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The Minister for Defence is in charge of the Department of Defence in the Republic of Ireland . Its primary concerns are ensuring a secure and stable environment for economic growth and development, see also Military of Ireland .
List of Ministers for Defence
# Name Took Office Left Office Party 1. Richard Mulcahy (1st time) January 22 , 1919 April 1 , 1919 Sinn Féin 2. Cathal Brugha April 1 , 1919 January 9 , 1922 Sinn Féin Richard Mulcahy (2nd time) January 10 , 1922 March 19 , 1924 Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin 3. W.T. Cosgrave (acting) March 20 , 1924 November 21 , 1924 Pro-Treaty Sinn Féin 4. Peter Hughes November 21 , 1924 June 23 , 1927 Cumann na nGaedhael 5. Desmond FitzGerald June 23 , 1927 March 9 , 1932 Cumann na nGaedhael 6. Frank Aiken March 9 , 1932 September 8 , 1939 Fianna Fáil 7. Oscar Traynor (1st time) September 8 , 1939 February 18 , 1948 Fianna Fáil 8. Thomas F. O'Higgins February 18 , 1948 March 7 , 1951 Fine Gael 9. Seán MacEoin (1st time) March 7 , 1951 June 13 , 1951 Fine Gael Oscar Traynor (2nd time) June 13 , 1951 June 2 , 1954 Fianna Fáil Seán MacEoin (2nd time) June 2 , 1954 March 20 , 1957 Fine Gael 10. Kevin Boland March 20 , 1957 October 11 , 1961 Fianna Fáil 11. Gerald Bartley October 11 , 1961 April 21 , 1965 Fianna Fáil 12. Michael Hilliard April 21 , 1965 July 2 , 1969 Fianna Fáil 13. Jim Gibbons July 2 , 1969 May 9 , 1970 Fianna Fáil 14. Jerry Cronin May 9 , 1970 March 14 , 1973 Fianna Fáil 15. Paddy Donegan March 14 , 1973 December 2 , 1976 Fine Gael 16. Liam Cosgrave (acting) December 2 , 1976 December 16 , 1976 Fine Gael 17. Oliver J. Flanagan December 16 , 1976 July 5 , 1977 Fine Gael 18. Bobby Molloy July 5 , 1977 December 11 , 1979 Fianna Fáil 19. Pádraig Faulkner December 12 , 1979 October 15 , 1980 Fianna Fáil 20. Sylvester Barret October 15 , 1979 June 30 , 1981 Fianna Fáil 21. James Tully June 30 , 1981 March 9 , 1982 Labour 22. Paddy Power March 9 , 1982 December 14 , 1982 Fianna Fáil 23. Patrick Cooney December 14 , 1982 February 14 , 1986 Fine Gael 24. Paddy O'Toole February 14 , 1982 March 10 , 1987 Fine Gael 25. Michael J. Noonan March 10 , 1987 July 12 , 1989 Fianna Fáil 26. Brian Lenihan July 12 , 1989 October 31 , 1990 Fianna Fáil 27. Charles Haughey (acting) November 1 , 1990 February 5 , 1991 Fianna Fáil 28. Brendan Daly February 5 , 1991 November 14 , 1991 Fianna Fáil 29. Vincent Brady November 14 , 1991 February 11 , 1992 Fianna Fáil 30. John P. Wilson February 11 , 1992 January 12 , 1993 Fianna Fáil 31. David Andrews (1st time) January 12 , 1993 December 15 , 1994 Fianna Fáil 32. Hugh Coveney December 15 , 1994 May 23 , 1995 Fine Gael 33. Seán Barret May 23 , 1995 June 26 , 1997 Fine Gael 34. David Andrews (2nd time) June 26 , 1997 October 8 , 1997 Fianna Fáil 25. Michael Smith October 8 , 1997 September 29 , 2004 Fianna Fáil 26. Willie O'Dea September 29 , 2004 (still in office) Fianna Fáil
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The 1976 Irish presidential election was precipitated by the sudden resignation of President Ó Dálaigh in October 1976 , following an attack on him by Paddy Donegan , the Irish Minister for Defence in which the Minister called the President a "thundering disgrace" and implied he was disloyal to the state. Fianna Fáil leader Jack Lynch proposed as the party's presidential election candidate Patrick Hillery, retiring European Economic Community Commissioner for Social Affairs and former Irish Minister for External Affairs. Charles J. Haughey, a critic of Lynch, proposed Donegal TD Joe Brennan, a former Minister for Social Welfare.
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