NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Brian Lenihan

Brian Lenihan (17 November 1930 - 1 November 1995) was a Irish Fianna Fáil politician. In a long political career he served as Goverment Minister in different portfolios.^[1] Lenihan was also Senator in Seanad Éireann. ^[2], he was was Tánaiste in 1987 and was a defeated candidate for the office of President of Ireland in 1990. Peter Barry (born August 10, 1928) is a retired Irish Fine Gael politician and businessman. ... John P. Wilson (born 1923) was a senior Irish Fianna FÃ¡il politician. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 53. ... Fianna FÃ¡il - The Republican Party (IPA ; commonly translated roughly into English as Soldiers of Destiny (though the more literal translation is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland),Â¹ is currently the largest political party in Ireland with 55,000 members. ... 17 November is also the name of a Marxist group in Greece, coinciding with the anniversary of the Athens Polytechnic uprising. ... 1930 (MCMXXX) is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... November 1 is the 305th day of the year (306th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 60 days remaining. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fianna FÃ¡il - The Republican Party (IPA ; commonly translated roughly into English as Soldiers of Destiny (though the more literal translation is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland),Â¹ is currently the largest political party in Ireland with 55,000 members. ... The Seanad Chamber The Seanad meets in the former picture gallery in Leinster House. ... The TÃ¡naiste (plural: TÃ¡naistithe), or more formally An TÃ¡naiste, is the deputy prime minister of the Republic of Ireland1. ... The President of Ireland (Irish: UachtarÃ¡n na hÃ‰ireann) is the head of state of the Republic of Ireland. ...

He was a member of a family political dynasty; his father, Patrick Lenihan, and sister both followed him into Dáil Éireann, his sister Mary O'Rourke sitting in cabinet with him. Two of his sons, Brian Lenihan, Jr and Conor Lenihan became TDs in the 1990s. Both now serve as Ministers of State ^[3] in the government of Taoiseach Bertie Ahern. His two catchphrases, no problem and on mature recollection, entered the Irish political lexicon. Patrick Lenihan was a Fianna Fail TD (member of parliament) in the Republic of Ireland in the early 1960s. ... The DÃ¡il Chamber DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann[1] is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ... Mary ORourke (born May 31, 1937), is a senior Irish politician. ... Brian Lenihan, TD Brian Lenihan Jr. ... Conor Lenihan (b. ... A Teachta DÃ¡la (Irish for DÃ¡il Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of DÃ¡il Ã‰ireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas or National Parliament. ... The Taoiseach[1] (plural: Taoisigh) or, more formally, An Taoiseach, is the head of government of the Republic of Ireland and the leader of the Irish cabinet. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ...

Brian Lenihan was born in Dundalk in County Louth. After studying in University College Dublin he qualified as a barrister from King's Inns. He practised law for a few years before becoming a full time politician. WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates: 54. ... Statistics Province: Leinster County Town: Dundalk Code: LH Area: 820 kmÂ² Population (2006) 110,894 Website: www. ... University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin - more commonly University College Dublin (UCD) - is Irelands largest university, with over 20,000 students. ... English barrister A barrister is a lawyer found in most common law jurisdictions who principally, but not exclusively, represents litigants as their advocate before the courts of that jurisdiction. ...

