38:
403:
A 2009 report, commissioned after a walk-out by officials of Sligo
Borough Council, found that remarks made at that meeting by him in relation to the proposed funding of a footbridge from a private development at Swan Point to Markievicz Road were "inappropriate and bullying". Bree said that he stood
303:, a former Sligo County Secretary of Comhaltas, and was Cathaoirleach of the host branch of Comhaltas when Fleadh Cheoil na hÉireann was awarded to Sligo. He is currently a member of the Board of Directors of the Hawk's Well Theatre and a member of the Board of the Model:Niland Gallery.
322:. Bree, in answer to this new notoriety, said 'This reflected the general paranoia of Church and State in the Ireland during the 60s and 70s, and "Practically everyone active in left wing politics at the time was considered dangerous and subversive," he added.
273:
in the late 1960s and early 1970s, he went on to become
National Chairperson of the movement. A founder and former chairperson and General Secretary of the Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation he has been a lifelong political activist.
262:
in 1974 and has retained his seat on both authorities at each subsequent election (the former was abolished as a separate authority in 2014). He was Mayor of Sligo in 2004 and was
Chairman of Sligo County Council in 1986.
657:
1342:
280:
He was the
Secretary of the National Association of Labour Councillors, President of the Connolly Forum (Sligo) and he is also Secretary of the Gralton Labour History Committee (Leitrim). He is a patron of
1347:
306:
The State military files released last year after 30 years which highlighted the whereabouts and activities of suspected 'subversives', included Bree as well as other prominent activists such as
650:
643:
558:
227:
184:
1317:
1292:
1158:
1337:
1352:
1154:
416:
292:
An active trade unionist he is a former member of the
Western branch Committee of the Federated Workers Union of Ireland. He is a member of the Sligo branch of
266:
He is a former
Chairman of the Health Service Executive's Regional Health Forum West, and he is also Chairman of the Western River Basin Advisory Council.
686:
670:
338:
116:
1312:
617:
277:
He was the Sligo–Leitrim
Campaign Director in both divorce referendum campaigns and he was a lifelong member of the Irish Anti-Apartheid Movement.
496:
411:
in
November 2010; however, disagreements arose and he did not join then. Nevertheless, in February 2011 he joined and ran unsuccessfully at the
1332:
1051:
975:
350:
346:
1322:
300:
1302:
958:
876:
548:
585:
1327:
1102:
1068:
756:
330:
315:
223:
526:
238:
from 1992 to 1997. In May 2007 Bree resigned from the Labour Party, citing his disagreement with their pre-electoral pact with
282:
1111:
424:
420:
412:
382:
378:
374:
358:
354:
342:
334:
106:
102:
774:
319:
1297:
1017:
466:
423:
he stood again in the reconstituted Sligo–Leitrim constituency, but again was not elected. Bree stood at the
388:
At the 2004 Labour Party annual conference, Bree argued against the pre-electoral pact with the centre-right
270:
1307:
362:
231:
176:
635:
607:
488:
428:
161:
1287:
408:
259:
49:
307:
553:
326:
235:
859:
682:
255:
941:
885:
393:
299:
Involved in numerous voluntary and cultural organisations over the years he is a member of
1236:
834:
817:
765:
747:
612:
581:
311:
666:
370:
89:
1218:
843:
800:
1281:
1262:
1253:
1227:
1137:
917:
286:
1209:
1128:
1034:
984:
783:
518:
397:
296:. He is also a member of the Executive of the Local Authority Members Association.
243:
37:
993:
82:
341:
constituency, but was not elected. He also unsuccessfully stood there at the
389:
239:
58:
366:
462:
293:
25:
639:
269:
A member of
Ireland's radical socialist youth organisation the
202:
549:"Bree's behaviour branded as 'inappropriate and bullying'"
230:
in 1974, and was a member of that group until joining the
1343:
Independent local councillors in the
Republic of Ireland
696:
692:
999:
923:
891:
400:
over the issue of Traveller accommodation in Sligo.
