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On 27 January 1982 Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald sought an immediate dissolution of the Dáil following the collapse of his minority government. While FitzGerald met with President Patrick Hillery at Áras an Uachtaráin, several Fianna Fáil members (including party leader Charles Haughey and former Foreign Minister Brian Lenihan Snr) attempted to contact the president.
Two general elections were held in the Republic of Ireland in 1982: February 1982 Irish general election;
John Bruton (until 9 March 1982) Ray MacSharry (from 9 March 1982 until 14 December 1982) Alan Dukes (from 14 December 1982) Chief Justice: Tom O'Higgins; Dáil: 22nd (until 27 January 1982) 23rd (from 9 March 1982 until 4 November 1982) 24th (from 14 December 1982) Seanad: 15th (until 16 April 1982) 16th (from 13 May 1982 until 21 December 1982)
February – The Government issues a directive to RTÉ to prohibit the airing of party political broadcasts by Sinn Féin, the political wing of the Provisional IRA. [1] 18 February – Coverage of the 1982 general election is shown on radio and television. [1] 9 March – John Wilson is appointed as Minister for Posts and Telegraphs. [1]
The 18th government of Ireland (9 March – 14 December 1982) was the government of Ireland formed after the February 1982 general election to the 23rd Dáil.It was a minority Fianna Fáil government led by Charles Haughey as Taoiseach, reliant on the support of the Sinn Féin The Workers' Party and independent TD Tony Gregory.
The two parties joined in a coalition for the first time after the 2020 election result. Their arrangement meant that the position of Irish prime minister, the taoiseach, was swapped halfway ...
Pages in category "February 1982 in Europe" ... 0–9. February 1982 Irish general election; 1982 Greenlandic European Communities membership referendum; A.
On his election in February 1982 he immediately achieved national prominence through the "Gregory Deal", which he negotiated with Fianna Fáil leader Charles Haughey. In return for supporting Haughey as Taoiseach , Gregory was given a commitment of a major cash injection for his inner-city Dublin constituency, an area beset by poverty and ...