Minister for Justice

Lenihan contested his first general election, unsuccessfully, in 1954 and was appointed to Seanad Éireann in 1957 by Taoiseach Eamon de Valera. In 1961 he was elected TD for the Roscommon-Leitrim constituency. In 1964 he was appointed Minister for Justice by Fianna Fáil Taoiseach Sean Lemass. He was one of the new generation of political leaders Lemass brought to the fore; others included Donagh O'Malley, Patrick Hillery, George Colley and Charles J. Haughey. At Justice he succeeded Charles Haughey.^[4] With Haughey's transfer to become Minister for Agriculture, Lenihan carried the legislative programme, covering everything from repealing mediæval laws^{[citation needed]} to granting^{[citation needed]} succession rights to married women. As Minister it was Lenihan who repealed Ireland's notorious censorship laws. Controversially he also suggested that the Republic of Ireland should rejoin the Commonwealth of Nations, though it is unclear whether that suggestion actually reflected his opinion or whether he was simply raising the issue at Lemass's request to gauge public reaction. 1954 (MCMLIV) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Seanad Chamber The Seanad meets in the former picture gallery in Leinster House. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Eamon de Valera (born Edward George de Valera, sometimes Gaelicised Ã‰amon de BhailÃ©ara; October 14, 1882 â€“ August 29, 1975), was an Irish politician, best known as a leader of Irelands struggle for independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the early 20th century, and... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (the link is to a full 1961 calendar). ... Roscommon (Ros ComÃ¡in in Irish) is the county town of County Roscommon in the Republic of Ireland. ... Leitrim (Irish: Liatroim) is one of the counties in the west of Ireland and is part of the province Connacht. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... The Taoiseach[1] (plural: Taoisigh) or, more formally, An Taoiseach, is the head of government of the Republic of Ireland and the leader of the Irish cabinet. ... ... Donagh OMalley (1921-1968) was an Irish Fianna FÃ¡il politician. ... Dr. Patrick John Hillery (born May 2, 1923) is an Irish Fianna FÃ¡il politician and the sixth President of Ireland from 1976 until 1990. ... George Colley (18 October 1925 - 17 September 1983), was a senior Irish politician. ... Charles James Haughey (born September 16, 1925) was the sixth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland. ... The Commonwealth of Nations (CN), usually known as the Commonwealth, is a voluntary association of 53 independent sovereign states, almost all of which are former colonies of the United Kingdom. ...

Minister for Education

In 1968 Lemass's successor Jack Lynch appointed Lenihan as Minister for Education. As Education minister he controversially proposed the merger of Dublin's (then) two universities, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) and University College Dublin (UCD).^[5] However the scheme was abandoned after mass opposition, Lenihan famously being forced to flee student protests in TCD through a toilet window. 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (the link is to a full 1968 calendar). ... John (Jack) Mary Lynch (15 August 1917â€”20 October 1999), was the fourth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving two terms in office; 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979. ... The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin or more commonly Trinity College, Dublin (TCD) was founded in 1592 by Queen Elizabeth I, is the only constituent college of the University of Dublin, Irelands oldest university. ... University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin - more commonly University College Dublin (UCD) - is Irelands largest university, with over 20,000 students. ...

Foreign Minister, then loses Dáil seat

Between 1969 and 1973 he served as Minister for Transport and Power. In 1973, following Dr. Patrick Hillery's appointment as Irish EEC Commissioner, Taoiseach Jack Lynch appointed Lenihan as Minister for Foreign Affairs for a short time. However in the 1973 general election, Lenihan's party lost power and he dramatically lost his Roscommon Dáil seat. He contested the immediately following Senate election and was elected, becoming his party's leader in the upper house. In 1973, Lenihan was appointed a member of the second delegation from the Oireachtas to the European Parliament. 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... 1973 (MCMLXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday. ... The European Community (EC), most important of three European Communities, was originally founded on March 25, 1957 by the signing of the Treaty of Rome under the name of European Economic Community. ... John (Jack) Mary Lynch (15 August 1917â€”20 October 1999), was the fourth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving two terms in office; 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979. ... The Irish general election of 1973 was held on February 28, 1973. ... This is a list of the 10 Members of the European Parliament for Ireland appointed to the delegation from the Oireachtas following the February 1973 general election. ... The Oireachtas is the National Parliament of the Republic of Ireland. ... The European Parliament building in Strasbourg The inside of the building The European Parliament (formerly European Parliamentary Assembly) is the parliamentary body of the European Union (EU), directly elected by EU citizens once every five years. ...

Lenihan moved his political base from rural Roscommon to Dublin, where he was elected again as a TD in the 1977 general election landslide victory by Fianna Fáil. Jack Lynch appointed him Minister for Forestry and Fisheries. The Irish general election of 1977 was held on June 16, 1977. ... John (Jack) Mary Lynch (15 August 1917â€”20 October 1999), was the fourth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving two terms in office; 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979. ...

