M.J. Nolan (born January 25, 1951) is an Irish politician. He is a Teachta Dála (Member of Parliament) for Carlow-Kilkenny. January 25 is the 25th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... A Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas or National Parliament. ... Carlow Kilkenny is a constituency used in elections to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of parliament in the Republic of Ireland. ...

M.J. Nolan was born in County Carlow in 1951. He was educated at Mount St. Joseph’s in Roscrea, County Tipperary. He first became involved in politics in 1979 when he was elected to Carlow County Council. Nolan, the son of the former cabinet minister Tom Nolan, was first elected as a Fianna Fáil TD for the constituency of Carlow Kilkenny at the November 1982 General Election. In 1991 he was one of a "gang of four" including Noel Dempsey, Liam Fitzgerald and Seán Power who tabled a motion of no confidence against Charles Haughey as Taoiseach and party leader. Nolan lost his seat at the 1997 General Election to constituency colleague John McGuinness but he regained his seat in 2002. Currently, Nolan is the only TD from County Carlow in Dáil Éireann. Carlow (Ceatharlach in Irish) is a county located towards the south east of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. ... Roscrea (Ros Cré in Irish) is a small town in County Tipperary, Republic of Ireland, located near the midlands of Ireland. ... County Tipperary (Tiobraid Árann in Irish) is a traditional county in the Republic of Ireland, in the province of Munster. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... Tom Nolan was a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ... Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... The Irish general election of November 1982 was held on November 24, 1982, three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on November 4. ... Noel Dempsey (born January 1953), is a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician and is currently the Minister for Communications, Marine & Natural Resources. ... Liam Fitzgerald (born September, 1949) is an Irish politician and member of the 22nd Seanad Éireann for Fianna Fáil. ... Seán Power (born October 14, 1960) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. ... Charles (Charlie) James Haughey (Irish name Cathal Ó hEochaidh) (born September 16, 1925), was the sixth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving three terms in office; 1979 to 1981, 1982 and 1987 to 1992. ... The Taoiseach (plural: Taoisigh) or, more formally, An Taoiseach, is the head of government of the Republic of Ireland and the leader of the Irish cabinet1. ... The Irish general election of 1997 was held on Friday, June 6, 1997. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... TD or td may stand for: Chad, ISO country code Tank destroyer Tardive dyskinesia, serious adverse effects usually caused by older antipsychotic drugs Teachta Dála, Member of lower house of Irish Parliament, Dáil Éireann <td> (table cell delimiter tag), see HTML Territorial Decoration, awarded for twelve years service... Carlow (Ceatharlach in Irish) is a county located towards the south east of Ireland, in the province of Leinster. ... Dáil Éireann[1] is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ...