Niall Andrews (19 August 1937 – 16 October 2006) was an

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politician. He served as a

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(TD) and

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(MEP) for the

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party. Andrews was born in

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. He was educated at

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and Presentation College, Bray. Andrews came from a very strong

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family. His father,

Todd Andrews Christopher Stephen Andrews (Todd) (6 October 1901 – 11 October 1985) was a noted public servant. He participated in the Irish War of Independence and Civil War as a political and military activist in the Irish Republican movement. Todd And ...

, served in the

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and the Irish Civil War for the anti-treaty side. Todd Andrews was also a founder-member of Fianna Fáil in 1926. Niall Andrews's mother, Mary Coyle, was a prominent member of

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. Before entering politics he worked in RTÉ as a Programme Executive. Andrews was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1977 general election for the Dublin County South constituency and later for the Dublin South constituency. He held his seat at each subsequent election until he decided not to contest the 1987 general election. He had been elected to the

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in 1984 for the

constituency and decided to concentrate on European politics instead of domestic. He remained an MEP until his retirement in 2004. He was Minister of State at the Department of the Environment with responsibility for Urban Renewal in 1982. Andrews's brother David Andrews is a former TD and

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. His son, Chris Andrews is a

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TD for Dublin Bay South. One of Andrews's nephews, Barry Andrews is a Fianna Fáil MEP for Dublin, while another nephew,

Ryan Tubridy Ryan Tubridy (born 28 May 1973), nicknamed 'Tubs ' is an Irish broadcaster. He presents ''The Ryan Tubridy Show'' and '' The Late Late Show''. Tubridy previously presented RTÉ 2fm breakfast radio show ''The Full Irish'', which at its end was ...

, is a television and radio presenter with RTÉ, including as the current presenter of '' The Late Late Show''. Niall Andrews died in Dublin on 16 October 2006.

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Niall Niall is a male given name of Irish origin. The original meaning of the name is unknown, but popular modern sources have suggested that it means "champion" (derived from the Old Irish word ''niadh''),. According to John Ryan, Professor of Early an ...

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