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Yes, Taoiseach: Irish Politics from Behind Closed Doors

Yes, Taoiseach: Irish Politics from Behind Closed Doors

by Frank Dunlop (Author), StephenJohnWaters (Author)

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Synopsis

For nearly two decades Dunlop had a bird's eye view of the good that politicians do, and the bad. Sitting at the shoulder of the legendary Jack Lynch during his fall from power; working with the most intriguing, charismatic and beleagured politician of his generation, Charles Haughey; observing how Haughey's worthy opponent Garret FitzGerald, turned the screw on his embattled boss; dealing with men like Des O'Malley, Ray MacSharry, Albert Reynolds, Charlie McCreevy and an up and coming young fellow called Bertie Ahern Dunlop saw it all. And Yes, Taoiseach is a sparkling, intimate and unsparing chronicle of his experiences.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 368
 Publisher: Penguin Ireland
Published: 28 Apr 2005
ISBN 10: 1844880362
ISBN 13: 9781844880362
Book Overview: For nearly two decades Frank Dunlop had a bird's eye view of the good that politicians do, and the bad. Yes, Taoiseach is a sparkling, intimate and unsparing chronicle of his experiences.

Author Bio
Frank Dunlop was born in Kilkenny in 1947. After a short career in journalism with RTE he became Fianna Fail's press officer in 1974. When the party came into power in 1977, he took over the running of the Government Information Service. The following year the Taoiseach Jack Lynch, appointed him as Ireland's first Government Press Secretary, in which capacity he also served Lynch's successor, Charles Haughey. He also served two Fine Gael-Labour administrations before leaving the civil service in 1986 to join a public relations firm. He is married to Shelia and has a daughter, Sinead.