Lynch's retirement in 1979 saw a leadership battle between Charles Haughey (the radical republican^{[citation needed]} candidate) and George Colley (the party establishment candidate). Lenihan dismissed the choice as being between a "knave and a fool". He also described himself as being the "x in Oxo"^[6] He was believed to have backed Colley. Years later he claimed he had actually supported Haughey, but not everyone accepted this assertion. This page refers to the year 1979. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... George Colley (18 October 1925 - 17 September 1983), was a senior Irish politician. ...

Haughey, the new party leader, appointed Lenihan Minister for Foreign Affairs, a post he held until Fianna Fáil lost power in 1981. His period in Foreign Affairs was overshadowed by a comment made after an Anglo-Irish summit between Haughey and Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher, when he spoke of Britain and Ireland being able to bring about Irish unity within ten years, a comment which infuriated the British and Northern Ireland unionists and which undid much of the goodwill achieved by the summit. His comments, at a time of major problems within Northern Ireland, with the Provisional IRA and Irish National Liberation Army campaigns in full swing, were widely criticised in the Irish media as insensitive, especially as Irish unity had not even been on the agenda of the summit. One newspaper columnist commented simply "there goes Brian, pointlessly talking himself into trouble again".^[7] In 1982, when Fianna Fáil regained power for ten months, Lenihan was Minister for Agriculture, the announcement in the Dáil being greeted by a sustained round of laughter on the opposition benches. 1981 (MCMLXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Anglo-Irish was a term used historically to describe middle and upper class inhabitants of Ireland who were the descendants and successors of the Protestant Ascendancy[1], mostly belonging to the Anglican Church of Ireland or to a lesser extent one of the English dissenting churches, such as the Methodist... Sir Robert Walpole, the first Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. ... Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. ... A United Ireland is the common demand of Irish nationalists, envisaging that the island of Ireland (currently divided into the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland) be reunited as a single political entity. ... Motto: (French for God and my right)2 Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (De facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (De facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Office suspended... In the context of Irish politics, Unionists are people in Northern Ireland, who wish to see the continuation of the Act of Union 1800, as amended by the Government of Ireland Act 1920, under which Northern Ireland, created in that latter Act, remains part of the United Kingdom of Great... The Provisional Irish Republican Army (PIRA) is a paramilitary group which aimed, through the use of violence, to achieve three goals: (i) British withdrawal from Ireland, (ii) the political unification of Ireland through the merger of Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland , and (iii) the creation of an all... The Irish National Liberation Army (INLA) is an Irish republican paramilitary organization which was formed on December 8, 1974. ...

Opposition to, then implementation of, the Anglo-Irish Agreement

In opposition, Lenihan and Haughey attracted some international criticism when, against the advice of senior Irish-American politicians Senator Edward Kennedy and Speaker Tip O'Neill, they campaigned against the Anglo-Irish Agreement, which the government of Garret FitzGerald had signed with the British government of Margaret Thatcher and which gave the Republic an advisory role in the governance of Northern Ireland. In 1987 Fianna Fáil returned to power and Lenihan was for the third and final time appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs, with the additional post of Tánaiste (deputy prime minister). In power Haughey and Lenihan reversed their opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement, Lenihan attending meetings of the Anglo-Irish Conference which the Republic's foreign minster and the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland co-chaired. Irish population density in the United States, 1872. ... Edward Kennedy Edward Moore Ted Kennedy, (born February 22, 1932, in Brookline, Massachusetts) is a Democratic U.S. senator from Massachusetts. ... Thomas Philip ONeill, Jr. ... The Anglo-Irish Agreement was an agreement between the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland which aimed to bring an end to the Troubles in Northern Ireland. ... Dr. Garret FitzGerald (Irish name: GearÃ³id MacGearailt) (born February 9, 1926) was the seventh Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving two terms in office; July 1981 to February 1982, and December 1982 to March 1987. ... The United Kingdom is a unitary state and a democratic constitutional monarchy. ... Margaret Hilda Thatcher, Baroness Thatcher, LG, OM, PC, FRS (born 13 October 1925) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990. ... Motto: (French for God and my right)2 Anthem: UK: God Save the Queen Regional: (De facto) Londonderry Air Capital Belfast Largest city Belfast Official language(s) English (De facto), Irish, Ulster Scots 3 Government Constitutional monarchy - Queen Queen Elizabeth II - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP - First Minister Office suspended... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The TÃ¡naiste (plural: TÃ¡naistithe), or more formally An TÃ¡naiste, is the deputy prime minister of the Republic of Ireland1. ... The Secretary of State for Northern Ireland is the British cabinet minister who has responsibility for the government of Northern Ireland. ...

