382:, Lemass said, “It is lucky that Ireland has adopted the constitutional amendment to protect the life of the unborn. These moves bear out the claims of pro-amendment people that pressure to allow abortions in Ireland is coming from the European parliament.”
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1199:
1234:
1218:
1192:
587:
1226:
735:
1632:
580:
1637:
1597:
1245:
573:
728:
378:
In 1982, Lemass opposed pressure that the
European Economic Community was placing on Ireland, Greece, and Belgium to legalise abortion. Speaking to the
414:
1468:
527:
721:
1617:
1369:
1424:
1300:
372:
56:
616:
600:
341:
134:
375:
constituency. She served as the chair of the
Committee on Youth, Culture, Education, Information and Sport between 1987 and 1989.
315:
1642:
1622:
467:
937:
504:
1627:
667:
477:
364:
357:
97:
76:
1612:
1607:
1602:
626:
311:
291:
241:
764:
748:
353:
107:
622:
35:
1547:
1496:
1482:
1464:
1385:
1358:
1330:
1275:
843:
774:
770:
565:
1474:
1526:
1454:
1440:
1413:
1399:
1344:
1316:
1289:
1261:
1184:
1582:
406:
386:
349:
345:
124:
120:
93:
80:
1587:
1160:
1143:
713:
441:
825:
685:
1350:
1078:
1020:
258:
1592:
1577:
1572:
8:
1169:
559:
368:
307:
275:
920:
496:
1539:
1518:
1432:
1003:
834:
760:
612:
473:
337:
1253:
1446:
330:
744:
596:
271:
63:
1391:
1134:
1117:
595:
1522:
1450:
1436:
1409:
1395:
1340:
1312:
1285:
1257:
326:
267:
208:
180:
1566:
1405:
1308:
1281:
1101:
963:
861:
555:
466:
Deane, Seamus; Bourke, Angela; Carpenter, Andrew; Williams, Jonathan (2002).
295:
1214:
1377:
1322:
1267:
1061:
1488:
1460:
1037:
980:
946:
894:
878:
319:
287:
190:
169:
743:
236:
306:
She became involved in politics in 1974 when she was first elected to
1543:
1492:
1478:
1381:
1354:
1326:
1271:
442:"2nd parliamentary term | Eileen LEMASS | MEPs | European Parliament"
323:
389:
and from
European politics in 1989 when she lost her European seat.
528:"Ireland, 1984: A year of fierce debates and 'mounting evils'"
363:
She won re-election in that year's second general election in
465:
290:
in 1932, and was educated at St. Kevin's School, the
1084:
1043:
986:
274:(TD) from 1977 to 1987, and also as a member of the
1633:
20th-century women MEPs for the
Republic of Ireland
367:. Two years later in 1984, she was elected to the
1638:Alumni of the National College of Art and Design
1564:
318:caused by the death of her 47-year-old husband
1200:
729:
581:
294:, Grafton Academy of Dress Designing and the
399:
491:
489:
310:. In 1976 she unsuccessfully contested the
281:
1598:MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 1984–1989
1207:
1193:
736:
722:
588:
574:
436:
434:
432:
385:She retired from domestic politics at the
486:
469:The Field Day Anthology of Irish Writing
429:
329:and brother-in-law of future Taoiseach
266:; born 7 July 1932) is an Irish former
1565:
617:Dublin Ballyfermot (Dáil constituency)
1188:
717:
569:
507:from the original on 21 February 2011
257:
417:from the original on 8 November 2018
301:
16:Irish former politician (born 1932)
13:
1227:MEPs for Ireland (1984–1989)
525:
348:. Lemass was elected again at the
14:
1654:
556:Personal profile of Eileen Lemass
549:
36:Member of the European Parliament
1618:20th-century women Teachtaà Dála
765:Dublin West (Dáil constituency)
1643:Members of Dublin City Council
1623:Politicians from County Dublin
1532:
1511:
519:
459:
48:June 1984 – July 1989
1:
392:
1628:Spouses of Irish politicians
356:, but lost her Dáil seat in
270:politician, who served as a
7:
411:Oireachtas Members Database
10:
1659:
758:
610:
472:. NYU Press. p. 227.
