John Bruton

...that process. Photos of the paramilitary display at Doherty's funeral appeared in Irish newspapers causing John Bruton, the leader of opposition party Fine Gael, to criticise the government during a debate in Dail Eireann. Bruton called the...

In this article: Dublin, Sinn Fein, Garda, Irish government, Finglas, and Fine Gael

...voters by a substantial margin. When Fine Gael returned to government in 1994 under John Bruton a second attempt was made and, after much controversy and public debate, was ultimately carried by a slim margin. The Fifteenth Amendment altered...

In this article: Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, Fine Gael, Garret FitzGerald, and Italy

The amendment was adopted during the Fianna Fail-Progressive Democrats coalition government of Bertie Ahern but had been first drafted and suggested by the previous Fine Gael-Labour Party government led by John Bruton. The...

In this article: Seventeenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland, Supreme Court, Collective responsibility, Fine Gael, Fianna Fail, and Bertie Ahern

...for a brief period. When FitzGerald resigned as Fine Gael leader after 1987 general election Barry was one of three candidates (along with Alan Dukes and John Bruton) who contested the leadership of Fine Gael. Dukes was the eventual...

In this article: Peter Barry, Fine Gael, Anglo-Irish Agreement, Garret FitzGerald, Alan Dukes, Cork, Minister for Transport, 1987 General Election, and 1997 General Election

He remained in office until 1977. Following Fine Gael's defeat in the 1977 general election , Bruton was appointed to the new front bench as Spokesperson on Agriculture by its new leader, Garret FitzGerald. He was later promoted to the shadow...

In this article: John Gerard Bruton, Fine Gael, Labour Party, Frank Dunlop, Taoiseach, Sinn Fein, Alan Dukes, European Union, Fianna Fail, and Department of Finance

...to this for the sake of making an appointment," he said. Although he declined to name his favoured candidate, a Fine Gael source revealed that Mr Kenny is backing Mr Bruton. He has previously told the Irish Independent that Mr Bruton,...

In this article: Enda Kenny, Fine Gael, EU, Taoiseach, Irish Independent, and Charlie McCreevy

...resignation from the Cabinet in November 1996. When John Bruton announced that Lowry would not be allowed stand as a Fine Gael candidate at the next election he resigned from the party. The Tribunal concluded that Lowry had evaded tax.

In this article: Michael Lowry, Tax, Allegation, Minister for Transport, Revenue, 1987 General Election, Gaelic Athletic Association, Fine Gael, and Ben Dunne

...and foreign policy chief are the plum jobs to arise from a ratification of Lisbon. Mr Bruton is still an outside bet for the EU President's post. Fine Gael leader Enda Kenny asked Mr Cowen what "direct contact" he intended to make on...

In this article: Taoiseach, Brian Cowen, Government, Fine Gael, EU, Lisbon, Maire Geoghegan-Quinn, Enda Kenny, and Vaclav Klaus

...the end of that dream. It was 17 years ago that former Labour leader Dick Spring demanded to spend half the Dail term as Taoiseach during failed negotiations for Government with John Bruton, leader of Fine Gael. Mr Spring subsequently went...

In this article: Eamon Gilmore, Taoiseach, Fine Gael, Dick Spring, Fianna Fail, and Albert Reynolds