550:. The tour had been marked by a number of Anti-Apartheid protests. Going into 1970, the team was due to continue the tour on into Ireland, including games to be held in Limerick. However, the protests in the UK had prompted the Irish left into action as well. Jim Kemmy, himself a longstanding rugby fan as well as the chairman of a local anti-apartheid group, promised to organise opposition to the South Africans playing in Limerick. However, there was little consensus in Limerick about what the reaction to the team should be. Unlike other parts of Ireland, all social classes supported Rugby in Limerick, and thus many citizens of the city feared to "politicise" the sport for fear of breaking that unity. As the Irish left ramped up efforts to create a boycott against the team (including by the Irish Labour party of whom Coughlan was a member), the
458:, Coughlan rushed over to the hospital to be there. Coughlan had his picture taken with them before then later in the Dáil demanding that state benefits for triplets be increased. Another recalls that in 1967, following the closure of a meat factory in Limerick, Coughlan showed up at the Dáil at the wrong debate looking dishevelled and began interrupting the proceedings to try to turn the subject to the factory. Fellow members of the Dáil accused Coughlan of being drunk as well as out of order before he was escorted away by Dáil ushers. Although the stunt was not received well by fellow politicians, Coughlan's support base back in Limerick were pleased.
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head off if I can prove what you’re saying about me", at which
Coughlan claims Lipper then punched him in the chest three times. Lipper denied he ever touched Coughlan, telling Coughlan's solicitor "I have these hands for blessing myself and eating my food, and I pray for Mr Coughlan each day." The matter went to court but was dismissed by the judge.
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676:, in a most courageous way, declared war on the Jews of Collooney Street" who had "been bleeding the working people of Limerick dry 70 years before". Coughlan's comments drew national attention and controversy. Coughlan tried to clarify that he "only" meant the Jews in the area who were exploiting money lending practices. Jewish Fianna Fáil TD
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for more members, Coughlan arrived at the press meeting flanked by a number of former Clann na
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threw his support behind Lipper, something that deeply annoyed
Coughlan. Lipper was quickly readmitted back into Labour following the election as the Labour party itself saw that Coughlan was done for. In response, in April 1979 Coughlan and his son, also named Stephan Coughlan, both quit the Labour
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December 1969 he declared he would not meet with the South African team, but stated that he feared "revolutionary communist groups" would use the boycott as an excuse to "stir up trouble". He also said that in relation to the boycott, some of his colleagues
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before joining the Labour party in 1963. Kemmy proved to be an energetic organiser and it didn't take him long to recruit 100 working-class locals as new branch members. Coughlan, however, was not impressed. When Kemmy's group organised a press conference to announce some plans they had and to push
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had physically threatened him and told him they were intent on destroying some of the local
Catholic orders in the city. In response, the Limerick Labour Party claimed there were 200 Maoists operating in Limerick, mostly under the banner of the "Irish Revolutionary Youth Movement". Irish socialist
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group, "The National Movement", which had paraded around the city to welcome the South African team, began parading again and campaigning for Coughlan, declaring "he stood by you, now stand by him" as they asked for signatures on a petition aimed at shutting down the bookshop. When the National
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on election day 1969 in which the author lamented the new direction of the Labour party as well as its new batch of candidates, but still implored the readers to vote for Coughlan. The letter was also designed to erode support for some of Coughlan's local rivals;
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moved a motion to expel Coughlan from Labour over his comments. It was defeated 10 votes to 16. As a result, both Merrigan and Jim Kemmy quit the administrative council, with Kemmy leaving the Labour party entirely and taking a number of supporters with him.
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Movement presented their petition to Limerick Corporation, two Labour councillors called for a vote on a motion to thank them. In response, Jim Kemmy demanded that the national leadership of the Labour party take Coughlan to task.
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in Limerick and served as a rallying point for Anti-Coughlan Labour members. Although Lipper was not successful, he performed much better than expected and demonstrated the scales were beginning to tip against Coughlan. The
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it in March. There was also an attempted firebombing. Commenting on the violence, Coughlan declared "Any fellow with one eye open, and the other closed could see this coming. I am vehemently opposed to ".
