Noel Whelan (politician) explained
Noel Whelan (24 November 1968 – 10 July 2019) was a barrister and adviser for the Fianna Fáil party in Ireland. He was also considered a political analyst, and his opinions on elections, anniversaries and other political events were regularly sought by the mainstream media.[1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] He ran for Fianna Fáil in the 1997 general election.
Whelan wrote a weekly column in The Irish Times, had a degree and Masters in History and Politics, and wrote Fianna Fáil: A Biography of the Party.[7] [8] He has also addressed the McGill Summer School in Glenties, County Donegal.[9] He wrote The Tallyman's Handbook ahead of each of the 2007, 2011, and 2016 Irish General Elections and co-wrote Ireland Says Yes: The Inside Story of How the Vote for Marriage Equality Was Won, an analysis of the Irish marriage equality referendum, 2015.
When Bertie Ahern resigned as Taoiseach in 2008, the views of various personalities were sought by the mainstream media. Whelan said: "The country has celebrated 10 years of peace on the island and more than a decade of strong economic growth. Enoch Powell said all political careers end in failure. This one hasn't; it's ended under pressure."[10]
Whelan was married to Sinead McSweeney,[11] and was the son of Wexford Councillor Seamus Whelan.[12]
He died on 10 July 2019, at the age of 50.[13] [14]
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Notes and References
- News: 80th anniversary of the first majority Fianna Fáil Government. The History Show. RTÉ Radio 1. 27 January 2013.
- News: Anniversary of Albert Reynolds' 2nd election as Taoiseach. Drivetime. RTÉ Radio 1. 11 January 2013.
- News: The Gathering. Today with PK. RTÉ Radio 1. 28 December 2012. Pat is joined by Minister of State Brian Hayes, Senator Daragh O Brien, Breda O Brian columnist with the Irish Times, Barrister Noel Whelan and journalist Noireen Heagerty, to discuss the past weeks events.
- News: Nicholas. Whyte. New in Print. An Phoblacht. 1 May 2003.
- News: Padraic. Halpin. Carmel. Crimmins. Ex-IRA guerrilla McGuinness to run for Irish president. Reuters. 16 September 2011. dead. https://archive.today/20130705144616/http://www.trust.org/alertnet/news/ex-ira-guerrilla-mcguinness-to-run-for-irish-president. 5 July 2013.
- News: Brendan. O'Connor. Brendan O'Connor (journalist). Let's build a world-class Ireland: If we start to use our imaginations we can end up better-placed than we ever were. Sunday Independent. 24 May 2009.
- Web site: Noel. Whelan. Fianna Fail: A Biography of the Party.
- Web site: Review of Fianna Fail: A Biography of the Party.
- News: Lise. Hand. Averil puts boot into Bertie as FF fights for political future. Irish Independent. 26 July 2011. The Dublin senator was on a discussion panel alongside Fine Gael's chief strategist Frank Flannery and political pundit Noel Whelan..
- News: Fergal. O'Brien. Irish Premier Ahern to Quit After Decade in Power (Update4). Bloomberg. 2 April 2008. 'The country has celebrated 10 years of peace on the island and more than a decade of strong economic growth,' Noel Whelan, a former adviser to Ahern's Fianna Fáil party, said in a telephone interview..
- http://www.independent.ie/regionals/enniscorthyguardian/news/speculation-mounts-about-third-place-on-ff-election-ticket-tony-dempsey-now-being-touted-as-candidate-27193900.html Speculation mounts about third place on FF election ticket Tony Dempsey now being touted as candidate
- http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3225 Seamus Whelan
- News: Writer and barrister Noel Whelan dies aged 50 after short illness . 11 July 2019 . The Irish Times . Fiach . Kelly . 12 February 2020 .
- News: Noel Whelan obituary: Political campaigner, barrister, newspaper columnist and pundit. The Irish Times. 11 July 2019.
