Feargal Quinn (Irish: Fearghal Ó Cuinn) (born 27 November 1936) is an Irish politician, businessman and an independent member of the 23rd Seanad Éireann (Senate)- the upper house of the Oireachtas. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Seanad Éireann (ɕan̪ˠad̪ˠ erʲan̪ˠ English Senate of Ireland) also known unofficially as the Senate, is the Upper house of the Oireachtas An upper house is one of two chambers of a Bicameral Legislature, the other chamber being the Lower house. The Oireachtas (ɛrʲaxt̪ˠasˠ is the "national parliament" or Legislature of Ireland, sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann. Quinn was first elected as a senator in 1993 from the National University of Ireland university panel, and was re-elected in 1997, 2002 and 2007. The National University of Ireland ( NUI) (Ollscoil na hÉireann is a federal University system of constituent universities, previously called A university constituency is a Constituency, used in elections to a Legislature, that represents a University rather than a geographical area He was educated in Newbridge College, and is a commerce graduate of University College, Dublin. Newbridge College is a co-educational secondary school in Newbridge County Kildare, Ireland, run by the Dominican Order. University College Dublin (UCD (An Coláiste Ollscoile Baile Átha Cliath - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland Dublin (An He is a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on European Affairs, and is an Oireachtas member of the National Economic and Social Forum. The Oireachtas (ɛrʲaxt̪ˠasˠ is the "national parliament" or Legislature of Ireland, sometimes referred to as Oireachtas Éireann.
Quinn, born in Dublin in 1936, has had a career in both business and public service. Dublin (ˈdʌblɨn/ /ˈdʊblɨn or /ˈdʊbəlɪn/, bˠalʲə aːha klʲiəh or cliə(ɸ is both the largest city and capital of Ireland. Year 1936 ( MCMXXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. He is the founder of Superquinn supermarket chain, of which he remains non-executive president after his family sold out their interest in August 2005. Superquinn is an Irish Supermarket chain The company was until 2005 entirely privately held by the Quinn family Customer divider barjpg|thumb|In supermarkets sellers periodically change prices for classes of goods in response to market conditions rather than negotiating the price of each good He became the chairman of the Interim Board for Posts (An Bord Poist in Irish) in 1979 and served as chairman of its successor An Post (The Post Office) until 1989 - he also served on several other public authorities and boards. Irish (ga ''Gaeilge'' is a Goidelic language of the Indo-European language family originating in Ireland and historically spoken by the Irish. An Post ( English literal translation 'The Post' From 1993 to 1998, he chaired the steering committee which oversaw the development of the Leaving Certificate Applied version. The Leaving Certificate ( Ardteistiméireacht) commonly referred to as the Leaving Cert (Irish Ardteist) is the final course in the Irish He currently chairs the IBEC-sponsored business committee on better regulation, Sensible Rules. In 2006 he was appointed an Adjunct Professor in Marketing at National University of Ireland, Galway and began a 3-year term as president of Eurocommerce, the Brussels-based lobbying body for the distribution sector. The National University of Ireland Galway ( NUI Galway) ( Irish Ollscoil na hÉireann Gaillimh or OÉ Gaillimh) is a tertiary-level
He is the author of "Crowning the Customer" (O'Brien Press, 1990), which has been translated into many languages. He is the recipient of three honorary doctorates from Irish education institutions (NCEA, National University of Ireland and the University of Dublin) and of a papal knighthood. An honorary degree or a degree honoris causa ( Latin: 'for the sake of the honour' is an Academic degree for which a university (or other degree-awarding The Higher Education and Training Awards Council ( ( HETAC) the legal successor to the National Council for Educational Awards (NCEA grants Higher education The National University of Ireland ( NUI) (Ollscoil na hÉireann is a federal University system of constituent universities, previously called The University of Dublin, corporately designated the Chancellor Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin (since the 19th century located in Dublin, Papal Orders of Chivalry are orders of knighthood bestowed by the Pope. He shared with Oprah Winfrey the 2006 "Listener of the Year" award of the International Listening Association. Oprah Gail Winfrey (born January 29 1954 often referred to simply as Oprah, is an American
Feargal Quinn is married to Denise Quinn, daughter of Ned and Grace Prendergast. They have five adult children. He is a first cousin of Ruairi Quinn TD and of Lochlann Quinn, former chairman of Allied Irish Banks (AIB). Ruairi Quinn ( Irish: Ruairí Ó Cuinn (born 2 April 1946 is an Irish Labour Party politician Allied Irish Banks plc ( AIB; Irish: Bainc-Aontas Éireann;,,,) is a major Commercial bank based in Ireland not to be mistaken
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