Neil Blaney (October 1, 1922 - November 8, 1995), was a senior Irish politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1948 as a Fianna Fáil TD representing Donegal North East. Blaney served as Minister for Posts & Telegraphs (1957), Minister for Local Government (1957-1966) and Minister for Agriculture & Fisheries (1966-1970). Jump to: navigation, search October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Dáil Chamber Dáil Éireann is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland. ... Jump to: navigation, search Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... A TD or Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas (pronounced orr-och-tas) or National Parliament. ... Donegal North East is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland, located in the northern part of County Donegal. ...

Neil Blaney was born in County Donegal on October 1, 1922. He was the eldest in a family of eleven children. Blaney was the son of a farmer and TD (parliament) who fought with the Irish Republican Army in the Anglo-Irish War, and took the anti-Anglo-Irish Treaty side in the Irish Civil War. Blaney was educated in Tamney, on the Fanad peninsula, and in Letterkenny. He was elected Fianna Fáil TD in a 1948 by-election, caused by the death of his father, Neil Blaney, Snr. Jump to: navigation, search County Donegal (Irish: Contae Dhún na nGall) is a county in the northwest of Ireland. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... A TD or Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas (pronounced orr-och-tas) or National Parliament. ... Jump to: navigation, search The West Cork Flying Column during the War of Independence. ... Jump to: navigation, search An Irish War of Independence memorial in Dublin The Anglo-Irish War (also known as the Irish War of Independence) was a guerrilla campaign mounted against the British government in Ireland by the Irish Republican Army under the proclaimed legitimacy of the First Dáil, the... Signature page of the Anglo-Irish Treaty Anglo-Irish Treaty refers to a agreement between the British government and representatives of the (extra-judicial) Irish Republic which concluded the Anglo-Irish War. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Irish Civil War (June 1922–April 1923) was a conflict between supporters and opponents of the Anglo-Irish Treaty of December 6, 1921, which established the Irish Free State, precursor of todays Republic of Ireland. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Fanad Peninsula lies between Lough Swilly and Mulroy Bay on the north coast of Co. ... Jump to: navigation, search Letterkenny (Leitir Ceanainn in Irish) is the largest town in County Donegal, in the Republic of Ireland, located 35 miles north of Donegal Town and 20 miles west of Derry in Northern Ireland. ... Jump to: navigation, search Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1948 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar). ...

Blaney was appointed Minister for Posts and Telegraphs in 1957. Between 1958 and 1966 he served as Minister for Local Government. In 1963 he introduced the Planning Act. In 1966 Blaney entered the Fianna Fáil leadership election in an attempt to succeed Sean Lemass as party leader and Taoiseach. However, he withdrew from the race in favour of the eventual victor, Jack Lynch. In 1967 he became Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. Jump to: navigation, search 1957 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1958 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1963 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1966 was a common year starting on Saturday (link goes to calendar) // Events January January 1 - In a coup, Colonel Jean-Bédel Bokassa ousts president David Dacko and takes over the Central African Republic. ... The 1966 Fianna Fáil leadership election began in October 1966, when Seán F. Lemass resigned as party leader and Taoiseach. ... ... 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. ... John (Jack) Mary Lynch (Irish name Seán Ó Loingsigh) (August 15, 1917-October 20, 1999), was the fourth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving two terms in office; 1966 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1967 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 1969 when conflict broke out in Northern Ireland he expressed extremely strong nationalist views (which contradicted the policy of the government), in support of northeastern nationalists. In 1970 he became embroiled in the Arms Crisis, a scandal in which he was accused of importing arms into the country. On 5 May he was dismissed from the government along with Charles Haughey. In the trial which followed all the accused were acquitted. Blaney was expelled from Fianna Fáil in 1971. Jump to: navigation, search 1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday For other uses, see Number 1969. ... Jump to: navigation, search Royal motto: Quis separabit (Latin: Who will separate?) Northern Irelands location within the UK Official languages English, Irish, Ulster Scots Capital and largest city Belfast First Minister Office suspended Area  - Total Ranked 4th 13,843 km² Population  - Total (2001)  - Density Ranked 4th 1,685,267... An Irish nationalist is generally one who seeks (greater) independence of Ireland from Great Britain, including since 1921 the goal of a United Ireland. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Arms Crisis was a political scandal in the Republic of Ireland, in which two government ministers from the Fianna Fáil political party were accused of attempting to illegally import £100,000 worth of weapons for the Provisional Irish Republican Army. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search Charles Haughey (Irish name Cathal Ó hEochaidh; born on September 16, 1925), was the sixth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland, serving three terms in office; 1979 to 1981, March 1982 to December 1982 and 1987 to 1992. ... Jump to: navigation, search Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ...

He continued to stand for election as an Independent Fianna Fáil candidate following his expulsion. He still supported the idea of a United Ireland. From 1979-1984 and from 1989-1994 he served as a Member of the European Parliament. He canvassed for IRA hunger striker Bobby Sands in the Fermanagh and South Tyrone by-election, in which Sands was elected to Westminster. Jump to: navigation, search Splinter republican party created by Neil Blaney after his expulsion from Fianna Fáil following the Irish Arms Crisis (1969-1970). ... 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. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page refers to the year 1979. ... Jump to: navigation, search This page is about the year 1984. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1989 (MCMLXXXIX) is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1994 was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International year of the Family. ... A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. ... Jump to: navigation, search IRA is an acronym with several different meanings. ... A hunger strike is a method of non-violent resistance in which participants fast as an act of political protest or to achieve a goal such as a policy change. ... Jump to: navigation, search Robert George Sands, commonly known as Bobby Sands (March 9, 1954–May 5, 1981) was a convicted militant Irish republican who died on hunger strike in Long Kesh prison, Northern Ireland. ... The by-election held in Fermanagh and South Tryrone on April 9, 1981 is considered by many to be the most significant by-election held in Northern Ireland since the beginning of The Troubles. ...

He held his Dáil seat until his death from cancer at the age of 73 on November 8, 1995, in Dublin. Jump to: navigation, search November 8 is the 312th day of the year (313th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 53 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Dublin (Irish: Baile Átha Cliath), is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Ireland, located near the midpoint of Irelands east coast, at the mouth of the River Liffey and at the centre of the Dublin region. ...

In the resulting by-election on April 2, 1996 the Fianna Fáil candidate reclaimed the seat. However, Blaney's brother, Harry Blaney was elected as an Indepenedent Fianna Fáil TD in the 1997 election. He was replaced by his son, Niall Blaney, who was elected in the 2002 election. Jump to: navigation, search 2 April is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... Jump to: navigation, search Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party (IPA ; English translation: Soldiers of Destiny) is the largest political party in Ireland. ... 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... The Irish general election of 1997 was held on Friday, June 6, 1997. ... Neil (Niall) Blaney (born 1974) is an Irish Independent Fianna Fáil politician. ... The Irish general election of 2002 was held on Friday 17 May 2002, just over three weeks after the dissolution of the 28th Dáil on Thursday 25 April by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. ...

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