replaced by Alan Dukes. The Progressive Democrats, lead by Desmond O'Malley, contest there first general election. Since then they have never recorded such an electoral result. See also: Government of the 25th Dáil Irish General Election, 1982 (November) Irish General Election, 1989 List of.
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Jim Mitchell - October 1946 - 2 December 2002) was a senior Irish politician who served in the cabinets of Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald (1981-82; 1982-87). He was deputy leader of the Fine Gael party from 2001 until 2002. Jim Mitchell began his political involvement at the age of 11 when he supported Sean MacBride, leader of the radical republican Clann na Poblachta in the 1957 general election. He joined Fine Gael in 1967, becoming that party's candidate in a by-election in 1970. He sought a party nomination to run in the 1973 Irish general election. However he agreed not to contest the seat to allow Declan Costello, a senior figure in his party and son of former Taoiseach John A. Costello, to be elected. Costello went on to serve as Attorney-General in the 1973-1977.
John Bruton - in University College Dublin, from which he received a Bachelor of Arts degree, before studying to become a barrister in the King's Inn. He was elected TD (MP) for Meath in the 1969 general election. He was the youngest TD in the Dáil. He served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education in Liam Cosgrave's Fine Gael-Labour National Coalition from 1973 to 1977. When the government was defeated and Fine Gael went to the opposition benches Bruton was brought to senior office when made spokesman on Agriculture by new Fine Gael leader Garret FitzGerald in 1977. When FitzGerald formed his first government in 1981, Bruton was appointed Minister for Finance. However the government collapsed on 29 January 1982 when Bruton's budget was voted down by Dáil Éireann, where the government.
June 16 - London Working Men's Association begins the Chartist Movement 1858 - Abraham Lincoln's House Divided speech in Springfield, Illinois 1858 - Battle of Morar, during the Indian Mutiny. 1871 - University Tests Act allow students to enter the Universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Durham without religious tests, except for courses in theology. 1884 - The first roller coaster in the United States begins operation at Coney Island, New York 1891 - John Abbott becomes Canada's third prime minister 1903 - Ford motor company incorporates 1915 - foundation of the British Women's Institute 1922 - General election in Irish Free State: large majority to pro-Treaty Sinn Fein 1924 - Whampoa Military Academy is founded 1940 - World War II: Marshal Henri Philippe Pétain becomes Premier of Vichy France 1940 - A Communist government.
Ireland in the 20th Century - is proclaimed King of Ireland in a state ceremony in Dublin. Members of the Irish Yeomanry return home from fighting in South Africa. The Irish census shows the population of Ireland to be 4,459,000. The All-Ireland Champions are London (hurling) and Dublin (football) 1902 Archbishop Croke, patron of the GAA, dies at the age of 78. Waterford City confer the freedom of the city on John Redmond. The centenary of the Christian Brothers is celebrated. The UK Liberal Party stops its support for Home Rule. The All-Ireland Champions are Cork (hurling) and Dublin (football) 1903 St. Patrick's day becomes a national holiday in Ireland. Erskine Childers publishes The Riddle of the Sands. The Wyndham Land Act is passed - it solves the land purchase problem. The Independent Orange Order is founded.
History of Canada - the Maritimes. After the War of the Spanish Succession, Nova Scotia, other than Cape Breton, was ceded to the British by the Treaty of Utrecht. This gave Britain control over a large number of French-speaking Acadians. Not trusting these new subjects the British tried to dilute their numbers. Thus an effort to recruit Foreign Protestants, primarily from Germany and Switzerland was launched. After only mild success with this effort the British ordered a massive deportation in 1755 and spread the Acadians throughout their North American holdings. While many subsequently returned, the era of francophone Nova Scotia was at and end. Canada was also an important battlefield in the Seven Years' War, during which Great Britain gained control of Quebec City after the Battle of the Plains of Abraham in 1759, and.
Garret FitzGerald - the Republic of Ireland, heading two coalition governments, from July 1981 to February 1982, and from December 1982 to June 1987. An Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald Rank: 7th First Term: June 30 1981 - March 9 1982 Second Term: December 14 1982 - March 10 1987 Predecessor: Charles Haughey Successor: Charles Haughey Date of Birth: February 9, 1926 Place of Birth: Dublin, Ireland Profession: Journalist Political Party: Fine Gael FitzGerald was one of the Republic of Ireland's most popular politicians, known to all sides simply as 'Garret'. He served two times as Taoiseach (prime minister) as well as an earlier stint as Minister for Foreign Affairs. His gregarious nature, his notorious ability to talk faster than many thought humanly possible, and his 'absent minded professor' image, made him a major political force.
December 2 - West. 1848 - Franz Josef I becomes Emperor of Austria. 1851 - Newly-elected French President Louis Napoleon Bonaparte violently overthrows the Second Republic. 1852 - Napoleon III becomes Emperor of France. 1859 - Militant abolitionist leader John Brown is hanged for his October 16th raid on Harper's Ferry. 1867 - In a New York City theater, British author Charles Dickens gives his first public reading in the United States. 1915 - Albert Einstein publishes the general theory of relativity. 1927 - Following 19 years of Ford Model T production, the Ford Motor Company unveils the Ford Model A as its new automobile. 1930 - Great Depression: US President Herbert Hoover goes before Congress and asks for a US$150 million public works program to help generate jobs and stimulate the economy. 1939.
