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Brendan Corish (19 November 1918 – 17 February 1990) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Tánaiste and Minister for Health from 1973 to 1977, Leader of the Labour Party, Minister for Social Welfare from 1954 to 1957 and from 1973 to 1977, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Defence and Parliamentary Secretary ...
Brendan Corish: a life in politics, 1945-1977 Sinead Ni Choncubhair The winds of political change were blowing within a month of Brendan Corish's birth on 19 November 1918. In the hugely important general election of 14 December 1918, Sinn Fein became the dominant nationalist political force in Ireland, replacing the old Home Rule vanguard. The
Corish, Brendan. Contributed by. O'Leary, Michael. Corish, Brendan (1918–90) politician, was born 19 November 1918 in Wexford, the fourth of six children (five sons and a daughter) of Richard Corish (qv), trade unionist and politician, and his wife Catherine Bergin, daughter of Daniel Bergin, baker. The Corish family lived at William Street ...
Brendan Corish was crystal clear in his approach to the Northern Ireland crisis. He had courageously led the Labour Party through difficult, and divisive, debates on the emerging situation and had established beyond question that Labour's policy was geared towards peaceful reconciliation throughout the whole island.
This thesis examines the contribution that Brendan Corish made to Irish political life over a long and varied career in politics. It looks at the transforming image of socialism in Ireland, Corish’s legacy on the Irish Labour Party, the impact of religion on his politics, as well as the effect politics had on his family and personal health.
- Sinead Ni Choncubhair
- 2009
24 de nov. de 2018 · Brendan Corish’s 1969 Conference speech – entitled The New Republic – was truly a milestone, as Brendan Halligan wrote at the time. It was and remains “a statement of socialist intent” and “outlined the philosophy and purpose” of Labour. And that in a nutshell is what is so distinct about Labour.
Brendan Corish is arguably the leading political figure in Wexford since Irish independence. In his hometown and county, there is a huge awareness of the contribution Corish made and this thesis will examine his legacy in Wexford. Indeed, the Wexford electorate since 1922 has in all but two elections returned a Labour