Liver transplant

Lenihan's last period as Minister for Foreign Affairs was overshadowed by his serious ill-health. A long-standing liver problem present since childhood^{[citation needed]} had developed into a life-threatening issue requiring a liver transplant. ^[8]In May 1989 Lenihan underwent the liver transplant in the Mayo Clinic in the United States. In his absence he was re-elected to the Dáil in the 1989 general election, after which, while remaining Tánaiste he was made Minister of Defence. Brian Lenihan returned^[9] with a new lease of life, speaking^{[citation needed]} about his religious beliefs in an Irish religious magazine. The Irish general election of 1989 was held on Friday, June 15, 1989, three weeks after the dissolution of the DÃ¡il on May 25. ...

It was revealed subsequently that Brian Lenihan's operation was partly paid for through fundraising by Taoiseach Charles Haughey from senior businessmen with Fianna Fáil links. In evidence to a tribunal investigating Haughey's finances^[10] it was suggested that some of the money raised but not ultimately needed for the operation was redirected by Haughey into his own personal bank account.

Presidential candidate

In January 1990 leaks to the media suggested that Brian Lenihan was considering seeking the Fianna Fáil nomination to become the party candidate for the Irish presidential election, which was due in November of that year. Speculation abounded that the media spin was part of a plan to discourage other parties from running candidates in the belief that Lenihan would prove unbeatable and so get the office unopposed.^[11] This idea was derailed when Irish Labour Party leader Dick Spring indicated in January 1990 that not merely was Labour guaranteed to run a candidate for the presidency, he^{[citation needed]} would run if no-one else was available. Ultimately in April 1990 Labour chose former Senator Mary Robinson as its candidate. This article is about the year. ... Logo of the Irish Labour Party The Irish Labour Party (Irish: Páirti an Lucht Oibre) is the third largest political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... Richard Spring (born August 29, 1950 in Tralee County Kerry), is a businessman and former senior Irish politician. ... Mary Robinson (Irish name MÃ¡ire Mhic RÃ³ibÃn; born 21 May 1944) was the first female President of Ireland, serving from 1990 to 1997, and the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, from 1997 to 2002. ...

Challenge of John Wilson

Lenihan was generally perceived^{[citation needed]} as unbeatable for the presidency, though he did receive a late challenge for the nomination from cabinet colleague John Wilson. ^[12] However, in September 1990 Lenihan was formally nominated as his party's candidate. The main opposition party, Fine Gael chose new Fine Gael TD and former Social Democratic and Labour Party cabinet minister in Northern Ireland, Austin Currie, to be its candidate. John P. Wilson (b. ... Fine Gael (IPA , though often mispronounced (approximate English translation: Family of the Irish) is the second largest political party in Ireland. ... The Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP â€” Irish: PÃ¡irtÃ SÃ³isialta Daonlathach an Lucht Oibre) is the smaller of the two major nationalist parties in Northern Ireland. ... Austin Currie (born 11 October 1939) is a former Irish politician, being elected to the parliaments of both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. ...

