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| In office 13 July 1966 – 10 March 1968 |
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| Preceded by | Patrick Hillery |
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| Succeeded by | Brian Lenihan |
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| In office 21 April 1965 – 13 July 1966 |
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| Preceded by | Seán MacEntee |
| Succeeded by | Seán Flanagan |
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| Born | January, 1921 Limerick, Ireland |
| Died | 10 March 1968 Limerick, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Dr. The Minister for Education and Science (An Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta is the senior minister at the Department of Education and Science in the Government Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Patrick John "Paddy" Hillery (Pádraig Seán Ó hIrighile 2 May 1923 &ndash 12 April 2008 was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and the sixth President of Ireland Brian Patrick Lenihan (Brian Ó Luineacháin 17 November 1930 – 1 November 1995 was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician The Minister for Health and Children (Aire Sláinte agus Leanaí is the senior minister at the Department of Health and Children in the Government of Ireland Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Year 1966 ( MCMLXVI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. Seán MacEntee (Seán Mac an tSaoi 22 August 1889 &ndash 10 January 1984 was a senior Irish politician Seán Flanagan (26 January 1922 &ndash 5 February 1993 was a senior Fianna Fáil politician and Gaelic footballer in Ireland. Limerick (pronounced /ˈlɪmrɪk/ Luimneach in Irish) is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the Province of Munster The Irish Republic ( Irish: Poblacht na hÉireann or Saorstát Éireann) was a unilaterally declared independent state of Ireland proclaimed Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Limerick (pronounced /ˈlɪmrɪk/ Luimneach in Irish) is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the Province of Munster Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach shortened to Fianna Fáil ( is currently the largest Political party in the Hilda Moriarty |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Donagh Brendan O'Malley (January 1921 – 10 March 1968) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach shortened to Fianna Fáil ( is currently the largest Political party in the A Teachta Dála for Limerick East from 1954 until 1968, he also served as Minster for Health and Minister for Education. A Teachta Dála (ˈtʲaxtə ˈdɑːlə is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Oireachtas (Parliament of the Republic of Ireland. Limerick East is a Constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The Minister for Health and Children (Aire Sláinte agus Leanaí is the senior minister at the Department of Health and Children in the Government of Ireland The Minister for Education and Science (An Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta is the senior minister at the Department of Education and Science in the Government He is regarded as one of the best ministers ever to serve in an Irish government.
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Early & private life
Donagh O’Malley was born in Limerick in 1921. Limerick (pronounced /ˈlɪmrɪk/ Luimneach in Irish) is a city and the county seat of County Limerick in the Province of Munster Born into a wealthy, middle-class family, he was educated locally at Crescent College before later attending the exclusive Clongowes Wood school in County Kildare. Crescent College Comprehensive SJ is a Secondary school located on a section of 40 acres (162000 m² of parkland at Dooradoyle Limerick, Ireland Clongowes Wood College is a private secondary Boarding school for boys located near Clane in County Kildare, Ireland. County Kildare (Contae Chill Dara is an Irish County located to the southwest of Dublin in the province of Leinster. O'Malley later studied at University College Galway where he was conferred with a degree in engineering in 1943. The National University of Ireland Galway ( NUI Galway) ( Irish Ollscoil na hÉireann Gaillimh or OÉ Gaillimh) is a tertiary-level He then returned to Limerick where he worked as an engineer before becoming involved in politics.
O'Malley married Dr. Hilda Moriarty (1922-1991) in August 1947 and together the couple had two children, Daragh and Suzanne. O'Malley's wife has become famous in poetry as the object of Patrick Kavanagh’s desire in the poem Raglan Road. Patrick Kavanagh (Pádraig Caomhánaigh (21 October 1904 &ndash 30 November 1967 was an Irish Poet. Raglan Road can refer to " On Raglan Road," an Irish song based on a poem by Patrick Kavanagh Raglan Road (street, a street
Early political career
O'Malley was born into a highly politicised family who supported Cumann na nGaedhael until a falling out with the party in the early 1930s. Cumann na nGaedhael (ˈkʊmən nə ˈŋɰeːɫ "Society of the Gaels" sometimes spelt Cumann na nGaedheal, was an Irish language name given O'Malley first became involved in local politics as a member of Limerick Corporation. Limerick City Council is the name given to the local authority which is responsible for the city of Limerick in Ireland He became Mayor of his native city in 1961, amazingly the third O'Malley brother to hold the office. Desmond O'Malley was Mayor from 1941 until 1943 and Michael O'Malley held the office from 1948 until 1949.
