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The Kevin Barry Cumann is an Irish student political society. It is the branch of the Fianna Fáil political party in University College Dublin. The society, or cumann, has records of being active dating to as early as 1948 when Sean Lemass addressed the cumann^[1]. The cumann formally dates to 1957, by Gerard Collins, then a student organiser in UCD and later the Irish Minister for Foreign Affairs and MEP. It thus predates the founding of Ogra Fianna Fail[1] which was established in 1974. The Cumann is named after Kevin Barry (1902-1920), a former medical student of the University who fought and was executed during the Irish War of Independence. It is the largest cumainn in Fianna Fáil, with 517 members for the academic year 2006-07, though in recent years this has sometimes been less than 250. Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; (mistranslated by the party into English as Soldiers of Destiny, though a literal translation is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland),¹ is currently the largest political party in Ireland with 55,000 members. ... University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin - more commonly University College Dublin (UCD) - is Irelands largest university, with over 20,000 students. ... James Gerard Collins (born October, 1938) was a senior Irish politician. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP)[1] is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... Kevin Barry For the New Zealand boxing trainer Kevin Barry, see Kevin Barry (boxer) Kevin Barry (January 20, 1902 - November 1, 1920) was an Irish medical student who fought in the Irish War of Independence, becoming one of its earliest and most remembered martyrs. ... Combatants Irish Republic and those who supported it, see Irish Republicanism United Kingdom, see Unionism(Ireland) Strength Irish Republican Army c. ...

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Members

Prominent Fianna Fáil members who were members of the Cumann include current European Commissioner Charlie McCreevy, current Irish government ministers Dick Roche and Mary Coughlan, and RTÉ presenter Ryan Tubridy, among others. Prominent figures, including successive party leaders and taoisigh Jack Lynch, Charles J. Haughey, Albert Reynolds and Bertie Ahern, and others such as former Tánaiste Brian Lenihan and most cabinet ministers since 1957, have addressed Cumann meetings. The author and former political lobbyist Frank Dunlop was a member. The Cumann is run by an officer board elected by members annually at its Annual General Meeting. It is usually the largest student political organisation in UCD. The European Commission (formally the Commission of the European Communities) is the executive of the European Union. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Dick Roche (born March 1947) is a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician and is currently the Minister for the Environment, Heritage & Local Government. ... Mary Coughlan (born 28 May 1965 in Donegal) is a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ... Radio Telefís Éireann (RTÉ; Irish for Radio and Television of Ireland) is the national publicly-funded broadcaster of Ireland. ... Ryan Tubridy Ryan Tubridy (born 28 May 1974) is a television and radio presenter on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland. ... The Taoiseach ( or [1]) — plural: Taoisigh ( or [1]) — or, more formally, An Taoiseach[2], is the head of government of the Republic of Ireland and the leader of the Irish cabinet, the rough equivalent of a prime minister under the Westminster System. ... John (Jack) Mary Lynch (15 August 1917—20 October 1999), was the fourth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving two terms in office; 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979. ... Charles James Haughey (born September 16, 1925) was the sixth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland. ... Albert Reynolds (born November 3, 1932), was the eighth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving one term in office from 1992 until 1994. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... The Tánaiste (plural: Tánaistithe), or more formally An Tánaiste, is the deputy prime minister of the Republic of Ireland1. ... Brian Lenihan (17 November 1930 - 1 November 1995) was a Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ... Frank Dunlop, (born October 9, 1947 in County Kilkenny, Ireland is for former broadcast journalist with RTE serving in Dublin and Belfast. ...

Albert Reynolds
A regular speaker at meetings

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Control of UCD Students' Union

In the 1990s many of its members were actively involved in the UCD Students' Union, with a number of them being elected to Union Officerships. In the early and mid-1990s, members of the KBC, in an alliance with members of UCD Fine Gael and Labour branches, dominated the Students' Union Executive, replacing the previous radical left members who had dominated for some years. The then-Cumann chairman, Liam Kelly[2], become the Union Education Vice-President and ultimately Union President, while all three parties came to dominate the Students' Union Council. KBC member Ryan Tubridy was chosen to be the Union's publicity officer, while former UCD Fine Gael chairman Jim Duffy edited the Students' Union News, the then-Union newspaper. Labour members held other Union positions as part of the arrangement. Fianna Fáil members continued to be heavily involved in the Union until the early 2000's, particularly in the roles of Education Officer and President. To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... Fine Gael (IPA: , though often anglicized to (approximate English translation: Family of the Irish) and officially, Fine Gael - United Ireland Party, is the second largest political party in Ireland, presently forming the largest opposition party in the Oireachtas (Irish Parliament), and claims a membership of over 34,000. ... The Labour Party (Irish: Páirtí an Lucht Oibre) is a social democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. ... Ryan Tubridy Ryan Tubridy (born 28 May 1974) is a television and radio presenter on Radio Telefís Éireann in Ireland. ... Jim Duffy (born 12 April 1966) is an Irish historian, political commentator and author. ...

However, with the threat of the re-introduction of third level fees in the summer of 2002 by the Education Minister of the time, Noel Dempsey, two successive left-dominated officerships were returned in the Springs of 2003 and 2004. In March 2005 James Carroll was elected as Union President and then went on to become the current chair of the Cumann. Noel Dempsey (born January 1953), is a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ...

Past Cumann Chairs

• 1957-62 Gerard Collins
• 1962-63 John Rochford
• 1963-64 Gordon Colleary
• 1964-65 Gerard Collins
• 1965-66 Edward Lalor
• 1966-67 Desmond Houlihan
• 1967-68 Gerard White
• 1968-69 James Shannon
• 1969-70 Cathal Brugha
• 1970-71 Hugh O'Donnell
• 1971-72 Joseph Geoghan
• 1972-73 Declan Cooney
• 1973-74 Robert Laird
• 1974-75 Gerald Caulfield
• 1975-76 Gearóid Ó Caoimh
• 1976-77 Mark Shakespeare
• 1977-78 Rory Fanning
• 1978-79 Cian Ó Tighearnaigh
• 1979-80 Anne Gaffey
• 1980-81 Daithí Ó Lionsigh
• 1981-82 Michael O'Connor
• 1982-83 Torlach Denihan
• 1983-84 Conor Lenihan
• 1984-85 Joseph Barnes
• 1985-86 Fergal O'Rourke
• 1986-87 Jeremy Doyle
• 1987-88 Garret Breen
• 1988-89 Graham Hanlon
• 1989-90 Timmy Dooley
• 1990-91 David Harmon
• 1991-92 Liam Kelly
• 1992-93 John Menton
• 1993-94 Tiernan Brady
• 1994-95 Lisa McDonald
• 1995-96 Michael Smith
• 1996-97 Liam Dockery
• 1997-98 Charles McConalogue
• 1998-99 Éamonn Ó Lionnáin
• 1999-00 Michael Shovlin
• 2000-01 Gearóid O'Connor
• 2001-02 Róisín Tierney-Crowe
• 2002-03 Cathal Lee
• 2003-04 Gregg O'Neill
• 2004-05 Niamh Mulholland
• 2005-06 Peter Doris
• 2006-present James Carroll

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External links

• Kevin Barry Cumann

• Kevin Barry Cumann

• Ógra Fianna Fáil

References

1. ^ Tom Garvin, Preventing The Future: Why was Ireland so poor for so long?(Gill & Macmillan, Dublin, 2004)paperback. pp.225 ISBN 0717139700