1506:
1423:
1368:
1299:
1244:
1142:
1140:
1077:
1075:
1069:
1060:
1058:
1036:
1034:
1019:
1017:
1002:
1000:
979:
977:
971:
962:
960:
945:
943:
919:
917:
893:
891:
877:
875:
869:
860:
858:
842:
840:
833:
831:
824:
822:
809:
804:
799:
794:
789:
756:
699:
651:
646:
641:
608:
336:She was first elected to
247:
235:
215:
204:
196:
186:
176:
149:
144:
140:
130:
113:
103:
86:
69:
62:
52:
41:
34:
30:
23:
1613:Members of the 24th Dáil
1608:Members of the 22nd Dáil
1603:Members of the 21st Dáil
282:Early life and education
292:National College of Art
242:National College of Art
701:Constituency abolished
562:'s database of members
446:www.europarl.europa.eu
228:Abbey School of Acting
350:1981 general election
346:1977 general election
501:ElectionsIreland.org
560:European Parliament
369:European Parliament
308:Dublin City Council
298:School of Acting.
278:from 1984 to 1989.
276:European Parliament
1529:) on 23 March 1987
601:Dublin Ballyfermot
342:Dublin Ballyfermot
222:St. Kevin's School
135:Dublin Ballyfermot
1560:
1559:
1433:Sylvester Barrett
1239:
1223:
1182:
1181:
1177:
1176:
1004:Brian Lenihan Jnr
835:Brian Lenihan Snr
711:
710:
706:
705:
479:978-0-8147-9907-9
316:Dublin South-West
251:
250:
1650:
1583:Fianna Fáil MEPs
1551:
1550:) on 3 June 1986
1536:
1530:
1515:
1231:
1229:
1215:
1209:
1202:
1195:
1186:
1185:
1170:Roderic O'Gorman
1111:2014 by-election
1095:2011 by-election
997:1996 by-election
938:Patrick O'Malley
921:Tomás Mac Giolla
888:1982 by-election
781:
780:
778:
738:
731:
724:
715:
714:
633:
632:
630:
590:
583:
576:
567:
566:
543:
542:
540:
538:
526:Boland, Rosita.
523:
517:
516:
514:
512:
493:
484:
483:
463:
457:
456:
454:
452:
438:
427:
426:
424:
422:
403:
352:, this time for
322:, son of former
302:Political career
286:She was born in
265:
167:
163:
161:
145:Personal details
118:
91:
74:
46:
21:
20:
1658:
1657:
1653:
1652:
1651:
1649:
1648:
1647:
1588:Fianna Fáil TDs
1563:
1562:
1561:
1556:
1555:
1554:
1538:Substituted by
1537:
1533:
1517:Substituted by
1516:
1512:
1502:
1447:Gene Fitzgerald
1419:
1364:
1295:
1246:Connacht–Ulster
1240:
1225:
1213:
1183:
1178:
1172:
1163:
1146:
1137:
1120:
1104:
1087:
1081:
1064:
1046:
1040:
1023:
1006:
989:
983:
966:
949:
940:
923:
914:
897:
881:
864:
855:
846:
837:
828:
811:
806:
801:
796:
791:
779:
768:
752:
742:
712:
707:
688:
679:
670:
653:
648:
643:
631:
620:
604:
594:
552:
547:
546:
536:
534:
532:The Irish Times
524:
520:
510:
508:
497:"Eileen Lemass"
495:
494:
487:
480:
464:
460:
450:
448:
440:
439:
430:
420:
418:
407:"Eileen Lemass"
405:
404:
400:
395:
331:Charles Haughey
304:
284:
231:
225:Grafton Academy
211:(father-in-law)
177:Political party
168:
165:
159:
157:
156:
155:
119:
114:
92:
87:
75:
70:
47:
42:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1656:
1646:
1645:
1640:
1635:
1630:
1625:
1620:
1615:
1610:
1605:
1600:
1595:
1590:
1585:
1580:
1575:
1558:
1557:
1553:
1552:
1540:Chris O'Malley
1531:
1509:
1508:
1507:
1504:
1503:
1501:
1500:
1486:
1472:
1458:
1444:
1429:
1427:
1421:
1420:
1418:
1417:
1403:
1392:Jim Fitzsimons
1389:
1374:
1372:
1366:
1365:
1363:
1362:
1348:
1334:
1320:
1305:
1303:
1297:
1296:
1294:
1293:
1279:
1265:
1250:
1248:
1242:
1241:
1212:
1211:
1204:
1197:
1189:
1180:
1179:
1175:
1174:
1167:
1165:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1149:
1148:
1141:
1139:
1135:Ruth Coppinger
