Jim Corr (politician) explained

Office:Lord Mayor of Cork
Term Start:June 1996
Term End:June 1997
Term Start1:May 1979
Term End1:June 1980
Office2:Teachta Dála
Term Start2:February 1982
Term End2:November 1982
Constituency2:Cork South-Central
Birth Name:James A. Corr
Birth Date:25 January 1934
Birth Place:Cork, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Fine Gael

James A. Corr (born 25 January 1934) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Lord Mayor of Cork from 1979 to 1980 and 1996 to 1997. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-Central from February 1982 to November 1982.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Biography

Corr was a member of Cork City Council from 1973 to 2014. He was first co-opted to the council (then called Cork Corporation) in 1973,[2] and elected at the 1974 local elections.[2] He was Lord Mayor of Cork in 1979 and 1996.[2] [3]

When the five-seat Cork South-Central constituency was created in 1980, Fine Gael's support was sufficient for two seats. Peter Barry was the party's senior TD;[5] Corr had a rivalry with Hugh Coveney for the second Fine Gael seat.[5] [6] Coveney narrowly beat Corr at the 1981 general election,[5] but Corr won by a larger margin in February 1982.[1] [5] [7] Becoming disillusioned with Dáil politics,[8] [9] Corr stood aside in November 1982,[1] [5] [9] with Coveney regaining the seat.[5] Corr was to stand as a third Fine Gael candidate at the 1987 general election, but stood aside to avoid splitting the Fine Gael vote,[9] though Coveney lost his seat in any event. Corr was unsuccessful at the 1989 and 1992 general elections.[7] [10]

Corr was unhappy that John Cushnahan was selected ahead of him as Fine Gael candidate in Munster at the 1989 European Parliament election.[11] [12] Corr stood unsuccessfully in Munster at the 1999 European Parliament election.[10]

Corr taught geography, and wrote a school textbook in 1972.[13] He spent six years working in Africa.[4] He was a trade union activist,[5] and considered on the left wing of Fine Gael in the early 1980s.[14] He was appointed to the Board of Bord Gáis in 1997.[3] He has been chairman of the advisory board of European Cities Against Drugs since 2002.[15]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: James Corr. Oireachtas Members Database. 4 January 2009. 7 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181107225124/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/James-Corr.D.1982-03-09. live.
  2. News: FG Lord Mayor for Cork; FF takes Galway. 19 June 1979. The Irish Times. 5. 15 June 2009. 15 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015103138/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1979/0619/Pg005.html#Ar00502. live.
  3. Web site: Annual report and accounts . 1999 . . 17 . 15 June 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071119100156/http://www.bordgais.ie/files/20060109102732_annual_report99.pdf . 19 November 2007 .
  4. News: Munster: The candidates. Grogan. Dick. 20 May 1999. The Irish Times. 10. 18 June 2009. 15 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015104820/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1999/0520/Pg010.html#Ar01001. live.
  5. News: Hugh Coveney: the Lord Mayor of Cork. Leland. Mary. 23 April 1983. The Irish Times. 14. 18 June 2009. 15 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015104038/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1983/0423/Pg014.html#Ar01401. live.
  6. News: Farewell the Mollies. O'Leary. Seán O'Leary (Irish politician). Seán. 20 March 1985. The Irish Times. 19. 18 June 2009. 15 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015104113/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1985/0320/Pg019.html#Ar01901. live.
  7. Web site: James Corr. ElectionsIreland.org. 15 June 2009. 21 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110221220225/http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=3293. live.
  8. News: East Cork Echoes: F.G. Disillusion. Archon. 18 September 1982. Southern Star. 18.
  9. News: Labour faces an uphill battle to retain seat. Hogan. Dick. 27 January 1987. The Irish Times. 7. 18 June 2009. 15 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015104239/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1987/0127/Pg007.html#Ar00700. live.
  10. Web site: Jim Corr. ElectionsIreland.org. 15 June 2009. 21 February 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110221232552/http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=149. live.
  11. News: Fine Gael picks Cushnahan to run for Europe. Hogan. Dick. 6 March 1989. The Irish Times. 1. 18 June 2009. 15 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015104258/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1989/0306/Pg001.html#Ar00102. live.
  12. News: Cushnahan selection criticised by Corr. Hogan. Dick. 7 March 1989. The Irish Times. 16. 18 June 2009. 15 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015104805/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1989/0307/Pg016.html#Ar0160. live.
  13. Book: Corr, James A.. Jim Corr (politician)

    . Jim Corr (politician). Fundamental geography . Gill and Macmillan. Dublin. 1972. 0-7171-0576-8.

  14. News: Garrett is not Policy. O'Leary. Olivia. Olivia O'Leary. 25 October 1982. The Irish Times. 14. 18 June 2009. 15 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121015104836/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1982/1025/Pg014.html#Ar01403. live.
  15. Web site: ECAD Biographies. European Cities Against Drugs. 1. 15 June 2009. 23 July 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110723104747/http://www.ecad.net/activ/Biografier.pdf. live.

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