Lenihan however had one serious flaw. Though regarded by those who knew him personally as an intellectual heavyweight he had masked his ability behind an image of a lightweight, semi-comic politician, the "clown prince" of Irish politics, in the words of longtime friend, journalist John Healy. He was once described by Fine Gael politician and former Attorney General, John Kelly as^{[citation needed]} like a lighthouse in the Bog of Allen, brillant but useless. During leadership heaves against Haughey in the 1980s Lenihan had regularly appeared on RTÉ television to insist that Fianna Fáil was not divided, even as ministers were resigning from cabinet, and when Haughey supporters physically assaulted an opponent of Haughey's, ex-minister Jim Gibbons, in the environs of Leinster House, the Republic's parliament building. Fine Gael (IPA , though often mispronounced (approximate English translation: Family of the Irish) is the second largest political party in Ireland. ... In most common law jurisdictions, the Attorney General is the main legal adviser to the government, and in some jurisdictions may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions. ... Radio TelefÃs Ã‰ireann (RTÃ‰; Irish for Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national publicly-funded broadcaster of Ireland. ... James Jim Gibbons (1924 â€“ December 20, 1997) was a senior Irish Fianna FÃ¡il politician. ... Leinster House The former palace of the Duke of Leinster. ...

That image was augmented by a disastrous Late Late Show TV special devoted to him and broadcast only weeks before the presidential campaign started, in which colleagues and friends of Lenihan projected an image of him as a political cute hoor,^[13] which describes someone who would do anything and pull any stunt that was required, including making any promises to the electorate without any intention of following them through. As a result, while his personal popularity was high, his perceived trustworthiness did not achieve the same heights. For the American late-night talk show presented by Tom Snyder, Craig Kilborn and Craig Ferguson, see The Late Late Show (CBS). ... Cute hoor is a Hiberno-English term used to describe someone who will do whatever it takes to achieve what they want. ...

The Lenihan tape

The issue of Lenihan's trustworthiness became the central issue of the second half of the presidential campaign, where a furore arose over his involvement on Haughey's behalf in 1982 to pressurise the President, Patrick Hillery, a former goverment colleague of Lenihan's, into refusing Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald a parliamentary dissolution in January 1982. Had Hillery done so^[14] FitzGerald would have had to resign, allowing Haughey to attempt to form a government. Allowing Haughey to form a government without calling a general election and giving him the freedom to choose the timing of a subsequent election would have protected Haughey from rumoured plans to depose him, ^[15], as he would have been able to use his appointments powers to reward middle ground TDs who might otherwise have supported moves to topple him.^[16] Dr. Patrick John Hillery (born May 2, 1923) is an Irish Fianna FÃ¡il politician and the sixth President of Ireland from 1976 until 1990. ... Dr. Garret FitzGerald (Irish name: GearÃ³id MacGearailt) (born February 9, 1926) was the seventh Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving two terms in office; July 1981 to February 1982, and December 1982 to March 1987. ...

Lenihan, over the eight years since the incident, had never denied that he had been one of the people making phonecalls to Áras an Uachtaráin ^[17] that night in January 1982. That he had made phone calls was mentioned^{[citation needed]} in newspapers and in books by authors Stephen O'Byrnes and Raymond Smith and by many political journalists in newspaper articles, some of whom had Lenihan privately as their source. In September 1990 The Irish Times carried a series of articles on the presidency, one of whom mentioned in passing the role of Lenihan, Sylvester Barret and Charles Haughey in making the controversial phonecalls to Áras an Uachtaráin, to pressurise the President. Ãras an UachtarÃ¡in (formerly the Viceregal Lodge) is the official residence of the President of Ireland, located in the Phoenix Park on the Northside of Dublin1. ... The Irish Times is Irelands newspaper of record, launched in the late 1850s. ... Sylvester Barret (1926-2002) was a senior Irish politician. ...

