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'''Norman Kennedy''' was a [[trade unionist]] and [[politician]] in [[Ireland]]. |
'''Norman Kennedy''' was a [[trade unionist]] and [[politician]] in [[Ireland]]. |
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Kennedy was a dominant member of the [[Amalgamated Transport and General Workers' Union]]. He served as President of the [[Irish Trade Union Congress]] in 1957.<ref>Donal Nevin et al, Trade Union Century, p.437</ref> He worked closely with [[James Larkin, Jr]] and [[John Conroy (trade unionist)|John Conroy]] to complete its reunification with the [[Congress of Irish Unions]],<ref>W. J. McCormack, ''The Blackwell Companion to Modern Irish Culture'', p.331</ref> and became President of the united organisation, the [[Irish Congress of Trade Unions]], in 1961.<ref>"[http://www.ictu.ie/download/pdf/ictu_constitution.pdf Constitution and Standing Orders]" (2008), [[Irish Congress of Trade Unions]], p.36</ref> He also served on the Northern Ireland Economic Council.<ref>[http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/D/0257/D.0257.197111250024.html Dáil Éireann - Volume 257 - 25 November, 1971]</ref> |
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Kennedy served as a [[Northern Ireland Labour Party]] member of the [[Senate of Northern Ireland]] from 1965 until its proguation in 1972. From 1970 to 1971, he served as a Deputy Speaker.<ref>[http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/hnisen.htm Members of the Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72], Northern Ireland Elections</ref><ref name="contest">"Contest for 12 seats in N.I. Senate", ''[[Irish Times]]'', 21 May 1965</ref> He then withdrew from politics and trade unionism, and led the consortium which established [[Downtown Radio]], Northern Ireland's first commercial radio station.<ref>"Radio station for Ulster", ''[[The Guardian]]'', 28 October 1975, p.15</ref> |
Kennedy served as a [[Northern Ireland Labour Party]] member of the [[Senate of Northern Ireland]] from 1965 until its proguation in 1972. From 1970 to 1971, he served as a Deputy Speaker.<ref>[http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/hnisen.htm Members of the Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72], Northern Ireland Elections</ref><ref name="contest">"Contest for 12 seats in N.I. Senate", ''[[Irish Times]]'', 21 May 1965</ref> He then withdrew from politics and trade unionism, and led the consortium which established [[Downtown Radio]], Northern Ireland's first commercial radio station.<ref>"Radio station for Ulster", ''[[The Guardian]]'', 28 October 1975, p.15</ref> |
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Revision as of 05:24, 8 December 2013
Norman Kennedy was a trade unionist and politician in Ireland.
Kennedy was a dominant member of the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers' Union. He served as President of the Irish Trade Union Congress in 1957.[1] He worked closely with James Larkin, Jr and John Conroy to complete its reunification with the Congress of Irish Unions,[2] and became President of the united organisation, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, in 1961.[3] He also served on the Northern Ireland Economic Council.[4]
Kennedy served as a Northern Ireland Labour Party member of the Senate of Northern Ireland from 1965 until its proguation in 1972. From 1970 to 1971, he served as a Deputy Speaker.[5][6] He then withdrew from politics and trade unionism, and led the consortium which established Downtown Radio, Northern Ireland's first commercial radio station.[7]
References
- ^ Donal Nevin et al, Trade Union Century, p.437
- ^ W. J. McCormack, The Blackwell Companion to Modern Irish Culture, p.331
- ^ "Constitution and Standing Orders" (2008), Irish Congress of Trade Unions, p.36
- ^ Dáil Éireann - Volume 257 - 25 November, 1971
- ^ Members of the Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72, Northern Ireland Elections
- ^ "Contest for 12 seats in N.I. Senate", Irish Times, 21 May 1965
- ^ "Radio station for Ulster", The Guardian, 28 October 1975, p.15