Seán Dunne (politician)
Seán Dunne | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office October 1961 – 25 June 1969 | |
Constituency | Dublin South-West |
In office February 1948 – March 1957 | |
Constituency | Dublin County |
Personal details | |
Born | Waterford, Ireland | 18 December 1918
Died | 25 June 1969 Dublin, Ireland | (aged 50)
Political party | Labour Party |
Other political affiliations | Independent |
Spouse |
Cora Ryan (m. 1956) |
Seán Dunne (18 December 1918 – 25 June 1969) was a trade union leader and Irish Labour Party politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1948 to 1957 and from 1961 to 1969.[1]
Early life
Dunne was born in Waterford, to Michael Dunne, an RIC constable, and Bridget Coppinger, a schoolteacher.[2] On 10 May 1920, in an ambush at nearby Ahawadda, his father and two other constables were killed by Irish Volunteers in an ambush. Dunne subsequently grew up in his mother's native area of Waterford.[3]
At 16 he became involved in the Labour and Republican movements. He joined the
Political career
Dunne first stood for election to
At the 1948 general election, Dunne stood again in Dublin County, and won the third of the three seats. He was elected without reaching the quota and took his seat in the 13th Dáil.
He was re-elected at the 1951 general election and again at the 1954 general election, but did not contest the 1957 general election. He stood again in Dublin County at the 1961 election as an independent candidate, when he was returned to the 17th Dáil. He joined the Labour Party in 1963.[6] He held his seat at the 1965 general election, this time as a Labour Party candidate.[7] He constantly carried "Leabhar Ballyfermot", a notebook containing his constituents' problems.[8] His frequent boast was: "If Dunne can't do it, it can't be done".[2] He had the distinction of being ejected from two parliaments, Dáil Éireann and Stormont, as well as British Labour Party conferences. Seán MacEntee once labelled him "an extreme communist".[3]
Dunne died aged 50 on 25 June 1969, only seven days after being returned at the
References
- ^ "Seán Dunne". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ a b Ferriter, Diarmaid. "Dunne, Seán". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
- ^ a b c "Timoleague union organiser and TD Sean Dunne will be honoured at festival". Southern Star. 28 November 2020.
- ^ MacEoin, Uinseann (1997), The IRA in the Twilight Years 1923–1948, Argenta Publications, Dublin, pg 679, ISBN 0951117246
- ^ Bradley, Daniel G. "Speeding the Plough: The Formation of the Federation of Rural Workers, !944-1948". Saothar. 11: 39–53.
- ^ "T.D. rejoins Labour Party". The Irish Times. 14 November 1963. p. 1. Retrieved 8 July 2022.
- ^ "Seán Dunne". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 16 August 2012.
- ^ "From Ahawadda to Dáil Éireann ... the amazing story of Labour Organiser, Sean Dunne". www.motherjonescork.com. 15 November 2020. Retrieved 26 November 2020.