Noel Whelan (politician)

Noel Whelan
Constituency Dublin South-East
Personal details
Born County Wexford, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Political party Fianna Fáil
Profession Barrister

Noel Whelan is a barrister, former politician and adviser for the Fianna Fáil party in Ireland.[1] Nowadays he is also considered a political analyst, and his opinions on elections, anniversaries and other political events are regularly sought by the mainstream media.[2][3][4][5][6][7] He ran for Fianna Fáil in the 1997 general election.

Whelan writes a weekly column in The Irish Times, has a degree and Masters in History and Politics, and has written Fianna Fáil: A Biography of the Party.[8][9] He has also addressed the McGill Summer School in Glenties, County Donegal.[10]

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."[1]

Whelan is married to Sinead McSweeney,[11] and the son of Wexford Councillor Seamus Whelan.[12]

References

  1. 1 2 O'Brien, Fergal (2 April 2008). "Irish Premier Ahern to Quit After Decade in Power (Update4)". Bloomberg. '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.
  2. ↑ "80th anniversary of the first majority Fianna Fáil Government". The History Show. RTÉ Radio 1. 27 January 2013.
  3. ↑ "Anniversary of Albert Reynolds' 2nd election as Taoiseach". Drivetime. RTÉ Radio 1. 11 January 2013.
  4. ↑ "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
  5. ↑ Whyte, Nicholas (1 May 2003). "New in Print". An Phoblacht.
  6. ↑ Halpin, Padraic; Crimmins, Carmel (16 September 2011). "Ex-IRA guerrilla McGuinness to run for Irish president". Reuters.
  7. ↑ O'Connor, Brendan (24 May 2009). "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.
  8. ↑ Whelan, Noel. "Fianna Fail: A Biography of the Party".
  9. ↑ "Review of Fianna Fail: A Biography of the Party".
  10. ↑ Hand, Lise (26 July 2011). "Averil puts boot into Bertie as FF fights for political future". Irish Independent. The Dublin senator was on a discussion panel alongside Fine Gael's chief strategist Frank Flannery and political pundit Noel Whelan.
  11. ↑ Speculation mounts about third place on FF election ticket Tony Dempsey now being touted as candidate Enniscorthy Guardian, October 18, 2001.
  12. ↑ Seamus Whelan www.electionsireland.org
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