306:(WUI) (founded by his father in 1924), and had to contend with a multitude of strikes in the coal, gas, building and victualling industries. As the WUI expanded during the 1940s, he became involved in many hearings and presentations at the Labour Court, and in 1949 became district branch secretary of the union and an executive member of the
380:
He retired as the general secretary of the WUI in April 1977, enabling him to pursue his love of photography. He died 2 July 1987 in Dublin, some years after the death of his wife Anne Moore, a native of Dublin and fellow party activist who had been his agent on election campaigns. They had two
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420:
678:
1391:
671:
410:
1401:
325:
He was active in the political side of the labour movement, he was a member of the Labour party's administrative executive from 1931. He was an unsuccessful candidate
313:
When James died in 1969, Denis became general secretary of the WUI, and presided over a period of expansion of the union. He served as vice-president of the
1406:
1356:
714:
698:
338:
79:
489:
1386:
368:
for thirty years, he was chairman of the housing committee of the corporation where he sought a solution to Dublin's housing crisis. He served as
1322:
310:(ITUC), working closely with his brother James, then general secretary of the WUI, although he did not share his brother's communist sympathies.
1381:
1376:
1371:
302:
After leaving school, he worked in a variety of jobs, including the London Across
Trading Concern. In 1928 he became an official with the
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Elizabeth Larkin (née Brown), the daughter of a lay baptist preacher from County Down. After the family moved to
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86:
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330:
710:
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609:
283:
224:
1179:
1153:
1118:
944:
817:
694:
334:
35:
1221:
1029:
970:
415:
1340:
961:
784:
627:
511:
1247:
1196:
986:
894:
877:
851:
834:
793:
275:
210:
454:
1162:
868:
775:
577:
291:
271:
255:
153:
109:
267:
149:
411:"As we face a winter of discontent, now is the time for Cowen to lead"
279:
170:
667:
724:
720:
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from 1973 to 1974, and as president from 1974 to 1975.
274:, the second of four sons of the Irish trade unionist
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1035:
799:
231:
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85:
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34:
23:
1392:Presidents of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions
679:
8:
686:
672:
664:
566:
20:
250:(8 June 1908 – 2 July 1987) was an Irish
1069:
730:
402:
282:in 1909, Denis, along with his brother
715:Dublin North-East (Dáil constituency)
522:from the original on 3 September 2007
448:
446:
444:
442:
440:
438:
7:
1402:People educated at St. Enda's School
492:from the original on 8 November 2018
423:from the original on 25 October 2011
1407:Trade unionists from County Dublin
14:
542:"Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020"
1357:Trade unionists from County Down
1387:Politicians from County Dublin
1128:Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus
646:Irish Congress of Trade Unions
315:Irish Congress of Trade Unions
1:
460:Dictionary of Irish Biography
1321:Constituency abolished. See
16:Irish politician (1908–1987)
486:Oireachtas Members Database
308:Irish Trades Union Congress
266:He was born 8 June 1908 in
1423:
1362:Labour Party (Ireland) TDs
1058:
708:
391:Families in the Oireachtas
353:but was re-elected at the
349:. He lost his seat at the
345:and was re-elected at the
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1287:
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1218:
1195:
1193:
1178:
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1152:
1150:
1135:
1133:
1108:
1106:
1093:
1088:
1083:
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1026:
1019:
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985:
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943:
941:
926:
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910:
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867:
865:
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783:
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774:
772:
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749:
744:
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706:
652:
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618:Workers' Union of Ireland
616:General Secretary of the
614:
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591:
582:
574:
569:
357:. He did not contest the
304:Workers' Union of Ireland
241:
127:
92:
58:
41:
30:
1382:Members of the 18th Dáil
1377:Members of the 16th Dáil
1372:Members of the 15th Dáil
1060:Constituency abolished
1397:People from Rostrevor
1367:Lord mayors of Dublin
359:1969 general election
355:1965 general election
351:1961 general election
347:1957 general election
343:1954 general election
329:, but was elected to
327:1951 general election
1257:Michael Joe Cosgrave
1137:Michael Joe Cosgrave
1021:Conor Cruise O'Brien
602:Trade union offices
585:Lord Mayor of Dublin
516:ElectionsIreland.org
453:Ferriter, Diarmaid.
370:Lord Mayor of Dublin
341:constituency at the
298:Trade union activity
87:Lord Mayor of Dublin
549:Dublin City Council
372:from 1955 to 1956.
366:Dublin Corporation
333:as a Labour Party
1334:
1333:
1329:
1328:
1065:
1064:
699:Dublin North-East
662:
661:
653:Succeeded by
644:President of the
638:Stephen McGonagle
625:Succeeded by
592:Succeeded by
419:. 5 August 2008.
