245:
organisation, most of the Fianna Fáil public representatives in the area joined the new organisation. Cunningham remained loyal, however, and was comfortably re-elected at the 1973 general election. He remained a TD until his death on 29 February 1976. In a considerable political shock the
233:
on 9 May 1970. This was something of a surprise at the time and was attributed to an attempt by the party leadership to pressurise Blaney within the
Donegal North-East constituency. Cunningham remained a Parliamentary Secretary until Fianna Fáil lost power at the
410:
230:
49:
736:
450:
729:
1207:
722:
443:
436:
219:
765:
749:
700:
696:
208:
80:
1202:
320:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
479:
463:
247:
192:
107:
622:
605:
1123:
891:
1197:
420:
235:
196:
97:
93:
69:
35:
1157:
242:
1097:
714:
287:
428:
204:
1152:
1147:
1106:
312:
184:
761:
475:
1020:
562:
342:
745:
459:
188:
56:
371:
874:
579:
403:
251:
180:
176:
160:
135:
1141:
937:
1071:
1054:
1037:
313:"Appointment of Ministers and Parliamentary Secretaries – Dáil Éireann (19th Dáil)"
955:
946:
834:
825:
646:
596:
553:
544:
215:
200:
1080:
996:
535:
226:
183:
in 1915. A qualified national school teacher, Cunningham was first elected to
223:
718:
432:
411:
Parliamentary
Secretary to the Minister for Local Government
231:
Parliamentary
Secretary to the Minister for Local Government
775:
771:
489:
485:
229:. In the resulting reshuffle Cunningham was appointed
156:
142:
122:
117:
103:
76:
55:
41:
34:
23:
175:(25 January 1915 – 29 February 1976) was an Irish
730:
444:
8:
207:. From 1961 onwards, he was elected for the
199:. At the time the senior Fianna Fáil TD was
366:
364:
1208:Parliamentary Secretaries of the 19th Dáil
737:
723:
715:
451:
437:
429:
392:
20:
902:
781:
495:
16:Irish Fianna Fáil politician (1915–1976)
279:
766:Donegal North-East (Dáil constituency)
323:from the original on 17 February 2020
7:
14:
266:Neil Blaney: A Soldier of Destiny
480:Donegal East (Dáil constituency)
203:who would subsequently become a
1203:Politicians from County Donegal
1:
1122:Constituency abolished. See
890:Constituency abolished. See
695:Constituency abolished. See
254:of Independent Fianna Fáil.
72: – 29 February 1976
292:Oireachtas Members Database
179:politician. He was born in
1224:
759:
473:
1120:
1079:
1077:
1019:
1017:
1004:
995:
993:
954:
952:
945:
943:
936:
934:
921:
916:
911:
888:
858:
833:
831:
824:
822:
815:
813:
800:
795:
790:
757:
693:
662:
660:
645:
643:
630:
621:
619:
595:
593:
561:
559:
552:
550:
534:
532:
519:
514:
509:
504:
471:
417:
408:
400:
395:
241:When Blaney launched the
166:
113:
86:
62:
30:
1193:Members of the 20th Dáil
1188:Members of the 19th Dáil
1183:Members of the 18th Dáil
1178:Members of the 17th Dáil
1173:Members of the 16th Dáil
1168:Members of the 15th Dáil
1163:Members of the 14th Dáil
317:Houses of the Oireachtas
220:Minister for Agriculture
214:After the events of the
243:Independent Fianna Fáil
152:County Donegal, Ireland
36:Parliamentary Secretary
264:Rafter, Kevin (1993).