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Coughlan took up the cause. He became a letter campaign asking Limerick business not to sell radical literature. He began touring Limerick schools to lecture students on "the red menace". At one school,
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and Noël Browne. Coughlan was not happy with the new direction of the party nor these candidates. At this time Coughlan had developed a new relationship with the editor of the main local newspaper, the
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TD announced that Labour as a party would back the boycott, Coughlan was furious and declared "the damn cheek for this jumped up overnight politician to come to us in Limerick to tell us how to act".
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pitted Coughlan directly against Lipper when Lipper choose to run as an Independent. When all the votes were counted, Coughlan lost his seat to Lipper aided by the fact the Bishop of Limerick
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1307:
1298:
1289:
1280:
1263:
1258:
1253:
1248:
1243:
1231:
1220:
1204:
1194:
1160:
1159:Joseph P. Liddy
1153:
1145:
1137:
1134:
1128:
1120:
1107:
1106:
1096:
1094:
1088:
1084:
1074:
1072:
1069:The Irish Times
1060:
1053:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1032:
1017:
1007:
1005:
1002:
996:
969:
959:
957:
954:The Irish Times
945:
941:
931:
929:
921:
920:
916:
906:
904:
892:
869:
859:
857:
853:
852:
833:
823:
821:
812:
811:
807:
797:
795:
787:
786:
782:
777:
772:
771:
765:
761:
756:
741:
725:Jeremiah Newman
712:
686:The Irish Times
639:
611:Limerick Leader
602:
579:Limerick Leader
552:Limerick Leader
544:
531:Limerick Leader
526:Limerick Leader
500:
488:
449:Michael O'Leary
386:
342:
337:
278:
188:
185: 1943)
180:
176:
175:Margaret Hanley
165:
148:Political party
140:
127:
121:
119:
101:
96:
90:
85:
56:
51:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
2202:
2192:
2191:
2186:
2181:
2176:
2171:
2166:
2161:
2156:
2151:
2146:
2141:
2136:
2131:
2126:
2109:
2108:
2106:
2105:
2094:
2091:
2090:
2088:
2087:
2082:
2076:
2074:
2070:
2069:
2067:
2066:
2061:
2056:
2050:
2048:
2044:
2043:
2041:
2040:
2034:
2032:
2028:
2027:
2025:
2024:
2019:
2014:
2009:
2004:
1999:
1994:
1992:Michael Lipper
1989:
1984:
1979:
1974:
1969:
1964:
1962:Simon Donnelly
1959:
1954:
1949:
1944:
1939:
1934:
1929:
1927:Paudge Brennan
1924:
1922:Aodh de Blácam
1918:
1916:
1912:
1911:
1908:
1907:
1905:
1904:
1902:Martin McGowan
1898:
1896:
1890:
1889:
1887:
1886:
1881:
1876:
1870:
1868:
1866:Seanad Éireann
1862:
1861:
1859:
1858:
1853:
1848:
1843:
1841:Jack McQuillan
1838:
1833:
1831:Patrick Kinane
1828:
1823:
1818:
1813:
1808:
1806:Joseph Brennan
1803:
1797:
1795:
1786:
1782:
1781:
1779:
1778:
1772:
1770:
1766:
1765:
1756:
1755:
