Jack McQuillan
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John McQuillan was an Irish politician, trade unionist and army officer.
McQuillan in 1948, taken outside Leinster House
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.
Jack McQuillan
…career as an officer in the Irish Army though resigned to work as a local government official. He was elected to Dáil Éireann on his first attempt as a Clann na Poblachta Teachta Dála (TD) for the Roscommon constituency at the 1948 general election. After fellow Clann na Poblachta TD, Noël Browne resigned as Minister for…
Seán MacBride served as the leader of Clann na Poblachta throughout its existence