356:. In March 1933 Coogan was passed over for promotion to the rank of commissioner in favour of Broy, and in 1934 he was transferred to the administrative branch. In autumn 1934 he took up the study of law and won the Swift MacNeill memorial prize and graduated BA (legal studies) and LLB from the
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to kill two young women who had been passing on information to the police. Coogan did not shoot them because he thought they were "very young and very beautiful". On the
British government's suppression of the Technical Institute in May 1920, he spent some time organising Volunteers in Kilkenny
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in 1918 due to his political commitments. He was Vice-principal of the
Technical Institute, Athlone from 1918 to 1919, and was principal of the Limerick School of Commerce and vice-principal of the Technical Institute, Limerick from 1919 to 1920.
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in 1937. He was fluent in Irish, and among his responsibilities were the encouragement of the Irish language in the force, and the conduct of all matters relating to the Irish-speaking divisions of the gardaĂ in
Donegal, Galway, and Kerry.
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before joining colleagues from the
Limerick Technical Institute in the Dáil department of local government in September 1920. During this time he also served on the intelligence staff of the Volunteers.
643:
352:
After the sacking of Chief
Superintendent Dave Neligan in December 1932, Coogan took over responsibility for the special branch but in February 1933 he relinquished the post on the appointment
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on 1 September 1922, and later deputy commissioner on 1 January 1923. At the Garda headquarters Coogan was one of the few senior-ranking officers who had not served with the
636:
878:
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809:
394:. He was called to the bar in 1941, and built up an extensive practice during the short period before his entry into politics. He was elected a member of
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538:
341:
he served for a short time under the provisional government with the
Department of Finance before being appointed assistant commissioner of the
863:
213:
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until he was forced to retire in 1941, following an incident in the foyer of the
Gresham Hotel when an American tourist was assaulted.
349:. Set the task of supervising the distribution of the force around the country, he also had charge of the Garda educational syllabus.
783:
723:
521:
883:
265:, the only son of Timothy Coogan, a shopkeeper, and Bridget Coogan (née Joyce). He was educated at Castlecomer national school;
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656:
410:
59:
357:
325:
479:
418:
414:
48:
766:
297:
858:
321:
278:
226:
185:
430:
346:
557:
511:
843:
575:
266:
167:
838:
833:
375:
342:
282:
246:
621:
293:
208:
338:
402:
668:
517:
474:
395:
289:
203:
370:
365:
262:
91:
652:
406:
309:
35:
600:
434:
153:
827:
732:
364:
He had been fired as Deputy Garda
Commissioner in 1936 after an altercation with the
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274:
741:
258:
87:
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180:
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campaign, and polling was postponed in his constituency of Carlow–Kilkenny..
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387:
242:
119:
270:
437:. Eamonn Coogan died on 22 January 1948 at the Meath Hospital, Dublin.
108:
539:"Chief Supt Ned Coogan's plea for justice after 1941 Garda purge"
625:
433:. They had three children, one of whom was the historian
16:
Irish Fine Gael politician and police officer (1896–1948)
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He married
Beatrice Toal in 1928. The family resided in
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245:
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196:
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34:
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374:but he remained in the force and held the rank of
241:(30 November 1896 – 22 January 1948) was an Irish
296:, he declined the offer of a scholarship to the
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8:
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630:
622:
500:Michael Collins by Tim Pat Coogan, Preface
20:
874:Irish Republican Army (1919–1922) members
324:, Coogan and another man were ordered by
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386:Following his sacking he worked as a
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879:Police officers from County Kilkenny
558:"Writing himself into Irish history"
510:Coogan, Tim Pat (16 December 2015).
869:Alumni of University College Dublin
14:
854:Politicians from County Kilkenny
475:"Coogan, Edward (Eamonn, 'Ned')"
398:borough council in August 1942.
390:and as the general secretary of
288:He was an active member of the
138:
358:National University of Ireland
1:
480:Dictionary of Irish Biography
312:was best man at his wedding.
