Billy Timmins
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Relief and joy as 'wonderfully brave' GOAL worker set free...this." Fine Gael's foreign affairs spokesman Billy Timmins congratulated the Department of Foreign Affairs, Sudanese Humanitarian Minister, Abdel Baqi al-Jailani and all who were involved in securing Ms Commins' safe return home. Labour's... In this article: Taoiseach, Micheal Martin, Brian Cowen, Mary McAleese, Department of Foreign Affairs, Fine Gael, and Billy Timmins |
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Charlotte Observer | October 06, 2009
African aid pioneer Aengus Finucane dies in Dublin
...efforts saved a huge number of lives." "His memory will live on in the lives of those he saved," added Billy Timmins, foreign affairs spokesman for the major opposition party, Fine Gael. Finucane was a priest in the Spiritan Fathers...
In this article: Concern, Dublin, Roman Catholic, Fine Gael, Brian Cowen, Mark Twain, and Mary McAleese
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Centre Daily Times | October 02, 2009
Irish vote again on European Union reform treaty
...said 60 percent had declared they voted yes, 40 percent no. "These are very encouraging numbers for the yes side," said Billy Timmins, Fine Gael's director of elections. Electoral officials said turnout among Ireland's 3.08 million...
In this article: European Union, Ireland, Fine Gael, Brian Cowen, Dublin, Brussels, Recession, Tax, and Fianna Fail
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Independent.ie | June 16, 2009
UK stance hinders Lisbon negotiations
...he said. Fine Gael foreign affairs spokesman Billy Timmins criticised the previous information campaign by the Referendum Commission, saying that RTE's 'PrimeTime' programmes had been much more effective than their "subliminal ads".
In this article: Lisbon, House of Commons, EU, UK, Tories, and Fine Gael
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NAMA launch gives FF a welcome boost
Fine Gael are holding a national canvas day today with the party organisation in every constituency campaigning for a 'Yes' vote. FG director of elections Billy Timmins said the party will keep up the pace until polling day next Friday.
In this article: Brian Cowen, Fine Gael, Fianna Fail, John Gormley, Taoiseach, Green Party, Sinn Fein, Enda Kenny, and Alan Dukes
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Scotland on Sunday | April 23, 2009
Kenny begins Middle East visit
...in the delegation. They will visit Jerusalem, Gaza and the West Bank, including the Holocaust Museum at Yad Vashem, and the village of Al-Attatra in the Gaza Strip which suffered hugely as a result of Israeli shelling. Copyright (c) Press...
In this article: Enda Kenny, Middle East, Fine Gael, All rights reserved, Hamas, Alan Shatter, and Pat Breen
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Reuters | October 02, 2009
Irish Yes to EU charter, informal tallies show
...in order to take effect. "There are very encouraging numbers for the 'Yes' side," said Billy Timmins, director of elections for the opposition Fine Gael party, which conducted a preliminary survey showing a 60-40 percent margin for...
In this article: European Union, Ireland, Recession, Brian Cowen, Dublin, Lech Kaczynski, Vaclav Klaus, Warsaw, Brussels, and Prague
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Billy Timmins (born 1959) is an Irish Fine Gael TD. He is currently the opposition spokesperson on Defence.
Billy Timmins was born in Baltinglass, County Wicklow. He was educated at Patrician College, Ballyfin and University College Galway where he received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics and Legal Science, and at the Military College, Curragh. Timmins served as an army officer, serving in various locations around Ireland and with the United Nations in the Lebanon and Cyprus.
Timmins was first elected to Dáil Éireann for the constituency of Wicklow at the 1997 general election to succeed his father Godfrey Timmins who was retiring, and has held his seat ever since. Having just arrived in the Dáil he became Fine Gael spokesperson for Defence, Peace-Keeping and Humanitarian Relief. In 2000 he became Fine Gael spokesperson on Housing. Following the 2002 general election he was appointed Spokesperson for Agriculture & Food. Most recently following Enda Kenny's Front Bench reshuffle in 2004 he received the Defence spokesperson portfolio.
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