1098:Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
248:resulting by-election
236:1973 general election
218:Blaney was sacked as
197:1951 general election
1198:Irish schoolteachers
376:ElectionsIreland.org
195:constituency at the
1107:Charlie McConalogue
205:Government Minister
750:Donegal North-East
701:Donegal South-West
697:Donegal North-East
396:Political offices
349:. 30 November 2017
209:Donegal North-East
81:Donegal North-East
1135:
1134:
1130:
1129:
898:
897:
712:
711:
707:
706:
427:
426:
418:Succeeded by
372:"Liam Cunningham"
343:"Nineteenth Dáil"
288:"Liam Cunningham"
187:as a Fianna Fáil
170:
169:
1215:
1021:Cecilia Keaveney
1014:1996 by-election
903:
868:1976 by-election
782:
779:
739:
732:
725:
716:
640:1948 by-election
563:Daniel McMenamin
496:
493:
453:
446:
439:
430:
401:Preceded by
393:
387:
386:
384:
382:
368:
359:
358:
356:
354:
339:
333:
332:
330:
328:
309:
303:
302:
300:
298:
284:
269:
149:
146:29 February 1976
132:
130:
118:Personal details
91:
67:
50:Local Government
46:
45:
21:
1223:
1222:
1218:
1217:
1216:
1214:
1213:
1212:
1158:Fianna Fáil TDs
1138:
1137:
1136:
1131:
1109:
1100:
1083:
1074:
1057:
1040:
1023:
999:
958:
949:
940:
923:
918:
913:
900:
877:
837:
828:
819:
817:Liam Cunningham
802:
797:
792:
780:
769:
753:
743:
713:
708:
666:
664:Liam Cunningham
649:
625:
623:William Sheldon
608:
606:William Sheldon
599:
582:
565:
556:
547:
538:
521:
516:
511:
506:
494:
483:
467:
457:
423:
414:
406:
391:
390:
380:
378:
370:
369:
362:
352:
350:
341:
340:
336:
326:
324:
319:. 13 May 1970.
311:
310:
306:
296:
294:
286:
285:
281:
276:
263:
260:
173:Liam Cunningham
157:Political party
151:
147:
134:
133:25 January 1915
128:
126:
92:
87:
68:
63:
43:
42:
26:
25:Liam Cunningham
17:
12:
11:
5:
1221:
1219:
1211:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1195:
1190:
1185:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1140:
1139:
1133:
1132:
1128:
1127:
1119:
1116:
1112:
1111:
1104:
1102:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1086:
1085:
1078:
1076:
1069:
1067:
1064:
1060:
1059:
1052:
1050:
1047:
1043:
1042:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1026:
1025:
1018:
1016:
1010:
1009:
1006:
1002:
1001:
994:
992:
989:
985:
984:
981:
977:
976:
973:
969:
968:
965:
961:
960:
953:
951:
944:
942:
935:
933:
930:
926:
925:
920:
915:
910:
907:
896:
895:
887:
884:
880:
879:
875:Paddy Keaveney
872:
870:
864:
863:
860:
856:
855:
852:
848:
847:
844:
840:
839:
832:
830:
823:
821:
814:
812:
809:
805:
804:
799:
794:
789:
786:
760:This table is
758:
755:
754:
748:(TDs) for the
744:
742:
741:
734:
727:
719:
710:
709:
705:
704:
692:
689:
685:
684:
681:
677:
676:
673:
669:
668:
661:
659:
656:
652:
651:
644:
642:
636:
635:
632:
628:
627:
620:
618:
615:
611:
610:
603:
601:
594:
592:
589:
585:
584:
580:Henry McDevitt
577:
575:
572:
568:
567:
560:
558:
551:
549:
542:
540:
533:
531:
528:
524:
523:
518:
513:
508:
503:
500:
474:This table is
472:
469:
468:
462:(TDs) for the
458:
456:
455:
448:
441:
433:
425:
424:
421:Michael Begley
419:
416:
407:
404:Paudge Brennan
402:
398:
397:
389:
388:
360:
334:
304:
278:
277:
275:
272:
271:
270:
259:
256:
252:Paddy Keaveney
211:constituency.
