Talk:Noel Browne
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[edit] Dublin South East 1973
A small point of history:
The inference in the text is that Noel Browne was refused the Labour Party nomination in 1973.
I attended the Labour Party selection conference for Dublin South East constituency before the election in 1973. Fine Gael and Labour had already agreed to fight that election as the National Coalition. Noel Browne was in essence offered the opportunity to stand but refused, basically because he was unwilling to work with Fine Gael in any form after the Mother & Child saga. The selection conference then proceeded to nominate Ruairi Quinn as the candidate.
[edit] Mother and Child Scheme
The Mother and Child Scheme points to this article - it was a significant event in the history of the Republic of Ireland. I intend to demerge the material, from this article, and create an article in its own right. Any comments? Djegan 22:56, 17 February 2006 (UTC)
- Excellent idea. Palmiro | Talk 14:08, 19 February 2006 (UTC)
- Agree (Gnevin 16:15, 19 February 2006 (UTC))
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- Done. Djegan 00:01, 5 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Relationship with Catholic Church
He seems to have had overt problems with the Mother and Child Scheme. But other more minor events seems to suggest he was already in conflict with some of the sectarian requirements of the Catholic Church in Ireland. He attended Trinity College, Dublin which the Church generally prohibited at the time, and apparently attended the funeral of the first President of Ireland Douglas Hyde at St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, again prohibited to Catholics. Was he excommunicated? Or just distrusted? --Henrygb 20:08, 11 March 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Father a member of RIC
This article states that Browne's father was a member of the Royal Irish Constabulary (RIC), but does not cite its authority. Seán McBride makes a similar assertion in his self-serving memoirs, and it is considered a smear. According to Senator David Norris ('Speaking Ill of the Dead', RTÉ Radio 1, 14th December 2006), who was a friend of Dr Browne, his father was in fact an inspector with the RSPCA who lost his job when he developed TB. It was this that led to the family's impoverishment and to Browne's determination to eradicate TB. Unless a better source can be provided, I think the entry should be edited. Kadugli 12:38, 10 August 2007 (UTC)
I've corrected this item (it's NSPCC, not RSPCA or RIC), and made additional revisions to this section, drawing on material from Against The Tide JXM 15:17, 11 August 2007 (UTC)
