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The deputy leader of Fianna Fáil is usually a senior politician within Fianna Fáil. Like other political party leaders, the leader of Fianna Fáil has the power to appoint or dismiss their deputy. The position is not an elected one and is largely honorific. The office of Tánaiste has been held by senior politicians in the main governing party.
That same year a number of Fianna Fáil members were involved in the "Golfgate" scandal, an event that ultimately led to the resignation of Fianna Fáil deputy leader Dara Calleary. [55] In July 2021 Fianna Fáil suffered what a number of sources suggested might have been the single worst result in its history when the party polled extremely ...
Fianna Fáil was founded on 23 March 1926 when a group of Dáil deputies led by Éamon de Valera [1] split from the original Sinn Féin. This happened because de Valera's motion calling for elected members be allowed to take their seats in the Dáil, if and when the controversial Oath of Allegiance was removed, failed to pass at the Sinn Féin Ard Fheis. [2]
Fianna Fáil: Limerick City Councillor 1922–1950. His first wife was killed in the Siege of Adare. [33] 1946–1947 John C. Hickey Fianna Fáil: 1947–1948 Patrick O'Connell Fianna Fáil: 1948–1949 Michael B. O'Malley Fianna Fáil: 1949–1950 Gerard B. Dillon: Fianna Fáil: 1950–1951 Kevin Bradshaw Fianna Fáil: First term.
This list may not reflect recent changes. History of Fianna Fáil; F. 1959 Fianna Fáil leadership election; 1966 Fianna Fáil leadership election;
Pages in category "Leaders of Fianna Fáil" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Brian Bernard Cowen (born 10 January 1960) is an Irish former politician who served as Taoiseach and Leader of Fianna Fáil from 2008 to 2011. Cowen served as a TD for the constituency of Laois–Offaly from 1984 to 2011 and served in several ministerial roles between 1992 and 2011, including as Minister for Finance from 2004 to 2008 and Tánaiste from 2007 to 2008.
It was a coalition of Fianna Fáil, with leader Albert Reynolds as Taoiseach, and the Labour Party, with leader Dick Spring as Tánaiste. It was the first time that these two parties were in government together; on each previous occasion Labour was in government, it was a junior coalition party with Fine Gael .