1957 Irish general election
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The 1957 Irish general election to the 16th Dáil was held on Tuesday, 5 March, following a dissolution of the 15th Dáil on 12 February by President Seán T. O'Kelly on the request of Taoiseach John A.
Éamon de Valera, President of Ireland, in 1960s
Gen. Richard Mulcahy cropped
Sean Mac Bride, 1940s
Clann na Talmhan
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Clann na Talmhan was an Irish agrarian political party active between 1939 and 1965.
1957 Irish general election
…reaction to it. As a result of this crisis, Fianna Fáil tabled a motion of no confidence in the inter-party government of Fine Gael, Labour and Clann na Talmhan. The Dáil had been scheduled to resume on 13 February. Rather than face defeat in the vote, on 4 February the Taoiseach John A. Costello, sought a…
Founder Michael Donnellan