Seán Doherty (born August 29 is the 241st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (242nd in leap years), with 124 days remaining. Events 1261 - Urban IV becomes Pope, the last man to do so without being a Cardinal first 1475 - Treaty of Picquigny ends a brief war between France and England... August 29, 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). Events World War II January January 4 - The Battle of Monte Cassino begins. January 5 - Murder of Danish playwright Kaj Munk January 17 - British forces, in Italy, cross the Garigliano River. January 20 - The Royal Air... 1944), is an A true colour image of Ireland, captured by a NASA satellite on January 4, 2003. Scotland, the Isle of Man and Wales are visible to the east. Ireland is located west of the European landmass, which is part of the continent of Eurasia. Ireland ( A ring of coastal mountains surrounds... Irish Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party ( IPA in English and in Irish; English translation: ) History Eamon de Valera, founder and first leader of Fianna Fáil (1926-1959). He served as Taoiseach on three occasions. Fianna Fáil was founded on March 23, 1926, and adopted its... Fianna Fáil politician.

Born in County Roscommon (Ros Comáin in Irish) is a county located in central Ireland. Area: 2547 km² (983 square miles). Roscommon is in the province of Connacht. Roscommon is also the name of the county town. Athlone on the River Shannon -- which lies partly in Roscommon and partly in County... County Roscommon, he was educated in Leitrim (Irish: – grey ridge. In ancient times Leitrim formed the western half of the kingdom of Breifne. This region was long influenced by the ORourke family of Dromahair, whose heraldic lion occupies the official county crest to this day. Close ties initially existed with East Breifne, now County... County Leitrim, at University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin - more commonly University College Dublin (UCD) - is Irelands largest university, with over 20,000 students. The university is located in Dublin, Ireland. The university is a a constituent college of the National University of Ireland. The university college is the lineal... University College Dublin and King's Inns. In 1965 was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1965 calendar). Events January-February January 4 - United States President Lyndon Johnson proclaims his Great Society during his State of the Union address. January 12 - Bodies of 2 15 year olds Christine Sharrock + Marrine Schmidt found... 1965 Doherty became a member of an Garda Síochána (Irish police force), joining the special branch division in the early 1970's. In 1973 was a common year starting on Monday. Events January January 1 - United Kingdom, Ireland, and Denmark enter the opens. The ballet is set entirely around music by The Beach Boys. March 7 - Comet Kohoutek is discovered. March 8 - IRA bombs explode in the Whitehall and the Old Bailey. March... 1973 Doherty took a seat on Roscommon County Council, which resulted from the death of his father. In Events January-February January 1 - First woman Episcopal priest ordained. January 6 - EMI sacks the Sex Pistols January 18 - Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious legionnaires disease January 18 - Australia experiences its worst railway disaster at Granville, near Sydney, in which 83 people... 1977 Doherty was elected to Dáil Éireann is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland1. It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the Single Transferable Vote. Its powers are similar to those of lower... Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party ( IPA in English and in Irish; English translation: ) History Eamon de Valera, founder and first leader of Fianna Fáil (1926-1959). He served as Taoiseach on three occasions. Fianna Fáil was founded on March 23, 1926, and adopted its... Fianna Fáil 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. The term was first used to describe those Irish MPs elected in the 1918... TD. In 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. Events January January 1 - United States and the Peoples Republic of China establish diplomatic relations January 4 - State of Ohio agrees to pay $675,000 to families of dead and injured in Kent State University shootings. January 7 - Vietnam and Vietnam... 1979 Doherty supported Charles (Charlie) James Haughey ( Ir. 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. Haughey was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a TD for Dublin in... Charles Haughey's attempt to take over the leadership of the party.

Haughey was successful and Doherty was rewarded by being appointed Minister for State at the Department of Justice. In the short-lived 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the... 1982 Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party ( IPA in English and in Irish; English translation: ) History Eamon de Valera, founder and first leader of Fianna Fáil (1926-1959). He served as Taoiseach on three occasions. Fianna Fáil was founded on March 23, 1926, and adopted its... Fianna Fáil government Doherty entered the Cabinet as Minister for Justice. In this post he became involved in a series of controversies. After Doherty left office it was revealed in The Irish Times that he ordered the tapping of two journalists home telephones. The newspaper also disclosed that he had been interfering in the workings of the police, known as the Garda Siochana, and the administration of justice for both political and personal reasons. He immediately resigned from the party, however, he re-joined in 1984 is a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 1 - Brunei becomes a fully independent state January 1 - AT&T is broken up into 22 independent units January 5 - Richard Stallman starts developing GNU. January 7 - Brunei becomes the sixth member of the... 1984. In 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January 7 - Akihito becomes Emperor of Japan following the death of Hirohito. The Heisei period begins January 8 - the Kegworth Air Disaster - A British Midland Boeing 737 crashes on approach to East Midlands Airport - 44 dead... 1989 he failed to be elected as a A Member of the European Parliament (English abbreviation MEP) is a member of the European Unions directly-elected legislative body, the European Parliament. MEPs are the European equivalents of a countrys national parliamentary members, known as MPs in English; hence, the term Euro-MP is used colloquially in... MEP but instead was elected to Seanad Éireann (English: ) ), and a Leader of the Seanad. The Senate establishes its own standing committees and senators also participate, along with TDs (members of the Dáil) in joint committees of the Oireachtas. A maximum of two senators may be ministers in the Government. The Senate currently... Seanad Éireann and became its Cathaoirleach (Chairman).

In January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. January begins (astrologically) with the sun in the sign of Capricorn and ends in the sign of Aquarius. Astronomically speaking, the sun begins in the constellation... January 1992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events January January - The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Pérez de Cuéllar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General George H. W. Bush becomes the first... 1992 the phone tapping scandal returned to haunt Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party ( IPA in English and in Irish; English translation: ) History Eamon de Valera, founder and first leader of Fianna Fáil (1926-1959). He served as Taoiseach on three occasions. Fianna Fáil was founded on March 23, 1926, and adopted its... Fianna Fáil. Doherty announced at a press conference that he had shown transcripts of the conversations to Charles (Charlie) James Haughey ( Ir. 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. Haughey was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a TD for Dublin in... Charles Haughey while he was The Taoiseach (plural: resign 2. In the event of the Taoiseachs resignation, they continue to exercise the duties and functions of their office until the appointment of a successor. The Taoiseach nominates the remaining members of the Government, who are then, with the consent of the Dáil, appointed... Taoiseach in 1982 is a number and represents a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar Events January-February January 6 - William Bonin is convicted of being the freeway killer. January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the... 1982. Doherty had always denied this. Haughey denied the claim also, however, he was forced to resign from the government. He then resigned as leader of Fianna Fáil - The Republican Party ( IPA in English and in Irish; English translation: ) History Eamon de Valera, founder and first leader of Fianna Fáil (1926-1959). He served as Taoiseach on three occasions. Fianna Fáil was founded on March 23, 1926, and adopted its... Fianna Fáil. Doherty re-gained his seat in the subsequent general election and again in the 1997 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the Bryant Gumbel signs off for the last time January 8 - Mister Rogers receives a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame January 9 - Yachtsman Tony Bullimore found alive five days after his boat capsized... 1997 election.