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Ministers for Education down through the years

  • 27-05-2008 11:26am
    #1
    allyc
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    Hi guys,

    Doing research for my masters and trying to find out names and terms of office for Irish education ministers from about the 1960's to the present. I've searched in libraries and on the net but to no avail. Does anyone know where I could obtain this information or can anyone shed any light on the subject?? I've emailed the current education ministers office but no reply!! Thanks


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  • #2
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    1961-65 Patrick Hillery
    1965-66 George Colley
    1966-68 Donagh O'Malley
    1968-69 Brian Lenihan
    1969-73 Padraig Faulkner
    1973-76 Richard Burke
    1976-77 Peter Barry
    1977-81 John Wilson
    1981-82 John Boland
    Mar 82-Oct 82 Martin O'Donoghue
    Oct 82 Charles Haughey (acting)
    Oct 82-Nov 82 Gerard Brady
    1982-86 Gemma Hussey
    1986-87 Patrick Cooney
    1987-91 Mary O'Rourke
    1991-92 Noel Davern
    1992-93 Seamus Brennan
    1993-94 Niamh Breathnach
    Nov 94-Dec 94 Michael Smith
    1994-97 Niamh Breathnach
    Renamed Education and Science
    1997-2000 Micheál Martin
    2000-02 Michael Woods
    2002-04 Noel Dempsey
    2004-2008 Mary Hanafin
    2008- Batt O'Keeffe


  • #3
    allyc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭allyc


    Thanks so much! Where did you get this info- or did you just know it!?
    Great help....:)


  • #4
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    I knew the ones during my career (starting with Gemma) - the others i googled using 'cabinet ministers ireland' - without quotes.


  • #5
    allyc
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5 ✭allyc


    Great, thanks a million!


  • #6
    TheDriver
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    Question Spurious, which ones do you have as a dart board. Think Michael Woods would be high up my list!


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  • #7
    spurious
    Moderators, Category Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 27,316 CMod ✭✭✭✭spurious


    Oh I am spoilt for choice in the dartboard stakes.

    I have always had a lot of time for Mary O'Rourke and Niamh Breathnach.
    The rest...lordy, so many to choose from, with Mary Hanafin as the bull's eye.


  • #8
    Bob the Builder
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    My dartboard comprises of many layers, one being Mary Hanafin, and at the very top being Michael Woods. I wouldn't have too much knowledge of ministers (for education) gone by, but them two really tickle my tits.

    Michael Woods giving money to the religious orders to pay for their paedophilia urges over the years has to have been his ultimate low.


  • #9
    ArthurDent
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    nevf wrote: »
    My dartboard comprises of many layers, one being Mary Hanafin, and at the very top being Michael Woods. I wouldn't have too much knowledge of ministers (for education) gone by, but them two really tickle my tits.

    Michael Woods giving money to the religious orders to pay for their paedophilia urges over the years has to have been his ultimate low.

    Agree 100% and even that crap settlement is still being fought.....:mad:

    Have to say I found M Hanafin so condescending and school marmish whenever she spoke


  • #10
    Bob the Builder
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    ArthurDent wrote: »
    Agree 100% and even that crap settlement is still being fought.....:mad:
    but it's nice that so many people, as part of an organisation like that, stole so may people's innocent childhoods and then got money from the govt. to do that....
    Have to say I found M Hanafin so condescending and school marmish whenever she spoke
    i agree completely... She demonstrated a "superior" front to everybody... part of the reason she's on my dartboard.


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