808:Constituency abolished. See
673:Kilkenny (Dáil constituency)
513:Michael Collins: A Biography
281:, where he graduated with a
580:Oireachtas Members Database
51: – 22 January 1948
900:
666:
382:Political and legal career
298:London School of Economics
806:
740:
738:
731:
729:
722:
720:
707:
702:
697:
664:
526:– via Google Books.
322:Irish War of Independence
279:University College Dublin
232:
227:Irish War of Independence
186:University College Dublin
65:
41:
30:
849:Members of the 12th Dáil
431:Monkstown, County Dublin
347:Royal Irish Constabulary
884:People from Castlecomer
864:Garda SĂochána officers
425:Death and personal life
419:1948 general election
417:. He died during the
415:1944 general election
273:; St Mary's College,
214:Irish Republican Army
605:ElectionsIreland.org
516:. Head of Zeus Ltd.
413:constituency at the
376:chief superintendent
304:He was friends with
283:Bachelor of Commerce
473:Dempsey, Pauric J.
316:War of Independence
294:National Volunteers
267:St Kieran's College
209:National Volunteers
168:St Kieran's College
537:Collins, Stephen.
401:He was elected to
339:Anglo-Irish Treaty
821:
820:
816:
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236:
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172:St Mary's College
891:
859:Irish barristers
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686:
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290:Irish Volunteers
204:Irish Volunteers
192:Military service
142:
140:
105:
85:30 November 1896
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82:
70:Personal details
46:
21:
899:
898:
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890:
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824:
823:
822:
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810:Carlow–Kilkenny
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601:"Eamonn Coogan"
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576:"Eamonn Coogan"
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562:The Irish Times
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543:The Irish Times
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371:The Irish Press
366:general manager
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326:Michael Collins
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263:County Kilkenny
257:He was born in
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144:
141: 1928)
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116:Political party
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102:22 January 1948
92:County Kilkenny
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17:
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11:
5:
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895:
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784:James Pattison
781:
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724:James Pattison
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556:Brady, Conor.
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435:Tim Pat Coogan
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337:Following the
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292:and later the
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106:(aged 51)
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2:
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844:Fine Gael TDs
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767:Philip Mahony
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733:Thomas Derrig
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684:
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674:
670:
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653:Teachtaà Dála
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409:(TD) for the
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396:DĂşn Laoghaire
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332:
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315:
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306:David Neligan
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275:County Carlow
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239:Eamonn Coogan
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152:3, including
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131:Beatrice Toal
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33:
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25:Eamonn Coogan
22:
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659:constituency
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407:Teachta Dála
403:Dáil Éireann
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343:Civic Guards
336:
333:Garda career
319:
310:Eoin O'Duffy
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238:
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223:Battles/wars
104:(1948-01-22)
56:Constituency
43:
36:Teachta Dála
18:
839:1948 deaths
834:1896 births
742:Denis Gorey
669:transcluded
610:15 February
585:15 February
486:16 November
320:During the
259:Castlecomer
88:Castlecomer
828:Categories
441:References
354:Eamon Broy
253:Early life
181:Alma mater
81:1896-11-30
392:Fine Gael
388:barrister
243:Fine Gael
161:Education
120:Fine Gael
111:, Ireland
94:, Ireland
44:In office
710:(Party)
695:Election
657:Kilkenny
411:Kilkenny
271:Kilkenny
149:Children
60:Kilkenny
49:May 1944
770:(CnaT)
705:(Party)
700:(Party)
683:history
681:|
154:Tim Pat
143:
135:
787:(NLP)
727:(Lab)
708:Deputy
703:Deputy
698:Deputy
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277:; and
126:Spouse
109:Dublin
804:1948
796:(FG)
778:1944
761:1943
753:1938
745:(FG)
736:(FF)
718:1937
671:from
405:as a
156:(son)
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518:ISBN
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