Aontacht Éireann

	Aontacht Éireann Aontacht Éireann (; ) was an Irish political party founded by Kevin Boland, a former Fianna Fáil government minister and advocate of Irish republicanism. The party mainly operated within the Republic of Ireland. Boland resigned from Dáil Éireann on 3 November 1970 rather than support a motion of confidence in Taoiseach Jack Lynch, who had sacked ministers Neil Blaney and Charles Haughey for their refusal to support Government policy on Northern Ireland amid allegations of misuse of aid to Northern Ireland during the Arms Crisis. In May 1971, Boland resigned from Fianna Fáil; on 19 September 1971, he launched the new party before an audience of over one thousand delegates.Gallagher (1985) Seán Sherwin, Fianna Fáil TD for Dublin South-West, was the only serving member of the Dáil to join Aontacht Éireann. Sherwin would later return to Fianna Fáil and serve as its National Organiser. Boland tried to persuade Fianna Fáil dissidents Neil Blaney, Paudge Brennan and Des Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Kevin Boland Kevin Boland (15 October 1917 – 23 September 2001) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Leader of Aontacht Éireann from 1971 to 1976, Minister for Social Welfare from 1961 to 1966 and 1969 to 1970, Minister for Local Government from 1966 to 1970 and Minister for Defence from 1957 to 1961. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1957 to 1970. He is one of eight TDs appointed as a Minister at the beginning of their first term in the Dáil. Early life and career Boland was born in Dublin in 1917. He attended St. Joseph's C.B.S. in Fairview, leaving in 1933. He was the son of Gerald Boland, a founder-member of Fianna Fáil, and the nephew of Harry Boland. Despite this, the young Boland failed to get elected to Dáil Éireann on his first two attempts, standing in the Dublin County constituency at the 1951 general election and again at the 1954 general election. Double success followed at the 1957 general election, when he was not only elected to the 16 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Paudge Brennan Patrick Brennan (18 February 1922 – 10 June 1998) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who sat for 25 years as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency, and was briefly a senator. Early life Patrick Brennan was born on 18 February 1922 in Carnew, County Wicklow, the fourth among nine children of Thomas Brennan, a builder and politician, and Sarah Brennan (née Quinn). During the Irish War of Independence his father had been Commandant, 4th Battalion of the North Wexford Brigade of the Irish Republican Army, and later served as Fianna Fáil TD for Wicklow from 1944 to 1953. He was educated locally at Carnew national school and Carnew vocational school, and joined his father's building firm. Politics Brennan first stood for election to Dáil Éireann as a Clann na Poblachta candidate in Kildare at the 1948 Irish general election. He fared poorly, coming second last with 3.0% of the vote, compared to 10.7% secured by his Clann na Poblachta running mate Daniel Boland. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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