O’Malley was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála at the 1954 general election; Fianna Fáil were not returned to government on that occasion. ga '''Dáil Éireann''' ( English House of Representatives of Ireland) is the principal chamber of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach shortened to Fianna Fáil ( is currently the largest Political party in the A Teachta Dála (ˈtʲaxtə ˈdɑːlə is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Oireachtas (Parliament of the Republic of Ireland. The Irish general election of 1954 was held on 14 May 1954 The newly elected Members of the 15th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 2 June when the new Taoiseach The new Dáil deputy spent the rest of the decade on the backbenches, however, his party was returned to power in 1957. Two years later Seán Lemass took over from Éamon de Valera as Taoiseach and the modernizing process began. Seán Francis Lemass (15 July 1899 &ndash 11 May 1971 was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and third Taoiseach of Ireland from 1959 until 1966 Éamon de Valera (ˈeɪmən dɛvəˈlɛrə (born Edward George de Valera) (14 October 1882 &ndash 29 August 1975 was one of the dominant political figures in 20th century The Taoiseach (ˈtiːʃəx in English t̪ˠiːʃʲəx (plural Taoisigh ( or) in Irish) also referred to as An Taoiseach ( t̪ˠiːʃʲəx is the the Lemass introduced younger cabinet ministers as the old guard, who had served the party since its foundation in 1926, began to retire. In 1961 O’Malley joined the government as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance, one of the most senior junior ministerial positions. The Minister of State at the Department of Finance is a junior ministerial post in the Irish Department of Finance. O'Malley was part of a newer, brasher style of politician that was emerging in the 1960s. He was a colourful and charming character and his heavy drinking exploits with fellow ministers Charles Haughey and Brian Lenihan have become part of Irish political folklore. Brian Patrick Lenihan (Brian Ó Luineacháin 17 November 1930 – 1 November 1995 was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician On one occasion O’Malley was reputed to have destroyed a chip shop causing £500 worth of damage. Another incident attributed to O’Malley involved him driving the wrong way down O’Connell Street in Dublin. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland.
Cabinet career
Following Fianna Fáil’s return to government following the 1965 general election O’Malley joined the cabinet as Minister for Health. The Irish general election of 1965 was held on 7 April 1965 The newly elected 144 Members of the 18th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 21 April when the new The Minister for Health and Children (Aire Sláinte agus Leanaí is the senior minister at the Department of Health and Children in the Government of Ireland He spent just over one year in this position before he was appointed Minister for Education, a position where he will be forever remembered for his dynamism as a minister. The Minister for Education and Science (An Aire Oideachais agus Eolaíochta is the senior minister at the Department of Education and Science in the Government
Having succeeded another dynamic young minister, Patrick Hillery, O'Malley acted swiftly to introduce the recommendations that were made in an official report regarding education. Patrick John "Paddy" Hillery (Pádraig Seán Ó hIrighile 2 May 1923 &ndash 12 April 2008 was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and the sixth President of Ireland Shortly after he was appointed he announced that from 1969 all schools up to Intermediate level would be free and that free buses would bring students from rural area to the nearest school. O’Malley seems to have made this decision himself without consulting other ministers, however, he did discuss it with Lemass. Jack Lynch, who as Minister for Finance had to find the money to pay for it, was certainly not consulted and was dismayed at the announcement. John Mary "Jack" Lynch ( Irish: Seán Ó Loinsigh; 15 August 1917 &ndash 20 October 1999 was the fourth Taoiseach of Ireland, The Minister for Finance (Aire Airgeadais is the title held by the Irish government minister responsible for all financial and monetary matters In spite of this O’Malley’s proposals were hugely popular with the public and it was impossible for the government to go back on its word.
As minister O'Malley also extended the school transport scheme and commissioned the building of new non-denominational comprehensive and community schools in areas where they were lacking. He also introduced Regional Technical Colleges (RTCs), now called Institutes of Technology, in areas where there was no third level college in proximity. A Regional Technical College ( RTC) is a type of College in Ireland now replaced by an Institute of Technology ( IT) The best example of this successful policy is Limerick, now a university, where O'Malley is credited with taking the steps to ensure the university came into existence. The University of Limerick ( UL) (Ollscoil Luimnigh was established in 1972 as the National Institute for Higher Education, Limerick and His plan to merge Trinity College, Dublin and University College Dublin aroused huge controversy and was not successful, despite being supported by his cabinet colleague Brian Lenihan. Trinity College Dublin ( TCD; Irish Coláiste na Tríonóide Baile Átha Cliath; Latin: Collegium Sacrosanctae et Individuae Trinitatis Reginae University College Dublin (UCD (An Coláiste Ollscoile Baile Átha Cliath - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland Dublin (An Access to third level education was also extended as the old scholarship system was replaced by a system of means-tested grants which gave easier access to less well-off students.
Death
O’Malley’s package of reforms made him one of the most innovative and popular members of the government and he was affectionately known as 'the School Man' for his work in the area of education. His sudden death in Limerick on 10 March 1968, before his vision for the education system was completed, came as a great shock to the Irish public. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Year 1968 ( MCMLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He was buried with a full state funeral. A state funeral is a public funeral ceremony held to honour Heads of state or other important people of national significance
Following O'Malley's death, his wife wanted to run for the seat left vacant by her deceased husband. Her campaign was supported by the actor Richard Harris, however, in the end the nomination went to O'Malley's nephew, Desmond O'Malley, and he was duly elected in the subsequent by-election. Richard St John Harris ( October 1 1930 - October 25 2002) was a two-time Academy Award -nominated and Grammy Award Desmond Joseph (Des O'Malley (Deasún Ó Máille born 2 February 1939 is a former Irish Politician. This is a list of all By-elections to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament ( Oireachtas) since 1923
References
- This page incorporates information from the Oireachtas Members Database
See also
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Joseph Brennan |
Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Finance 1961–1965 |
Succeeded by Jim Gibbons |
| Preceded by Seán MacEntee |
Minister for Health 1965–1966 |
Succeeded by Seán Flanagan |
| Preceded by George Colley |
Minister for Education 1966–1968 |
Succeeded by Brian Lenihan |
| Preceded by Patrick Kelly |
Mayor of Limerick 1961 |
Succeeded by Frank Glasgow |
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