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Francis O'Brien (other)
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Francis or Fran O'Brien may refer to: __NOTOC__ Politics * Francis O'Brien (Canadian politician) (born 1927), Canadian politician and farmer *Francis O'Brien (Irish politician) (born 1943), Irish Fianna Fáil politician Sport * Francis O'Brien (cricketer) (1911–1991), New Zealand cricketer * Fran O'Brien (American football) (1936–1999), American National Football League player *Fran O'Brien (footballer) (born 1955), Irish footballer Other *Francis O'Brien, executive producer of ''Gallipoli'' (1981 film) See also *Frank O'Brien (other) Frank O'Brien may refer to: * Frank O'Brien (politician), Pennsylvania politician * Frank O'Brien (footballer) (1900–1986), Australian rules footballer * Frank O'Brien (rugby union) (1910–1984), Australian rugby union player * Frank P. O'Brien, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis O'Brien (Canadian Politician)
Francis Gerard O'Brien (December 15, 1927 – August 15, 2020) was a Canadian politician and farmer. He represented 2nd Kings in the Legislative Assembly of Prince Edward Island from 1982 to 1989 as a Progressive Conservative. O'Brien was born in 1927 in Morell, Prince Edward Island. He married Rosella Magennis in 1953. He was a mink and beef farmer before entering politics. O'Brien entered provincial politics in the 1982 election, when he was elected councillor for the electoral district of 2nd Kings. He was re-elected in 1986, but was defeated by Liberal Walter Bradley when he ran for re-election in 1989 1989 was a turning point in political history with the "Revolutions of 1989" which ended communism in Eastern Bloc of Europe, starting in Poland and Hungary, with experiments in power-sharing coming to a head with the opening of the Berlin W .... References 1927 births 2020 deaths 20th-century Canadian farmers Politicians from Kings County, Prince Edward Isla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis O'Brien (Irish Politician)
Francis O'Brien (born 7 April 1943) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician. He was a senator from 1989 to 2011, elected by the Agricultural Panel. Political career O'Brien is a native of Latton, near Ballybay, in County Monaghan. He was a member of Monaghan County Council from 1979 until 2003, serving as Council chairman in 1986 to 1987. O'Brien was elected to the Seanad in 1989, but did not contest the 2011 Seanad election. Business career In 2006, according to an article by the ''Irish Independent'', O'Brien obtained loans amounting to millions of euros in order to buy of agricultural land outside the village of Inniskeen, County Monaghan in the hope that it would be rezoned for housing. However, the Inniskeen Action Committee opposed the development and, despite several Fianna Fáil councillors voting for the rezoning, the motion was defeated (12 votes to seven) by Fine Gael and Sinn Féin councillors. By 2010, the land was worth a fraction of the purchase price. Duri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Francis O'Brien (cricketer)
Francis Patrick O'Brien (11 February 1911 – 22 October 1991) was a New Zealand cricketer who played first-class cricket for Canterbury from 1932 to 1946 and for Northamptonshire in 1938 and 1939. A hard-hitting, tall and elegant middle-order batsman, O'Brien was one of three New Zealanders in the Northamptonshire team in 1938 and 1939, alongside Ken James and Bill Merritt, but he was unable to carry his New Zealand form into county cricket, scoring only 1306 runs in 40 matches. In 1940–41, when Canterbury needed to score 303 in 160 minutes to beat Otago, O'Brien made 101 and added 210 for the second wicket in 82 minutes with Walter Hadlee, and Canterbury won, scoring the required runs in 35 overs.''Wisden ''Wisden Cricketers' Almanack'', or simply ''Wisden'', colloquially the Bible of Cricket, is a cricket reference book published annually in the United Kingdom. The description "Bible of cricket" (or variations thereof) has been applied to ''Wi ...'' 1992, p. 1265. In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fran O'Brien (American Football)
Francis or Fran O'Brien may refer to: __NOTOC__ Politics * Francis O'Brien (Canadian politician) (born 1927), Canadian politician and farmer * Francis O'Brien (Irish politician) (born 1943), Irish Fianna Fáil politician Sport * Francis O'Brien (cricketer) (1911–1991), New Zealand cricketer * Fran O'Brien (American football) (1936–1999), American National Football League player *Fran O'Brien (footballer) Fran O'Brien (born 7 April 1955) is an Irish footballer who played during the 1970s and 1980s. He was the first player to be capped for the Republic of Ireland playing in United States, earning a total of four caps. He also coached for the premie ... (born 1955), Irish footballer Other *Francis O'Brien, executive producer of ''Gallipoli'' (1981 film) See also * Frank O'Brien (other) {{hndis, Obrien, Francis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fran O'Brien (footballer)
Fran O'Brien (born 7 April 1955) is an Irish footballer who played during the 1970s and 1980s. He was the first player to be capped for the Republic of Ireland playing in United States, earning a total of four caps. He also coached for the premier club PacNW in Seattle. Playing career O'Brien won a league winners medal with Bohemians in 1974–75. During his career with Bohs, Fran made 62 league appearances with 1 goal and 8 appearances in European competition scoring 1 goal. In 1978, O'Brien moved along with Pat Byrne and Eddie Byrne to the Philadelphia Fury of the North American Soccer League (NASL). When the Fury moved to Montreal after the 1980 season, O'Brien went with the team and spent the next two seasons with the renamed Montreal Manic. In 1983, he signed with the Vancouver Whitecaps and spent the next two season with them. He was selected as an NASL all-star Honorable Mention for the 1983 season and was a second team selection with the Whitecaps in 1984. When the NAS ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gallipoli (1981 Film)
''Gallipoli'' is a 1981 Australian war drama film directed by Peter Weir and produced by Patricia Lovell and Robert Stigwood, starring Mel Gibson and Mark Lee. The film revolves around several young men from Western Australia who enlist in the Australian Army during World War I. They are sent to the Gallipoli peninsula in the Ottoman Empire (modern Turkey), where they take part in the Gallipoli campaign. During the course of the film, the young men slowly lose their innocence about the purpose of war. The climax of the film occurs on the Anzac battlefield at Gallipoli, depicting the futile attack at the Battle of the Nek on 7 August 1915. ''Gallipoli'', which had a budget of $2.6 million, provides a faithful portrayal of life in Australia in the 1910s—reminiscent of Weir's 1975 film '' Picnic at Hanging Rock'' set in 1900—and captures the ideals and character of the Australians who joined up to fight, as well as the conditions they endured on the battlefield, although ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |