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Noel Browne: Passionate Outsider
John Horgan
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hardcover. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear
In the course of a long political career, Dr Noel Browne held public office for less than three years, as Minister for Health from 1948 to 1951. In that brief time he left an indelible mark on Irish life. His introduction of the controversial Mother and Child Scheme, which was effectively vetoed by the Catholic hierachy at the urging of Archbishop John Charles McQuaid and Bishop Michael Browne, and was then abandoned by the cabinet, was a defining moment in Irish church/state relations.; His post-ministerial career saw him drift politically, into - and out of - four different parties. He ... Read more
In the course of a long political career, Dr Noel Browne held public office for less than three years, as Minister for Health from 1948 to 1951. In that brief time he left an indelible mark on Irish life. His introduction of the controversial Mother and Child Scheme, which was effectively vetoed by the Catholic hierachy at the urging of Archbishop John Charles McQuaid and Bishop Michael Browne, and was then abandoned by the cabinet, was a defining moment in Irish church/state relations.; His post-ministerial career saw him drift politically, into - and out of - four different parties. He ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
Gill & Macmillan Ltd
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
344
Place of Publication
Dublin, Ireland
ISBN
9780717128099
SKU
KTJ8039251
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Ref
99-1
About John Horgan
John Horgan is Professor of Journalism, Dublin City University. He is the author of 'Sean Lemass: the enigmatic patriot', one of the finest Irish biographies of recent times.
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