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Encyclopedia > Aengus Ó Snodaigh

Aengus Ó Snodaigh is an Irish politician and a Teachta Dála for Dublin South Central. He is party Chief Whip in Leinster House and is spokesperson on Justice and Equality, as well as spokesperson on International Affairs. TD or td may stand for: Chad, ISO country code tank destroyer Teachta Dála (TD), Member of lower house of Irish Parliament, Dáil Éireann Territorial Decoration, awarded for twelve years service in the British Territorial Army touchdown Toronto-Dominion Bank and TD Bank Financial Group Tower Defense tracking dog trust... Dublin South Central is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ... The Chief Whip is a political office in some legislatures assigned to an elected member whose task is to administer the whipping system that ensures that members of the party attend and vote as the party leadership desires. ... Leinster House is the former palace of the Duke of Leinster. ...


Ó Snodaigh joined Sinn Féin while at University College Dublin in the 1980s where he was active in student politics. He completed a Bachelor of Arts in History and Geography, and a Higher Diploma in Education. Having secured his teaching degree, he went on to teach at secondary level and as a literacy teacher in Dublin's inner city. The name Sinn Féin pronounced Shin-Feyn (in the Irish language ourselves or we ourselves; not as sometimes incorrectly translated, ourselves alone or we alone) has been applied to a series of political movements since 1905 in Ireland, each of which claim or claimed sole descent from the original party... University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin - more commonly University College Dublin (UCD) - is Irelands largest university, with over 20,000 students. ... Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... A Bachelor of Arts (B.A. or A.B.) is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. ...


An energetic Sinn Féin and community campaigner Aengus is the author of Sinn Féin's document on drugs "Empowering Communities". He has also written for several magazines and newspapers. First elected to Dáil Éireann in 2002, he is currently spokesperson on a number of issues, as well as a representative to the National Forum on Europe. He is also a member of the Sinn Féin Ard Chomhairle and of the party's negotiations team. Dáil Éireann is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland1. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... World map showing location of Europe A satellite composite image of Europe Europe is geologically and geographically a peninsula, forming the westernmost part of Eurasia. ...



 
 

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