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 Poblachta
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Clann na Poblachta was an Irish republican political party founded in 1946 by Seán MacBride, a former Chief of Staff of the anti-Treaty Irish Republican Army.
1957 Irish general election
…the election on their record in office, Fine Gael in particular. Clann na Talmhan failed to broaden their appeal and remained the voice of the farmers. Clann na Poblachta under Seán MacBride had agreed not to stand in constituencies where Sinn Féin were fielding candidates and lost two of its three seats. Sinn Féin…
Seán MacBride served as the leader of Clann na Poblachta throughout its existence