181:County Donegal
168:
167:
164:
163:
158:
154:
153:
150:(aged 61)
144:
140:
139:
136:County Donegal
124:
120:
119:
115:
114:
111:
110:
105:
101:
100:
84:
83:
78:
74:
73:
60:
59:
53:
52:
47:
39:
38:
32:
31:
28:
27:
24:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
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1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1196:
1194:
1191:
1189:
1186:
1184:
1181:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1145:
1143:
1126:
1125:
1117:
1114:
1113:
1108:
1105:
1103:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1088:
1087:
1082:
1073:
1070:
1068:
1065:
1062:
1061:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1045:
1044:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1028:
1027:
1022:
1015:
1012:
1011:
1007:
1003:
998:
990:
987:
986:
982:
979:
978:
974:
971:
970:
966:
963:
962:
957:
948:
939:
938:Hugh Conaghan
931:
928:
927:
908:
905:
904:
901:
894:
893:
885:
882:
881:
876:
873:
871:
869:
866:
865:
861:
857:
853:
850:
849:
845:
842:
841:
836:
827:
818:
810:
807:
806:
787:
784:
783:
777:
773:
767:
763:
756:
751:
747:
746:Teachtaà Dála
740:
735:
733:
728:
726:
721:
720:
717:
703:
702:
698:
690:
687:
686:
682:
679:
678:
674:
671:
670:
665:
657:
654:
653:
648:
641:
638:
637:
633:
629:
624:
616:
613:
612:
607:
604:
602:
598:
590:
587:
586:
581:
578:
576:
573:
570:
569:
564:
555:
546:
543:
541:
537:
529:
526:
525:
501:
498:
497:
491:
487:
481:
477:
470:
465:
461:
460:Teachtaà Dála
454:
449:
447:
442:
440:
435:
434:
431:
422:
413:
412:
405:
399:
394:
377:
373:
367:
365:
361:
348:
344:
338:
335:
322:
318:
314:
308:
305:
293:
289:
283:
280:
273:
267:
262:
261:
257:
255:
253:
249:
244:
239:
237:
232:
228:
225:
221:
217:
212:
210:
206:
202:
198:
194:
191:(TD) for the
190:
186:
182:
178:
174:
165:
162:
159:
155:
145:
141:
137:
125:
121:
116:
112:
109:
106:
102:
99:
95:
90:
85:
82:
79:
75:
71:
66:
61:
58:
54:
51:
48:
40:
37:
33:
29:
22:
19:
1121:
1072:Niall Blaney
1055:Niall Blaney
1038:Harry Blaney
1013:
899:
889:
867:
816:
752:constituency
694:
663:
639:
466:constituency
464:Donegal East
409:
379:. Retrieved
375:
351:. Retrieved
346:
337:
325:. Retrieved
316:
307:
295:. Retrieved
291:
282:
265:
240:
213:
193:Donegal East
189:Teachta Dála
185:Dáil Éireann
172:
171:
148:(1976-02-29)
108:Donegal East
104:Constituency
98:October 1961
96: –
88:
77:Constituency
70:October 1961
64:
57:Teachta Dála
18:
1153:1976 deaths
1148:1915 births
975:1982 (Nov)
967:1982 (Feb)
956:Paddy Harte
947:Neil Blaney
835:Paddy Harte
826:Neil Blaney
762:transcluded
647:Neil Blaney
597:Neal Blaney
554:James Myles
545:Neal Blaney
476:transcluded
250:was won by
216:Arms Crisis
201:Neil Blaney
177:Fianna Fáil
161:Fianna Fáil
1142:Categories
1081:Joe McHugh
997:Jim McDaid
536:John Friel
415:1970–1973
347:www.gov.ie
274:References
227:Jack Lynch
129:1915-01-25
327:5 January
224:Taoiseach
138:, Ireland
89:In office
65:In office
44:1970–1973
924:(Party)
909:Election
803:(Party)
788:Election
522:(Party)
502:Election
381:12 April
321:Archived
297:12 April
94:May 1951
1124:Donegal
919:(Party)
914:(Party)
892:Donegal
798:(Party)
793:(Party)
776:history
774:|
609:(CnaT)
517:(Party)
512:(Party)
507:(Party)
490:history
488:|
353:6 April
258:Sources
222:by the
1058:(IFF)
1041:(IFF)
950:(IFF)
922:Deputy
917:Deputy
912:Deputy
878:(IFF)
829:(IFF)
801:Deputy
796:Deputy
791:Deputy
626:(Ind)
557:(Ind)
520:Deputy
515:Deputy
510:Deputy
505:Deputy
1118:2016
1110:(FF)
1101:(SF)
1092:2011
1084:(FG)
1075:(FF)
1066:2007
1049:2002
1032:1997
1024:(FF)
1008:1992
1000:(FF)
991:1989
983:1987
959:(FG)
941:(FF)
932:1981
886:1977
862:1973
854:1969
846:1965
838:(FG)
820:(FF)
811:1961
764:from
691:1961
683:1957
675:1954
667:(FF)
658:1951
650:(FF)
634:1948
617:1944
600:(FF)
591:1943
583:(FF)
574:1938
566:(FG)
548:(FF)
539:(FF)
530:1937
478:from
1115:32nd
1089:31st
1063:30th
1046:29th
1029:28th
1005:27th
988:26th
980:25th
972:24th
964:23rd
929:22nd
906:Dáil
883:21st
859:20th
851:19th
843:18th
808:17th
785:Dáil
772:edit
699:and
688:17th
680:16th
672:15th
655:14th
631:13th
614:12th
588:11th
571:10th
499:Dáil
486:edit
383:2009
355:2022
329:2021
299:2009
143:Died
123:Born
527:9th
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