1132:
1130:
1127:
1123:
1122:
1118:Ruth Coppinger
1115:
1113:
1107:
1106:
1099:
1097:
1091:
1090:
1083:
1076:
1074:
1071:
1067:
1066:
1059:
1057:
1054:
1050:
1049:
1042:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1026:
1025:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1009:
1008:
1001:
999:
993:
992:
985:
978:
976:
973:
969:
968:
961:
959:
956:
952:
951:
944:
942:
935:
933:
930:
926:
925:
918:
916:
909:
907:
904:
900:
899:
892:
890:
884:
883:
876:
874:
871:
867:
866:
859:
857:
850:
848:
841:
839:
832:
830:
823:
821:
818:
814:
813:
808:
803:
798:
793:
788:
785:
759:This table is
757:
754:
753:
747:(TDs) for the
741:
740:
733:
726:
718:
709:
708:
704:
703:
698:
695:
691:
690:
683:
681:
674:
672:
668:John O'Connell
665:
663:
660:
656:
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650:
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637:
611:This table is
609:
606:
605:
599:(TDs) for the
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564:
563:
551:
550:External links
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206:
202:
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173:
154:Eileen Delaney
153:
151:
147:
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137:
132:
128:
127:
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110:
105:
101:
100:
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83:
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1624:
1621:
1619:
1616:
1614:
1611:
1609:
1606:
1604:
1601:
1599:
1596:
1594:
1593:Lemass family
1591:
1589:
1586:
1584:
1581:
1579:
1578:Living people
1576:
1574:
1571:
1570:
1568:
1549:
1545:
1541:
1535:
1528:
1524:
1520:
1519:Mark Killilea
1514:
1510:
1505:
1498:
1494:
1490:
1487:
1484:
1480:
1476:
1475:Tom O'Donnell
1473:
1470:
1466:
1462:
1459:
1456:
1452:
1448:
1445:
1442:
1438:
1434:
1431:
1430:
1428:
1426:
1422:
1415:
1411:
1407:
1406:Patrick Lalor
1404:
1401:
1397:
1393:
1390:
1387:
1383:
1379:
1376:
1375:
1373:
1371:
1367:
1360:
1356:
1352:
1349:
1346:
1342:
1338:
1337:Eileen Lemass
1335:
1332:
1328:
1324:
1321:
1318:
1314:
1310:
1309:Niall Andrews
1307:
1306:
1304:
1302:
1298:
1291:
1287:
1283:
1282:Ray MacSharry
1280:
1277:
1273:
1269:
1266:
1263:
1259:
1255:
1254:Seán Flanagan
1252:
1251:
1249:
1247:
1243:
1237:
1236:
1228:
1221:
1220:
1210:
1205:
1203:
1198:
1196:
1191:
1190:
1187:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1162:
1161:Paul Donnelly
1159:
1157:
1154:
1151:
1150:
1145:
1144:Jack Chambers
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1125:
1124:
1119:
1116:
1114:
1112:
1109:
1108:
1103:
1102:Patrick Nulty
1100:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1092:
1089:
1080:
1072:
1068:
1063:
1055:
1052:
1051:
1048:
1039:
1031:
1028:
1027:
1022:
1014:
1011:
1010:
1005:
998:
995:
994:
991:
982:
974:
970:
965:
964:Austin Currie
957:
954:
953:
948:
939:
936:
934:
931:
928:
927:
922:
913:
912:Eileen Lemass
910:
908:
905:
902:
901:
896:
889:
886:
885:
880:
872:
868:
863:
862:Brian Fleming
854:
853:Eileen Lemass
851:
849:
845:
844:Richard Burke
836:
827:
819:
816:
815:
786:
783:
782:
776:
772:
766:
762:
755:
750:
746:
745:Teachtaà Dála
739:
734:
732:
727:
725:
720:
719:
716:
702:
696:
693:
692:
687:
684:
682:
678:
677:Eileen Lemass
675:
673:
669:
666:
664:
661:
658:
657:
638:
635:
634:
628:
624:
618:
614:
607:
602:
598:
597:Teachtaà Dála
591:
586:
584:
579:
577:
572:
571:
568:
561:
557:
554:
553:
533:
529:
522:
506:
502:
498:
492:
490:
481:
475:
471:
470:
462:
447:
443:
437:
435:
433:
416:
412:
408:
402:
398:
390:
388:
387:1987 election
383:
381:
376:
374:
370:
366:
365:November 1982
361:
359:
358:February 1982
355:
351:
347:
343:
339:
334:
332:
328:
325:
321:
317:
313:
309:
299:
297:
296:Abbey Theatre
293:
289:
279:
277:
273:
269:
264:
260:
255:
254:Eileen Lemass
246:
243:
240:
238:
234:
227:
224:
221:
220:
218:
214:
210:
207:
203:
199:
195:
192:
189:
185:
182:
179:
175:
171:
166:(age 92)
152:
148:
143:
139:
136:
133:
129:
126:
122:
117:
112:
109:
106:
102:
99:
98:February 1982
95:
90:
85:
82:
81:February 1987
78:
77:November 1982
73:
68:
65:
61:
58:
55:
51:
45:
40:
37:
33:
29:
25:Eileen Lemass
22:
19:
1534:
1513:
1378:Mark Clinton
1336:
1323:Mary Banotti
1268:Joe McCartin
1233:
1217:
1110:
1094:
1085:
1062:Leo Varadkar
1044:
996:
987:
911:
887:
852:
826:Jim Mitchell
751:constituency
700:
686:Jim Mitchell
676:
603:constituency
535:. Retrieved
531:
521:
509:. Retrieved
500:
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461:
449:. Retrieved
445:
419:. Retrieved
410:
401:
384:
379:
377:
362:
338:Dáil Éireann
335:
305:
285:
272:Teachta Dála
262:
253:
252:
131:Constituency
123: –
115:
104:Constituency
96: –
88:
79: –
71:
64:Teachta Dála
53:Constituency
43:
18:
1573:1932 births
1489:Tom Raftery
1461:T. J. Maher
1351:Richie Ryan
1079:Joe Higgins
1038:Joan Burton
1021:Joe Higgins
981:Joan Burton
947:Liam Lawlor
906:1982 (Nov)
895:Liam Skelly
879:Liam Lawlor
873:1982 (Feb)
761:transcluded
749:Dublin West
613:transcluded
380:Irish Times
354:Dublin West
327:Seán Lemass
320:Noel Lemass
312:by-election
268:Fianna Fáil
209:Seán Lemass
191:Noel Lemass
181:Fianna Fáil
164:7 July 1932
108:Dublin West
1567:Categories
1138:(AAA–PBP)
537:20 January
511:15 January
451:20 January
421:15 January
393:References
237:Alma mater
160:1932-07-07
1235:1989–1994
1219:1979–1984
1088:from 2011
1047:2002–2011
990:1992–2002
324:Taoiseach
216:Education
205:Relatives
172:, Ireland
125:June 1981
121:June 1977
116:In office
94:June 1981
89:In office
72:In office
44:In office
1370:Leinster
812:(Party)
787:Election
654:(Party)
639:Election
505:Archived
415:Archived
371:for the
197:Children
1425:Munster
1232:»
1230:
1224:
1216:«
1086:4 seats
1045:3 seats
988:4 seats
807:(Party)
802:(Party)
797:(Party)
792:(Party)
775:history
773:|
649:(Party)
644:(Party)
627:history
625:|
558:in the
344:at the
263:Delaney
1301:Dublin
1238:»
1222:«
1105:(Lab)
1041:(Lab)
984:(Lab)
941:(PDs)
810:Deputy
805:Deputy
800:Deputy
795:Deputy
790:Deputy
671:(Lab)
652:Deputy
647:Deputy
642:Deputy
476:
373:Dublin
261:
187:Spouse
57:Dublin
1173:(GP)
1164:(SF)
1155:2020
1147:(FF)
1129:2016
1121:(SP)
1082:(SP)
1073:2011
1065:(FG)
1056:2007
1032:2002
1024:(SP)
1015:1997
1007:(FF)
975:1992
967:(FG)
958:1989
950:(FF)
932:1987
924:(WP)
915:(FF)
898:(FG)
882:(FF)
865:(FG)
856:(FF)
847:(FG)
838:(FF)
829:(FG)
820:1981
763:from
697:1981
689:(FG)
680:(FF)
662:1977
615:from
1152:33rd
1126:32nd
1070:31st
1053:30th
1029:29th
1012:28th
972:27th
955:26th
929:25th
903:24th
870:23rd
817:22nd
784:Dáil
771:edit
694:22nd
659:21st
636:Dáil
623:edit
539:2022
513:2011
474:ISBN
453:2022
423:2011
340:for
288:Cork
170:Cork
150:Born
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