Taoiseach - office, whose title literally means The Chief or The Leader (though translated in the constitution as 'prime minister') was created in Bunreacht na hÉireann, the Irish constitutution adopted in 1937 and drafted by Eamon de Valera. The Taoiseach's Deputy is called Tánaiste (pronounced pronounced Taw-nish-ta). Both terms have ancient gaelic origins, though some historians dispute their precise meanings; some suggest a taoiseach was a minor king, while a tánaiste was governor placed in a kingdom whose king had been deposed. The current taoiseach is Bertie Ahern of the Fianna Fáil party. He heads a Fianna Fáil/Progressive Democrat coalition government, which was re-elected in the Irish general election, 2002. There have been two different heads of government since 1922, when the first independent Irish state, the Irish Free State was internationally recognised..
1892 - the death of his father, Grand Duke Louis IV. May 7 - The Cook Islands issue their first postage stamps. May 22 - British conquest of Ijebu-Ode marks major extension of colonial power into Nigerian interior. May 28 - In San Francisco, California, John Muir organizes the Sierra Club. July 4-18 British general election: Unionist government loses its majority. August 4 - The family of Lizzie Borden is found murdered in their Fall River, Massachusetts home. August 9 - Thomas Edison receives a patent for a two-way telegraph. August 18 William Ewart Gladstone assumes British premiership at head of Liberal government with Irish Nationalist Party support. September 15 - Sergei Witte replaces Ivan Vishnegradksy as Russian finance minister. October 12 - To mark 400 anniversary Columbus Day holiday, the "Pledge of.
1979 - Years: 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 - 1979 - 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 See also: 1979 in film 1979 in literature 1979 in music 1979 in sports 1979 in television 1979 in Canada Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Year in topic 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Nobel Prizes Events January 1 - Sino-American relations: United States and the People's Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 - State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings. January 7 - Vietnam and Vietnam-backed Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodian capital, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. January 16 - The Shah of Iran flees Iran with his family and relocate to Egypt after a.
1987 - - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s 2030s Years: 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 - 1987 - 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 See also: 1987 in aviation 1987 in film 1987 in literature 1987 in music 1987 in sports 1987 in television Table of contents showTocToggle("show","hide") 1 Events 2 Year in Topic 3 Births 4 Deaths 5 Nobel Prizes Events January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. January 4 - An Amtrak train en route from Washington, DC to New York collides with CONRAIL engines killing 16. January 5 - President of the United States Ronald Reagan undergoes prostate surgery causing worries about his health. January 21 - Terry Waite is kidnapped in Lebanon (released 1991) January 22 - In.
Bertie Ahern - Ahern Becomes Fianna Fáil Leader 7 Ahern as Taoiseach 8 The Future Early Life Bertie Ahern was born on September 12 1951 in Dublin into a traditional Republican family. His father had seen active service during the War of Independence and Irish Civil War. Young Ahern was educated at St. Patrick's National School in Drumcondra, St. Aidan's Christian Brothers in Whitehall, and Rathmines College of Commerce. Ahern's introduction to politics came at the age of 14 when he became involved in a Fianna Fáil by-election campaign in his constituency. Ahern had the task of climbing up lamp posts to hang up election posters. During this campaign Ahern first met his politial mentor and future Taoiseach, Charles Haughey. In the Irish General Election, 1969 Ahern helped in the election campaign in his.
Bill Hayden - 1933), Australian politician and 21st Governor-General of Australia, was born in Brisbane, Queensland, the son of an American-born sailor of Irish descent. Bill Hayden was educated at Catholic schools and joined the Queensland Police Force when he was 20. He furthered his education through private study, completing an economics degree at the University of Queensland and becoming a convinced socialist. He became active in the Labor Party, and in the 1961 federal election he surprised everyone including himself by winning the seat of Oxley, held by a Liberal cabinet minister. Hayden was a diligent MP and in 1969 he joined the Opposition front bench. When Labor under Gough Whitlam won the 1972 elections, Hayden became Minister for Social Security, and in that capacity introduced Medibank, Australia's first system of universal health.
Charles Haughey - Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland. He headed governments from 1979 to 1981, in 1982, from 1987 to 1989, and finally from 1989 to 1992. An Taoiseach Charles J. Haughey Rank: 6th Terms in Office: December 11, 1979 - June 30, 1981 March 9, 1982 - December 14, 1982 March 10 1987 - February 11 1992 Predecessors: Jack Lynch Garret FitzGerald Successors: Garret FitzGerald Albert Reynolds Date of Birth: September 16, 1925 Place of Birth: Mayo, Ireland Profession: Accountant Political Party: Fianna Fáil Early Life Charles J. Haughey was born on September 16 1925 in Castlebar, County Mayo. Haughey was educated at St Joseph's, Marino in Dublin. He qualified as an accountant from University College Dublin and went on for further studies at King's Inns. Both Haughey's parents, Seán and Sarah,.
St. Mary's Pro-Cathedral - full cathedral? The Malborough Street frontage of the Pro-Cathedral Dublin possesses two cathedrals, but unusually, both belong to one faith, the tiny Church of Ireland, which up until 1871 had been the established religion in Ireland. In contrast the faith of over 90% of Irish people, Roman Catholicism, has no cathedral in Ireland's capital city and has not had since the reformation when the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity (generally known as Christchurch) was given to the Church of Ireland. Even though Christchurch has been the property of the Anglican church for nearly five hundred years it is still viewed by the Roman Catholic Church as the official Dublin cathedral since it was so designated by the pope at the request of the then Archbishop of Dublin, St. Laurence O'Toole almost.
