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If Ireland’s self-image as a restraining influence in international affairs is to mean anything, more than timid ‘personal views’ are required

“The demise of the Land Commission is due essentially to the completion of its task,” the then agriculture minister Michael O’Kennedy told the Dáil in 1986 as he introduced a bill to dissolve what was arguably the most important body for rural Ireland in the history of the State.

Michael Dowling – a view from within 2022-07-31

MICHAEL O’Kennedy was a senior member of the Irish government during a critical time for Anglo-Irish relations.

The funeral of former Tipperary TD and Minister Michael O’Kennedy is taking place this afternoon. The Nenagh native passed away on Friday at the age of 86. Tributes have been pouring in following the news of the death of former Tipperary TD Michael O’Kennedy, Also, a former Fianna Fáil minister Michael O’Kennedy passed away on […]

The Taoiseach Micháel Martin has delivered the oration at the funeral of Michael O’Kennedy today. The former Tipperaray TD and Minister passed away on Friday and his funeral took place in Nenagh this afternoon. The full oration can be read below: Today we are laying to rest an Irish patriot who devoted his life to […]

Graveside Oration

Taoiseach Micheál Martin delivers graveside oration for former Fianna Fáil minister

Tributes have been pouring in following the death of a former Tipperary TD aged 86. Nenagh native and former Fianna Fáil minister Michael O’Kennedy passed away on Friday following a short illness. In a national political career spanning 37-years, O’Kennedy served as Minister for Finance, Public Service, Economic Planning and Development, Foreign Affairs, Transport and […]

Former Fianna Fáil minister and EU commissioner left ‘a rich political legacy’