339:Dublin North-East
288:St. Enda's School
245:
244:
236:St. Enda's School
80:Dublin North-East
1414:
1323:Dublin Bay North
1289:Terence Flanagan
1070:
980:1963 by-election
921:1956 by-election
731:
728:
688:
681:
674:
665:
635:Preceded by
610:James Larkin Jnr
607:Preceded by
575:Preceded by
567:
561:
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225:James Larkin Jnr
167:
146:
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132:Personal details
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97:
63:
46:
21:
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1336:
1335:
1330:
1308:
1291:
1273:
1259:
1250:
1233:
1224:
1199:
1182:
1180:Liam Fitzgerald
1165:
1156:
1154:Maurice Manning
1139:
1130:
1121:
1119:Liam Fitzgerald
1112:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1067:
1038:
1032:
1023:
1006:
989:
973:
964:
947:
945:Charles Haughey
930:
914:
897:
880:
871:
854:
837:
820:
818:Richard Mulcahy
802:
796:
787:
778:
761:
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751:
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729:
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455:"Larkin, Denis"
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254:politician and
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178:Political party
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26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
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1262:
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1240:
1236:
1235:
1228:
1226:
1222:Tommy Broughan
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1149:
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1125:
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1030:Eugene Timmons
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971:Eugene Timmons
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512:"Denis Larkin"
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168:(aged 79)
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122:Robert Briscoe
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1117:
1115:
1111:
1110:Michael Woods
1103:
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1099:
1075:
1072:
1071:
1068:
1061:
1055:
1052:
1051:
1047:
1044:
1043:
1040:
1031:
1022:
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1011:
1010:
1005:
1002:
1000:
997:
994:
993:
988:
981:
978:
977:
972:
963:
962:George Colley
955:
951:
946:
938:
935:
934:
929:
928:Patrick Byrne
922:
919:
918:
913:
905:
901:
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891:
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845:
842:
841:
836:
833:
831:
828:
825:
824:
819:
816:
814:
811:
808:
807:
804:
795:
792:
790:
786:
785:Oscar Traynor
777:
769:
766:
765:
736:
733:
732:
726:
722:
716:
712:
705:
700:
696:
695:Teachtaí Dála
689:
684:
682:
677:
675:
670:
669:
666:
657:
648:
647:
639:
633:
629:
628:Paddy Cardiff
620:
619:
611:
605:
600:
596:
587:
586:
579:
573:
568:
550:
543:
537:
534:
521:
517:
513:
507:
504:
491:
487:
483:
477:
474:
462:
461:
456:
449:
447:
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389:
388:
384:
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371:
367:
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344:
340:
337:(TD) for the
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219:
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108:
102:
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88:
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62:
57:
54:
50:
45:
40:
37:
33:
29:
22:
19:
1320:
1271:
1248:Martin Brady
1197:Pat McCartan
1066:
1059:
1036:
1004:Denis Larkin
1003:
987:Paddy Belton
979:
920:
912:Denis Larkin
911:
895:Peadar Cowan
878:Peadar Cowan
852:Harry Colley
835:James Larkin
800:
794:James Larkin
701:constituency
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615:
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364:A member of
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335:Teachta Dála
331:Dáil Éireann
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276:James Larkin
265:
252:Labour Party
248:Denis Larkin
247:
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211:James Larkin
182:Labour Party
166:(1987-07-02)
117:Succeeded by
94:
76:Constituency
70:October 1961
68: –
60:
51: –
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36:Teachta Dála
25:Denis Larkin
18:
1352:1987 deaths
1347:1908 births
1174:1982 (Nov)
1163:Ned Brennan
1148:1982 (Feb)
869:Jack Belton
776:Alfie Byrne
711:transcluded
578:Alfie Byrne
555:18 November
551:. June 2020
427:18 February
292:Rathfarnham
272:County Down
256:trade union
164:2 July 1987
154:County Down
147:8 June 1908
110:Alfie Byrne
105:Preceded by
1341:Categories
1306:Seán Kenny
1231:Seán Kenny
650:1974–1975
622:1969–1977
589:1955–1956
526:12 October
496:12 October
397:References
381:children.
376:Later life
262:Early life
258:official.
191:Anne Moore
143:1908-06-08
49:April 1965
1274:from 2002
1039:1969–1977
803:1937–1948
656:Andy Barr
466:2 January
286:attended
284:James Jnr
268:Rostrevor
232:Education
227:(brother)
221:Relatives
173:, Ireland
156:, Ireland
150:Rostrevor
99:1955–1956
95:In office
61:In office
53:June 1969
44:In office
1096:(Party)
1076:Election
762:(Party)
737:Election
520:Archived
490:Archived
421:Archived
385:See also
321:Politics
213:(father)
196:Children
66:May 1954
1272:3 seats
1091:(Party)
1086:(Party)
1081:(Party)
1037:4 seats
881:(CnaP)
801:3 seats
757:(Party)
752:(Party)
747:(Party)
742:(Party)
725:history
723:|
1309:(Lab)
1234:(Lab)
1225:(Lab)
1131:(Ind)
1094:Deputy
1089:Deputy
1084:Deputy
1079:Deputy
1024:(Lab)
1007:(Lab)
915:(Lab)
898:(Ind)
838:(Lab)
797:(Ind)
779:(Ind)
760:Deputy
755:Deputy
750:Deputy
745:Deputy
740:Deputy
280:Dublin
204:Parent
188:Spouse
171:Dublin
1317:2016
1300:2011
1292:(FG)
1283:2007
1268:2002
1260:(FG)
1251:(FF)
1242:1997
1216:1992
1208:1989
1200:(WP)
1191:1987
1183:(FF)
1166:(FF)
1157:(FG)
1140:(FG)
1122:(FF)
1113:(FF)
1104:1981
1056:1977
1048:1973
1033:(FF)
1015:1969
998:1965
990:(FG)
974:(FF)
965:(FF)
956:1961
948:(FF)
939:1957
931:(FG)
906:1954
889:1951
872:(FG)
863:1948
855:(FF)
846:1944
829:1943
821:(FG)
812:1938
788:(FF)
770:1937
713:from
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995:18th
953:17th
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468:2023
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