1748:
1741:
1733:
1724:
1723:
1719:
1718:
1706:
1703:
1699:
1698:
1691:
1689:
1686:
1682:
1681:
1674:
1672:
1665:
1663:
1660:
1656:
1655:
1651:Jan O'Sullivan
1648:
1646:
1640:
1639:
1632:
1630:
1627:
1623:
1622:
1615:
1613:
1610:
1606:
1605:
1602:
1598:
1597:
1590:
1588:
1581:
1579:
1572:
1570:
1567:
1563:
1562:
1555:
1553:
1550:
1546:
1545:
1538:
1536:
1529:
1527:
1524:
1520:
1519:
1515:Michael Noonan
1512:
1510:
1503:
1501:
1494:
1492:
1489:
1485:
1484:
1480:Michael Lipper
1477:
1475:
1472:
1468:
1467:
1464:
1460:
1459:
1452:
1450:
1447:
1443:
1442:
1435:
1433:
1427:
1426:
1423:
1419:
1418:
1411:
1409:
1402:
1400:
1397:
1393:
1392:
1388:Paddy Clohessy
1385:
1383:
1376:
1374:
1371:
1367:
1366:
1359:
1357:
1354:
1350:
1349:
1342:
1340:
1334:
1333:
1326:
1324:
1321:
1317:
1316:
1309:
1302:
1300:
1293:
1291:
1284:
1282:
1275:
1273:
1270:
1266:
1265:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1240:
1237:
1211:This table is
1209:
1206:
1205:
1199:(TDs) for the
1193:
1192:
1185:
1178:
1170:
1162:
1161:
1158:
1155:
1146:
1143:
1139:
1138:
1135:Kevin Bradshaw
1133:
1130:
1121:
1119:Kevin Bradshaw
1118:
1114:
1113:
1112:Civic offices
1105:
1104:
1082:
1051:
1034:Horgan, John.
1015:
967:
939:
914:
867:
831:
805:
779:
778:
776:
773:
770:
769:
758:
757:
755:
752:
740:
737:
711:
708:
662:George Wallace
659:segregationist
655:Vincent Browne
638:
635:
601:
598:
575:Lansdowne Road
546:In late 1969,
543:
540:
536:Michael Lipper
520:David Thornley
512:Justin Keating
499:
496:
487:
484:
445:Brendan Corish
385:
382:
341:
338:
336:
333:
325:Charlie Kerins
292:. He moved to
277:
274:
238:
237:
234:
233:
227:
223:
222:
217:
216:Branch/service
213:
212:
208:
207:
202:
198:
197:
194:
190:
189:
178:
174:
173:
171:
167:
166:
164:
163:
158:
151:
149:
145:
144:
143:(aged 83)
137:
133:
132:
117:
113:
112:
108:
107:
104:
103:
93:
92:
82:
81:
75:
74:
69:
65:
64:
48:
47:
41:
40:
37:
36:
28:
27:
24:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
2201:
2190:
2187:
2185:
2182:
2180:
2177:
2175:
2172:
2170:
2167:
2165:
2162:
2160:
2157:
2155:
2152:
2150:
2147:
2145:
2142:
2140:
2137:
2135:
2132:
2130:
2127:
2125:
2122:
2121:
2119:
2104:
2096:
2095:
2092:
2086:
2083:
2081:
2078:
2077:
2075:
2071:
2065:
2062:
2060:
2057:
2055:
2052:
2051:
2049:
2045:
2039:
2036:
2035:
2033:
2029:
2023:
2020:
2018:
2015:
2013:
2010:
2008:
2005:
2003:
2000:
1998:
1995:
1993:
1990:
1988:
1987:Maura Laverty
1985:
1983:
1980:
1978:
1975:
1973:
1970:
1968:
1965:
1963:
1960:
1958:
1955:
1953:
1950:
1948:
1945:
1943:
1940:
1938:
1937:Ruairí Brugha
1935:
1933:
1930:
1928:
1925:
1923:
1920:
1919:
1917:
1913:
1903:
1900:
1899:
1897:
1895:
1891:
1885:
1884:Noel Hartnett
1882:
1880:
1879:Denis Ireland
1877:
1875:
1872:
1871:
1869:
1867:
1863:
1857:
1854:
1852:
1849:
1847:
1844:
1842:
1839:
1837:
1834:
1832:
1829:
1827:
1824:
1822:
1819:
1817:
1816:Johnny Connor
1814:
1812:
1809:
1807:
1804:
1802:
1801:Joseph Barron
1799:
1798:
1796:
1794:
1790:
1787:
1783:
1777:
1776:Seán MacBride
1774:
1773:
1771:
1767:
1762:
1754:
1749:
1747:
1742:
1740:
1735:
1734:
1731:
1717:
1716:
1712:
1711:Limerick City
1704:
1701:
1700:
1695:
1692:
1690:
1687:
1684:
1683:
1678:
1669:
1666:
1664:
1661:
1658:
1657:
1652:
1645:
1642:
1641:
1636:
1628:
1624:
1619:
1611:
1608:
1607:
1603:
1600:
1599:
1594:
1585:
1576:
1568:
1565:
1564:
1559:
1556:
1554:
1551:
1548:
1547:
1542:
1533:
1530:
1528:
1525:
1522:
1521:
1516:
1507:
1504:
1502:
1498:
1495:
1493:
1490:
1487:
1486:
1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1470:
1469:
1465:
1462:
1461:
1456:
1448:
1445:
1444:
1439:
1432:
1429:
1428:
1424:
1420:
1415:
1414:Tom O'Donnell
1406:
1398:
1395:
1394:
1389:
1380:
1377:
1375:
1372:
1369:
1368:
1363:
1355:
1352:
1351:
1346:
1339:
1336:
1335:
1330:
1329:Tadhg Crowley
1322:
1318:
1315:
1306:
1305:Daniel Bourke
1297:
1288:
1285:
1283:
1279:
1278:Michael Keyes
1271:
1268:
1267:
1238:
1235:
1234:
1228:
1224:
1218:
1214:
1207:
1202:
1201:Limerick East
1198:
1197:Teachtaí Dála
1191:
1186:
1184:
1179:
1177:
1172:
1171:
1168:
1152:
1151:
1140:
1127:
1126:
1115:
1110:
1093:
1086:
1071:
1070:
1065:
1058:
1056:
1037:
1030:
1028:
1026:
1024:
1022:
1020:
1001:
994:
992:
990:
988:
986:
984:
982:
980:
978:
976:
974:
972:
956:
955:
950:
943:
928:
924:
918:
903:
902:
897:
890:
888:
886:
884:
882:
880:
878:
876:
874:
872:
856:
850:
848:
846:
844:
842:
840:
838:
836:
819:
815:
809:
794:
790:
784:
780:
763:
759:
751:
748:
746:
739:Personal life
736:
733:
729:
726:
722:
717:
707:
705:
700:
696:
693:
688:
687:
681:
679:
675:
669:
667:
663:
660:
656:
648:
643:
634:
631:
626:
622:
620:
614:
612:
607:
597:
593:
591:
587:
582:
580:
576:
572:
568:
563:
561:
560:Barry Desmond
555:
553:
549:
539:
537:
532:
528:
527:
521:
517:
513:
509:
505:
495:
493:
483:
481:
477:
473:
472:contraception
467:
462:
459:
457:
452:
450:
446:
441:
437:
432:
430:
426:
420:
418:
414:
410:
406:
401:
399:
395:
391:
381:
379:
375:
371:
367:
363:
362:Seán MacBride
359:
351:
350:Seán MacBride
346:
332:
330:
326:
321:
319:
315:
314:Irish Brigade
311:
307:
303:
299:
295:
291:
287:
283:
273:
271:
267:
264:
260:
256:
255:Limerick East
253:(TD) for the
252:
248:
244:
235:
228:
224:
221:
218:
214:
209:
206:
203:
199:
195:
191:
172:
168:
162:
159:
156:
153:
152:
150:
146:
138:
134:
130:
118:
114:
109:
105:
99:
94:
88:
83:
80:
76:
73:
72:Limerick East
70:
66:
63:
59:
54:
49:
46:
42:
38:
34:
29:
22:
19:
2012:Eric O'Gowan
1956:
1947:Seán Carroll
1851:John Timoney
1821:Peadar Cowan
1793:Dáil Éireann
1708:
1668:Tim O'Malley
1643:
1541:Willie O'Dea
1430:
1404:
1337:
1311:
1203:constituency
1148:
1123:
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682:
670:
652:
627:
623:
615:
610:
603:
594:
586:Thomond Park
583:
578:
564:
556:
551:
545:
530:
524:
501:
492:Dual mandate
489:
469:
464:
460:
453:
433:
429:Dáil Éireann
421:
402:
387:
355:
322:
306:Eoin O'Duffy
298:County Kerry
279:
270:Labour Party
251:Teachta Dála
247:Labour Party
242:
241:
161:Labour Party
141:(1994-12-20)
97:
86:
68:Constituency
60: –
58:October 1961
52:
45:Teachta Dála
18:
2129:1994 deaths
2124:1910 births
2017:Ted Russell
1942:Conor Byrne
1811:Noël Browne
1677:Peter Power
1552:1982 (Nov)
1526:1982 (Feb)
1379:Ted Russell
1296:James Reidy
1287:Robert Ryan
1213:transcluded
1144:Jack Bourke
678:Ben Briscoe
647:John Creagh
417:Noël Browne
413:Thomas Kyne
409:Sean Treacy
398:Ted Russell
366:Fianna Fáil
2118:Categories
2047:Influences
2038:Liam Kelly
2031:Affiliated
1856:John Tully
1836:Con Lehane
1635:Eddie Wade
1345:John Carew
1154:1969–1970
1129:1951–1952
1097:30 January
1075:30 January
1044:30 January
1008:30 January
960:30 January
860:30 January
824:30 January
775:References
405:Dan Spring
310:Blueshirts
276:Background
263:Republican
122:1910-12-26
1977:Tom Hales
1618:Jim Kemmy
1575:Jim Kemmy
1532:Jim Kemmy
1497:Jim Kemmy
1314:1948–1981
907:8 January
818:RTÉ Radio
745:Godfather
674:Fr Creagh
440:socialism
436:Jim Kemmy
394:17th Dáil
384:Labour TD
232:1930–1945
201:Education
131:, Ireland
102:1969–1970
98:In office
91:1951–1952
87:In office
62:June 1977
53:In office
2064:New Deal
1715:Limerick
1264:(Party)
1239:Election
630:neo-nazi
504:New Left
480:abortion
456:triplets
193:Children
129:Limerick
1312:4 seats
1259:(Party)
1254:(Party)
1249:(Party)
1244:(Party)
1227:history
1225:|
606:Maoists
476:divorce
187:
179:
157:(1950s)
2073:Policy
1769:Leader
1671:(PDs)
1654:(Lab)
1621:(Lab)
1596:(PDs)
1587:(PDs)
1578:(DSP)
1561:(Lab)
1535:(DSP)
1500:(Ind)
1483:(Ind)
1408:(Lab)
1382:(Ind)
1281:(Lab)
1262:Deputy
1257:Deputy
1252:Deputy
1247:Deputy
1242:Deputy
294:Tralee
290:Dublin
170:Spouse
1705:2011
1697:(FG)
1688:2007
1680:(FF)
1662:2002
1638:(FF)
1629:1997
1612:1992
1604:1989
1569:1987
1544:(FF)
1518:(FG)
1509:(FF)
1491:1981
1474:1977
1466:1973
1458:(FF)
1449:1969
1441:(FF)
1425:1965
1417:(FG)
1399:1961
1391:(FF)
1373:1957
1365:(FF)
1356:1954
1348:(FG)
1332:(FF)
1323:1951
1308:(FF)
1299:(FG)
1290:(FF)
1272:1948
1215:from
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754:Notes
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1601:26th
1566:25th
1549:24th
1523:23rd
1488:22nd
1471:21st
1463:20th
1446:19th
1422:18th
1396:17th
1370:16th
1353:15th
1320:14th
1269:13th
1236:Dáil
1223:edit
1099:2021
1077:2021
1046:2021
1010:2021
962:2021
934:2012
909:2023
862:2021
826:2021
800:2012
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447:and
411:and
136:Died
116:Born
296:in
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