In October 1990, in the midst of the presidential election, Lenihan changed his story and, in an interview in the Irish Press newspaper and on RTÉ's Questions and Answers political programme, insisted that he had played no hand, act or part in efforts to pressurise President Hillery. All his previous confirmations had been in off the record briefings to journalists who could not reveal he was the source of their stories. However on 17 May 1990 Lenihan had confirmed his participation in one on the record interview with a post-graduate student and journalist, Jim Duffy, who was researching the presidency of Ireland for a thesis and for a series of newspaper articles in The Irish Times. In the aftermath of Lenihan's TV denial, The Irish Times, which was aware that Lenihan himself was Duffy's source for the original article claim, with Duffy's agreement, published a newspaper story confirming that contrary to Lenihan's TV claim, he had made the controversial phone calls to the Áras in an attempt to pressurise President Hillery. When Lenihan's campaign manager, Bertie Ahern, on radio inexplicably named Duffy as someone who had interviewed Lenihan back in May, a political storm erupted in which the journalist was put under siege by the media and Fianna Fáil, leading to the reluctant decision after consulting with lawyers to release the portion of the tape in which Lenihan talked about the events of January 1982. The Irish Press was an Irish newspaper published by Irish Press plc between 1931 and 1995. ... Radio TelefÃs Ã‰ireann (RTÃ‰; Irish for Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national publicly-funded broadcaster of Ireland. ... Questions and Answers is a topical debate television programme in the Republic of Ireland. ... It has been suggested that Attribution (journalism) be merged into this article or section. ... Jim Duffy (born 12 April 1966) is an Irish historian, political commentator and author. ... The Irish Times is Irelands newspaper of record, launched in the late 1850s. ...

'On mature recollection'

Lenihan's immediate reaction severely damaged his credibility. He appeared on a live news bulletin and looking to camera in a manner media commentators referred to as Nixonesque pleaded with the Irish people to believe him, arguing that on mature recollection he had not phoned President Hillery and his account to Duffy had been wrong. He then requested an audience with President Hillery to seek his confirmation that he made no phone calls. In the end when no audience was granted his campaign manager, Bertie Ahern, decided to withdraw the request though in a sign of the chaos envelloping the campaign, Lenihan, not knowing of this decision, told RTÉ journalist Charlie Bird that the request was still there until the journalist played back his interview with Ahern, after which Lenihan recorded a new soundbite explaining why the request had been withdrawn. ^[18] It was further revealed that one of the callers named under parliamentary privilege was Haughey, though he denied it. Haughey had threatened when he returned to power to end the career of the army officer who took the calls and who on President Hillery's explicit instruction had refused to put any of them through to the President. Fergus Finlay, a senior aide to Labour leader Dick Spring, was telephoned by an anonymous source will details of the threat. ^[19] According to Finlay, Haughey having told the Army Officer to put me through to the Presiden and, on the basis of the President's earlier instructions being refused, told the army officer that he would be Taoiseach one day and when I am, I intend to roast your fucking arse if you don't put me through immediately. ^[20] It was stated that the President as Commander-in-Chief had expressly recorded details of the threat made against the army officer in the officer's file with an instruction that his career was not to be harmed in any way by the politician. Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 â€“ April 22, 1994) was the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. ... An Audience is a formal meeting that takes place between a head of state and another person at the invitation of the head of state. ... The Irish Army (Irish: Arm na hÃ‰ireann) is the main branch of the Irish Defence Forces. ...

The opposition put down a motion of no-confidence in the government. The minority party in government, the Progressive Democrats, told Haughey that unless Lenihan was either dismissed or an inquiry set up into the events of January 1982 it would resign from government, support the opposition motion and so force a general election on the issue. Though insisting that he would put no pressure on Brian Lenihan, "my friend of thirty years", in private, Haughey drew up a letter of resignation which he tried to get Lenihan to sign. Lenihan refused, and so Haughey formally instructed President Hillery to dismiss Lenihan from his cabinet post, as Tánaiste and as Minister for Defence, which Hillery, as was required constitutionally, duly did. Many in Fianna Fáil were disgusted with what they saw as Haughey's betrayal of his old friend. The Progressive Democrats (in Irish An PÃ¡irtÃ Daonlathach, literal back-translation: The Democratic Party) is a free market liberal party in the Republic of Ireland founded in 1985. ...

