Brendan Corish:  a tribute
By Brendan Halligan

One of the great contemporary Irish Labour leaders , Brendan Corish was a man both revered and admired by his peers.  Here Brendan Halligan pays tribute to him as a consummate parliamentarian, a skilled debator and orator, an industrious committee man, but above all, a  charismatic leader.

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Justin Keating:  a tribute
By Brendan Halligan

A tribute to one of Ireland’s best known figures, Justin Keating, who was a key figure in the new Labour Party created by Brendan Corish in the 1960s and served as Minister for Industry and Commerce in the National Coalition Government from 1973–77.

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Altiero Spinelli:  A tribute
By Brendan Halligan

One of the founding fathers of the European Union, Altiero Spinelli was a co-author of the historic Ventotene Manifesto, an influential figure in the European federalist movement and later a member of the European Commission, and MEP.  This paper explores the man, his personal story and his success as a European innovator and facilitator.

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A Tribute to Michael O’Leary
By Brendan Halligan

Michael O’Leary, former Labour Party Leader, Minister and TD, died in France on 11th May 2006, just three days after his seventieth birthday.

His career in Labour politics occupied just two decades of a long and colourful life, yet they defined the man. lt is for those years he will be best remembered, not just as a successful Labour politician and Minister but as an enigma.

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Terry Stewart:  A Tribute
By Brendan Halligan

SDLP Leader, diplomat and former Director General of the IIEA, Terry Stewart was a popular and figure both North and South of the border.  In this insightful tribute, Brendan Halligan looks at the man and his life in all its facets.

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