Fintan Kennedy
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Fintan Kennedy was an Irish
trade unionist.
The son of Tom Kennedy, a prominent trade unionist, Kennedy joined the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union
in 1934, rising to serve as General Secretary of the union from 1959, then as General President from 1969. During his secretaryship, membership of the union grew steadily.
In 1966, Kennedy served as President of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions
, while he served as Treasurer from 1968. He was elected to the Labour Panel of the Seanad Éireann
in 1969 and representing the Labour Party
. He retired from all his positions in the labour movement in 1981.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
trade unionist.
The son of Tom Kennedy, a prominent trade unionist, Kennedy joined the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union
Irish Transport and General Workers' Union
The Irish Transport and General Workers Union, an Irish trade union, was founded by James Larkin in 1908 as a general union. Initially drawing its membership from branches of the Liverpool-based National Union of Dock Labourers, from which Larkin had been expelled, it grew to include workers in a...
in 1934, rising to serve as General Secretary of the union from 1959, then as General President from 1969. During his secretaryship, membership of the union grew steadily.
In 1966, Kennedy served as President of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions
Irish Congress of Trade Unions
The Irish Congress of Trade Unions , formed in 1959 by the merger of the Irish Trade Union Congress and the Congress of Irish Unions , is a national trade union centre, the umbrella organisation to which trade unions in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland affiliate.-Influence:There...
, while he served as Treasurer from 1968. He was elected to the Labour Panel of the Seanad Éireann
Seanad Éireann
Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas , which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann . It is commonly called the Seanad or Senate and its members Senators or Seanadóirí . Unlike Dáil Éireann, it is not directly elected but consists of a mixture of members chosen by...
in 1969 and representing the Labour Party
Labour Party (Ireland)
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. The Labour Party was founded in 1912 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, by James Connolly, James Larkin and William X. O'Brien as the political wing of the Irish Trade Union Congress. Unlike the other main Irish...
. He retired from all his positions in the labour movement in 1981.