Padraig Flynn's attack on Mary Robinson

Lenihan's dismissal led to an immediate collapse in popularity (from the mid 40% to 31% almost overnight) but then rallied. However a subsequent personal attack by former cabinet colleague, Padraig Flynn on Mary Robinson, in which he accused her of showing a "new found interest" in her family, backfired and destroyed Lenihan's campaign. Progressive Democrats president Michael McDowell verbally savaged Flynn on the radio show where the attack was made. Women voters, incensed at Flynn's attack, rallied to Robinson and abandoned the Lenihan campaign in droves. While Lenihan did win more votes in the first count, most of the votes that went to Austin Currie (who came in third with 17%) transferred against Lenihan, going to Robinson. As a result, Mary Robinson, not the odds-on favourite at the start of the campaign, became the 7th President of Ireland. Lenihan was the first Fianna Fáil candidate to lose an Irish presidential election. Pádraig Flynn (born May 9, 1939) was a senior Irish politician. ... Michael McDowell Minister for Justice, Equality and Law Reform Michael McDowell (born May, 1951, Ireland) is the leader of the Progressive Democrats. ... The President of Ireland (Irish: UachtarÃ¡n na hÃ‰ireann) is the head of state of the Republic of Ireland. ...

Out of government

Lenihan remained active in politics right up to his death in 1995. Bitter at what he saw as his betrayal by the Progressive Democrats, he campaigned^{[citation needed]} for Fianna Fáil to coalesce with the Labour Party instead, something which happened after the 1992 general election. He also occasionaly reviewed books, which showed an intellect that he had suppressed in his public persona as a politician. The Irish general election of 1992 was held on Wednesday, November 25, 1992, almost three weeks after the dissolution of the DÃ¡il on November 5. ...

Death

Brian Lenihan's health again deteriorated and he died in 1995 at the age of 64 from cancer. In the resulting by-election, his son Brian Lenihan, Jr. was elected to his seat. See also his father, Brian Lenihan Snr Brian Lenihan Jr. ...

In the 1997 general election another son, Conor Lenihan, was elected to Dáil Éireann. The Irish general election of 1997 was held on Friday, June 6, 1997. ... Conor Lenihan (b. ...

Overview and legacy

Brian Lenihan was a complex Irish politician. He is regarded^{[citation needed]} as one of the more intelligent people to have sat in Leinster House, mentioned^{[citation needed]} alongside Eamon de Valera, Dr. Garret FitzGerald, Professor John Kelly, Dr. Conor Cruise O'Brien and Dr. David Thorney, all of whom are generally regarded as the major parliamentary intellectuals in modern Irish political history. Eamon de Valera (born Edward George de Valera, sometimes Gaelicised Ã‰amon de BhailÃ©ara; October 14, 1882 â€“ August 29, 1975), was an Irish politician, best known as a leader of Irelands struggle for independence from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland in the early 20th century, and... Dr. Garret FitzGerald (Irish name: GearÃ³id MacGearailt) (born February 9, 1926) was the seventh Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving two terms in office; July 1981 to February 1982, and December 1982 to March 1987. ... John Maurice Kelly (August 31, 1931â€”January 24, 1991) was a senior Irish politician and academic. ... Conor Cruise OBrien (born 3 November 1917) is an Irish politician, writer and academic. ...

Lenihan's public image was, as John Healy observed^{[citation needed]}, that of being the clown prince of politics, given to say no problem and there is no question of that continually in interviews, to the amusement of viewers and the exasperation of television presenters. Yet his legislative programme, including the abolishment of censorship, in the Department of Justice, have earned^{[citation needed]} him a place in the history of Irish governance.

Brian Lenihan Memorial Lecture

A Brian Lenihan Memorial Lecture is delivered annually in the Irish Institute of European Affairs. The first guest speaker was the late Lord Jenkins of Hillhead (formerly British Home Secretary and President of the European Commission Roy Jenkins). In 2001 the lecture was given by Chris Patten, former Conservative Party minister, governor of Hong Kong and current British European Commissioner. Roy Harris Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead, OM, PC (November 11, 1920 â€“ January 5, 2003) was a British politician and a prominent Labour Member of Parliament in the 1960s and 1970s, and founding member of the Social Democratic Party (SDP). ... Lord Patten of Barnes The Right Honourable Christopher Francis Patten, Baron Patten of Barnes, CH, PC (born 12 May 1944) is a prominent British Conservative politician. ... The Conservative Party is the second largest political party in the United Kingdom in terms of sitting MPs, and the largest by of public membership. ...

Quotes

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Footnotes

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