197:
167:
157:
149:
131:
126:
112:
88:
78:
48:
23:
1348:Independents 4 Change candidates in Dáil elections
392:party. In autumn 2005 Bree, a strong supporter of
407:Bree was involved in negotiations to set up the
228:Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation
185:Sligo–Leitrim Independent Socialist Organisation
651:
8:
1318:Mayors of places in the Republic of Ireland
449:Yearbook on International Communist Affairs
377:for Sligo–Leitrim. He lost his seat at the
658:
644:
636:
36:
20:
451:. Stanford University. 1980. p. 177.
1338:Labour Party (Ireland) local councillors
1293:Independent candidates in Dáil elections
1169:
702:
1353:Independents 4 Change local councillors
440:
529:from the original on 23 September 2018
16:Irish independent politician (b. 1951)
620:from the original on 22 February 2011
582:"ULA! "No one would have believed….""
7:
499:from the original on 7 November 2018
242:, and his clashes with party leader
226:politician. He was a founder of the
469:from the original on 6 October 2018
588:from the original on 29 March 2019
14:
687:Sligo–Leitrim (Dáil constituency)
561:from the original on 16 July 2011
463:"Patrons of the Peoples Movement"
365:, he was finally elected to the
1313:Members of Sligo County Council
608:"Bree joins Left-Wing Alliance"
580:Des Dewwin (13 December 2010).
325:He first stood for election to
285:, which campaigned against the
222:(born 1 July 1951) is an Irish
1:
1333:Politicians from County Sligo
396:, clashed with Labour leader
1153:Constituency abolished. See
493:Oireachtas Members Database
301:Comhaltas Ceoltóirà Éireann
1369:
1303:Labour Party (Ireland) TDs
1151:
680:
1217:
1215:
1208:
1206:
1193:
1188:
1183:
1178:
1110:
1108:
1050:
1048:
1016:
1014:
992:
990:
974:
972:
940:
938:
916:
914:
884:
882:
875:
873:
858:
856:
842:
840:
833:
831:
825:
782:
780:
773:
771:
755:
753:
746:
744:
731:
726:
721:
716:
711:
678:
213:
122:
95:
66:
55:
44:
35:
1328:People from Sligo (town)
1323:Members of the 27th Dáil
381:. He stood again at the
254:He was first elected to
1159:Roscommon–South Leitrim
431:, but was not elected.
271:Connolly Youth Movement
50:Sligo County Councillor
359:1989 general elections
234:in 1991. He served in
584:. Irish left Review.
429:Independents 4 Change
425:2020 general election
421:2016 general election
413:2011 general election
385:but was not elected.
383:2002 general election
379:1997 general election
375:1992 general election
335:1977 general election
162:Independents 4 Change
616:. 13 February 2011.
523:ElectionsIreland.org
409:United Left Alliance
361:. After joining the
260:Sligo County Council
1155:Sligo–North Leitrim
557:. 9 December 2009.
417:Sligo–North Leitrim
554:The Sligo Champion
394:Travellers' rights
1275:
1274:
1270:
1269:
1165:
1164:
860:Joseph McLoughlin
404:by what he said.
333:candidate at the
320:Ruairà Ó Brádaigh
283:People's Movement
256:Sligo Corporation
217:
216:
1360:
1298:Irish socialists
1170:
942:Eugene Gilhawley
886:Eugene Gilhawley
853:1961 by-election
703:
700:
660:
653:
646:
637:
630:
629:
627:
625:
604:
598:
597:
595:
593:
577:
571:
570:
568:
566:
545:
539:
538:
536:
534:
515:
509:
508:
506:
504:
485:
479:
478:
476:
474:
459:
453:
452:
445:
308:Tomás Mac Giolla
250:Political career
209:
206:
204:
190:
181:
145:
141:
139:
127:Personal details
100:
83:Sligo Strandhill
71:
40:
21:
1368:
1367:
1363:
1362:
1361:
1359:
1358:
1357:
1278:
1277:
1276:
1271:
1265:
1256:
1239:
1237:Tony McLoughlin
1230:
1221:
1212:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1167:
1140:
1131:
1114:
1105:
1088:
1071:
1054:
1037:
1020:
1002:
996:
987:
978:
961:
959:James Gallagher
944:
926:
920:
894:
888:
879:
877:James Gallagher
862:
846:
837:
835:John Joe McGirl
820:
818:Bernard Maguire
803:
786:
777:
768:
766:Bernard Maguire
759:
750:
748:Eugene Gilbride
733:
728:
723:
718:
713:
701:
690:
674:
664:
634:
633:
623:
621:
613:The Irish Times
606:
605:
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591:
589:
579:
578:
574:
564:
562:
547:
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542:
532:
530:
517:
516:
512:
502:
500:
487:
486:
482:
472:
470:
461:
460:
456:
447:
446:
442:
437:
312:Cathal Goulding
252:
201:
193:
188:
187:
179:
169:
168:Other political
158:Political party
143:
137:
135:
101:
96:
73:
67:
62:
31:
28:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1366:
1364:
1356:
1355:
1350:
1345:
1340:
1335:
1330:
1325:
1320:
1315:
1310:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1290:
1280:
1279:
1273:
1272:
1268:
1267:
1260:
1258:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1242:
1241:
1234:
1232:
1225:
1223:
1219:Marc MacSharry
1216:
1214:
1207:
1205:
1202:
1198:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1174:
1163:
1162:
1150:
1147:
1143:
1142:
1135:
1133:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1117:
1116:
1109:
1107:
1103:Gerry Reynolds
1100:
1098:
1095:
1091:
1090:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1074:
1073:
1069:Gerry Reynolds
1066:
1064:
1061:
1057:
1056:
1049:
1047:
1044:
1040:
1039:
1032:
1030:
1027:
1023:
1022:
1015:
1013:
1010:
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998:
991:
989:
982:
980:
973:
971:
968:
964:
963:
956:
954:
951:
947:
946:
939:
937:
934:
930:
929:
922:
915:
913:
910:
906:
905:
902:
898:
897:
890:
883:
881:
874:
872:
869:
865:
864:
857:
855:
849:
848:
844:Patrick Rogers
841:
839:
832:
830:
827:
823:
822:
815:
813:
810:
806:
805:
801:Patrick Rogers
798:
796:
793:
789:
788:
781:
779:
772:
770:
763:
761:
754:
752:
745:
743:
740:
736:
735:
730:
725:
720:
715:
710:
707:
681:This table is
679:
676:
675:
669:(TDs) for the
665:
663:
662:
655:
648:
640:
632:
631:
599:
572:
540:
510:
480:
454:
439:
438:
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248:
215:
214:
211:
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182:
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159:
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146:
133:
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128:
124:
123:
120:
119:
114:
110:
109:
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92:
86:
85:
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69:Assumed office
64:
63:
56:
53:
52:
46:
45:
42:
41:
33:
32:
29:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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1354:
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1326:
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1319:
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1314:
1311:
1309:
1308:Living people
1306:
1304:
1301:
1299:
1296:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1285:
1283:
1264:
1263:Frank Feighan
1261:
1259:
1255:
1254:Marian Harkin
1252:
1250:
1247:
1244:
1243:
1238:
1235:
1233:
1229:
1228:Eamon Scanlon
1226:
1224:
1220:
1211:
1203:
1200:
1199:
1175:
1172:
1171:
1168:
1161:
1160:
1156:
1148:
1145:
1144:
1139:
1138:Marian Harkin
1136:
1134:
1130:
1127:
1125:
1122:
1119:
1118:
1113:
1104:
1101:
1099:
1096:
1093:
1092:
1087:
1084:
1082:
1079:
1076:
1075:
1070:
1067:
1065:
1062:
1059:
1058:
1053:
1045:
1042:
1041:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1025:
1024:
1019:
1011:
1008:
1007:
1004:
995:
986:
983:
981:
977:
969:
966:
965:
960:
957:
955:
952:
949:
948:
943:
935:
932:
931:
928:
919:
918:Ray MacSharry
911:
908:
907:
903:
900:
899:
896:
887:
878:
870:
867:
866:
861:
854:
851:
850:
845:
836:
828:
824:
819:
816:
814:
811:
808:
807:
802:
799:
797:
794:
791:
790:
785:
776:
775:Mary Reynolds
767:
764:
762:
758:
757:Stephen Flynn
749:
741:
738:
737:
708:
705:
704:
698:
694:
688:
684:
677:
672:
671:Sligo–Leitrim
668:
667:Teachtaà Dála
661:
656:
654:
649:
647:
642:
641:
638:
619:
615:
614:
609:
603:
600:
587:
583:
576:
573:
560:
556:
555:
550:
544:
541:
528:
524:
520:
519:"Declan Bree"
514:
511:
498:
494:
490:
489:"Declan Bree"
484:
481:
468:
464:
458:
455:
450:
444:
441:
434:
432:
430:
426:
422:
418:
414:
410:
405:
401:
399:
395:
391:
386:
384:
380:
376:
372:
368:
364:
360:
356:
352:
351:November 1982
348:
347:February 1982
344:
340:
339:Sligo–Leitrim
336:
332:
328:
323:
321:
317:
313:
309:
304:
302:
297:
295:
290:
288:
287:Lisbon Treaty
284:
278:
275:
272:
267:
264:
261:
257:
249:
247:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
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208:
200:
196:
186:
183:
178:
175:
174:
172:
166:
163:
160:
156:
152:
148:
144:(age 73)
134:
130:
125:
121:
118:
117:Sligo–Leitrim
115:
111:
108:
104:
103:November 1992
99:
94:
91:
87:
84:
81:
77:
70:
65:
61:
60:
54:
51:
47:
43:
39:
34:
27:
22:
19:
1210:Martin Kenny
1166:
1152:
1129:Jimmy Devins
1085:
1035:Joe McCartin
1018:Matt Brennan
1000:
985:Joe McCartin
924:
892:
852:
784:Joseph Roddy
673:constituency
622:. Retrieved
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563:. Retrieved
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483:
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448:
443:
406:
402:
398:Pat Rabbitte
387:
373:(TD) at the
371:Teachta Dála
369:as a Labour
363:Labour Party
327:Dáil Éireann
324:
305:
298:
291:
279:
276:
268:
265:
253:
244:Pat Rabbitte
236:Dáil Éireann
232:Labour Party
219:
218:
177:Labour Party
170:affiliations
113:Constituency
105: –
97:
90:Teachta Dála
79:Constituency
68:
57:
18:
1288:1951 births
1086:Declan Bree
1029:1982 (Nov)
1012:1982 (Feb)
683:transcluded
331:Independent
316:James Kelly
224:Independent
220:Declan Bree
205:.declanbree
189:(1974–1991)
180:(1991–2007)
150:Nationality
142:1 July 1951
30:Declan Bree
1282:Categories
1112:John Perry
1052:John Ellis
994:Ted Nealon
976:John Ellis
565:4 February
533:2 November
503:2 November
435:References
138:1951-07-01
1003:1981–2007
927:1969–1981
895:1961–1969
419:. At the
390:Fine Gael
240:Fine Gael
107:June 1997
98:In office
59:Incumbent
1196:(Party)
1176:Election
734:(Party)
709:Election
618:Archived
586:Archived
559:Archived
527:Archived
497:Archived
467:Archived
337:for the
1191:(Party)
1186:(Party)
1181:(Party)
1001:4 seats
925:3 seats
893:4 seats
729:(Party)
724:(Party)
719:(Party)
714:(Party)
697:history
695:|
624:1 March
592:1 March
473:1 March
198:Website
1257:(Ind)
1194:Deputy
1189:Deputy
1184:Deputy
1179:Deputy
1141:(Ind)
1089:(Lab)
821:(Ind)
769:(Ind)
732:Deputy
727:Deputy
722:Deputy
717:Deputy
712:Deputy
329:as an
1266:(FG)
1248:2020
1240:(FG)
1231:(FF)
1222:(FF)
1213:(SF)
1204:2016
1149:2007
1132:(FF)
1123:2002
1115:(FG)
1106:(FG)
1097:1997
1080:1992
1072:(FG)
1063:1989
1055:(FF)
1046:1987
1038:(FG)
1021:(FF)
997:(FG)
988:(FG)
979:(FF)
970:1981
962:(FF)
953:1977
945:(FG)
936:1973
921:(FF)
912:1969
904:1965
889:(FG)
880:(FF)
871:1961
863:(FG)
847:(FG)
838:(SF)
829:1957
812:1954
804:(FG)
795:1951
787:(FG)
778:(FG)
760:(FF)
751:(FF)
742:1948
685:from
294:SIPTU
153:Irish
72:
1245:33rd
1201:32nd
1173:Dáil
1157:and
1146:30th
1120:29th
1094:28th
1077:27th
1060:26th
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967:22nd
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343:1981
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