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Michael Lipper (15 June 1931 – 18 October 1987) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served for four years as an
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TD for the
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constituency. He was born 15 June 1931 in
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, fifth of ten children of Dominic Lipper, a locomotive driver, and Catherine Lipper (née McGann). A locomotive driver for
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, Lipper was elected to
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as a member of Clann na Poblachta at the 1960 local elections. He then joined the Labour Party and was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1968 by-election, the 1969 general election and the 1973 general election, in the general elections trailing behind the incumbent Labour TD
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. The relationship between Lipper and Coughlan was always poor and Lipper stood as a "Democratic Labour" candidate at the 1977 general election,''The Irish Times'', 20 June 1977, p7. unseating Coughlan as TD and gaining a seat in Dáil Éireann. After returning to the Labour Party he lost his seat at the 1981 general election, to the independent socialist candidate and former supporter,
Jim Kemmy James Kemmy (14 September 1936 – 25 September 1997) was an Irish socialist politician from Limerick, who started his political career in the Labour Party. He later left Labour, was elected as an Independent Teachta Dála (TD), and founded the ...
. At the February 1982 general election Kemmy held the seat with an increased vote. Lipper did not stand for the Dáil again. He also served as
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from 1973 to 1974.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lipper, Michael Independent TDs Labour Party (Ireland) politicians 1931 births 1987 deaths Members of the 21st Dáil Mayors of Limerick (city) Local councillors in County Limerick Clann na Poblachta politicians