John Bailey (Irish politician)
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John Bailey is an Irish Fine Gael
politician who is an elected member of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
. He spent 10 years as chairman of The Dublin County Board
of the Gaelic Athletic Association
.
. This action was subsequently criticised by his running mate, Eugene Regan
who called the letter 'entirely dishonest'. Fine Gael's local director of elections, Paddy Hayes, described the letter as a 'serious breach of party discipline and unity'.
concerning building development proposed for the Golf club grounds. The appeals body denied receiving an objection from Bailey. Bailey stated it must have gone missing in the post and that his bank was trying to trace the cheque for his submission fee. The Sunday Business Post
and Sunday Tribune
both reported that Bailey and his daughter had received financial donations towards their election campaigns from the builders and the estate agents of the Golf Club development. Bailey assured the public that the donations had no bearing on his failure to object to the development.http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=THE+INSIDER-qqqs=themarket-qqqs=computersinbusiness-qqqid=47757-qqqx=1.asphttp://www.tribune.ie/news/home-news/article/2010/jan/17/no-record-of-councillors-planning-objection/http://www.tribune.ie/archive/article/2010/jan/24/donations-had-no-bearing-on-planning-decision-says/
The selection convention was held in February 2009. Naja Regan was prevented from contesting the selection process by order of the national executive council of Fine Gael. She responded by seeking a High Court injunction against Fine Gael for failing to follow its own procedures.
The case was settled out of court when Regan agreed not to contest the election but to be the first substitute candidate for he council in the event of a Fine Gael member ceasing to be a councillor during the term of the council.
. Bailey said he would return the donation straight away. “I’ve always declared everything and I’m not ashamed of anything I’ve done. Everything I do is straight on the table. I work 6½ days a week for Dún Laoghaire. Nobody has been stronger against developers,” he said. Subsequently, the Sunday Tribune reported that he had also received undeclared donations in breach of SIPO rules, from Cosgrave Developments Ltd, the developer of the Dun Laoghaire Golf Course scheme.
in 2004. On this occasion, his daughter, Maria Bailey, was also elected. They were re-elected in 2009. He was a candidate in the Irish general election in 2002 and 2007 for the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown constituency but failed to be elected to the Dáil. He failed to be elected to the senate in 2002 and 2007.
's autobiography 'Back to the Hill' he recounts that Bailey claimed to have O'Leary's support in order to persuade delegates to retain manager Mickey Whelan
. However, O'Leary says he opposed Whelan and believes that the delegates were misled. 'Bailey presented them with a selective version of events', he wrote.
in February 2001. His motion failed, yet his public statements during the following months strongly supported Carr's position as manager - even to the point of denying that the no confidence motion had ever taken place. On October 1, 2001, Carr was removed as manager during a club meeting where the vote was tied and required Bailey's casting vote as chairman. Carr then confirmed that Bailey had been trying to remove him for the previous 8 months while publicly supporting him.
The Dublin Senior Football Team stated they felt
's Sports Science and Health department had been working for the Dublin County Board "to develop a best practice model for under-age football in Dublin which would eventually be used nationally". After a Dublin-Donegal match in August 2002, remarks made by Bailey were considered so offensive by Dr Moyna that he resigned his position. Bailey later said 'I was very animated at the time. I didn't set out to upset anybody, but I do fight the Dublin cause passionately.'
was appointed shortly afterwards to be the new team manager, defusing the row.http://www.tribune.ie/article/2005/jun/12/a-question-of-respect/
. He ran a pub called 'The Arches' in Dalkey which he sold in 1999. Subsequently he worked as a horse trainer. He is a former Managing Director of Brendan Tours Ltd and a former Managing Director of Budget Rent-A-Car. He has five daughters and lives in Killiney
.
Fine Gael
Fine Gael is a centre-right to centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the single largest party in Ireland in the Oireachtas, in local government, and in terms of Members of the European Parliament. The party has a membership of over 35,000...
politician who is an elected member of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is the local authority for the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown in Ireland. It is one of three local authorities that comprised the former Dublin County Council before its abolition and one of four councils in the Dublin Region. It serves a population of...
. He spent 10 years as chairman of The Dublin County Board
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
of the Gaelic Athletic Association
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
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Fake endorsement letter incident
On 23 May 2007, the eve of the general election in Ireland, Bailey circulated a letter purporting to be an official missive from the Fine Gael party, advising party supporters to vote No 1 for Bailey for vote management reasons. The letter was headed with a photo of the party leader, Enda KennyEnda Kenny
Enda Kenny is an Irish Fine Gael politician, and has been the Taoiseach since 2011. He has led Fine Gael since 2002. He served as Minister for Tourism and Trade from 1994 to 1997. He is also a two-term Vice President of the European People's Party.Kenny has been a Teachta Dála for Mayo since...
. This action was subsequently criticised by his running mate, Eugene Regan
Eugene Regan
Eugene Regan is an Irish barrister, Fine Gael politician and a former member of Seanad Éireann.-Early and personal life:He was educated at University College Dublin, University of Brussels and King's Inns. Regan qualified as a barrister in 1985, commenced practice in 1995 and became a Senior...
who called the letter 'entirely dishonest'. Fine Gael's local director of elections, Paddy Hayes, described the letter as a 'serious breach of party discipline and unity'.
Missing Golf club planning objection
In 2009, Bailey wrote to constituents in the vicinity of Dun Laoghaire Golf Club to inform them that he had submitted an objection to An Bord PleanálaAn Bord Pleanála
An Bord Pleanála is an independent statutory administrative tribunal that decides on appeals from planning decisions made by local authorities in the Republic of Ireland. As of 2007 The Planning Board directly decides major strategic infrastructural projects under the provisions of the Planning...
concerning building development proposed for the Golf club grounds. The appeals body denied receiving an objection from Bailey. Bailey stated it must have gone missing in the post and that his bank was trying to trace the cheque for his submission fee. The Sunday Business Post
The Sunday Business Post
The Sunday Business Post is an Irish national Sunday newspaper published by Post Publications Limited. Post Publications is owned by Thomas Crosbie Holdings. According to the Audit Bureau of Circulations, Ireland, the average weekly circulation was 57,783 for the period January to June 2009. The...
and Sunday Tribune
Sunday Tribune
The Sunday Tribune was an Irish Sunday broadsheet newspaper published by Tribune Newspapers plc. It was edited in its final years by Nóirín Hegarty, who changed both the tone and the physical format of the newspaper from broadsheet to tabloid. Former editors include Conor Brady, Vincent Browne,...
both reported that Bailey and his daughter had received financial donations towards their election campaigns from the builders and the estate agents of the Golf Club development. Bailey assured the public that the donations had no bearing on his failure to object to the development.http://www.sbpost.ie/post/pages/p/story.aspx-qqqt=THE+INSIDER-qqqs=themarket-qqqs=computersinbusiness-qqqid=47757-qqqx=1.asphttp://www.tribune.ie/news/home-news/article/2010/jan/17/no-record-of-councillors-planning-objection/http://www.tribune.ie/archive/article/2010/jan/24/donations-had-no-bearing-on-planning-decision-says/
Legal action over candidate selection
Less than two years after the criticism by Eugene Regan of John Bailey, Regan's 25 year old daughter, Naja, sought to be selected to run as a Fine Gael candidate in the 2009 local elections. The initial selection convention in November 2008 was cancelled at short notice following a letter written by the Fine Gael's three sitting councillors (including John Bailey) to the FG executive council declaring their "unanimous view" that they should be the only candidates selected to run in the ward.The selection convention was held in February 2009. Naja Regan was prevented from contesting the selection process by order of the national executive council of Fine Gael. She responded by seeking a High Court injunction against Fine Gael for failing to follow its own procedures.
The case was settled out of court when Regan agreed not to contest the election but to be the first substitute candidate for he council in the event of a Fine Gael member ceasing to be a councillor during the term of the council.
Undeclared donations from developers
The Irish Times reported in August, 2010 that Bailey had received donations from a local developer, Devondale Holdings Ltd, that he failed to declare to the Standards in Public Office CommissionStandards in Public Office Commission
The Standards in Public Office Commission is an independent body established in December 2001 by the Irish Government under the Standards in Public Office Act, 2001...
. Bailey said he would return the donation straight away. “I’ve always declared everything and I’m not ashamed of anything I’ve done. Everything I do is straight on the table. I work 6½ days a week for Dún Laoghaire. Nobody has been stronger against developers,” he said. Subsequently, the Sunday Tribune reported that he had also received undeclared donations in breach of SIPO rules, from Cosgrave Developments Ltd, the developer of the Dun Laoghaire Golf Course scheme.
Electoral history
He was elected to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County CouncilDún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council
Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council is the local authority for the county of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown in Ireland. It is one of three local authorities that comprised the former Dublin County Council before its abolition and one of four councils in the Dublin Region. It serves a population of...
in 2004. On this occasion, his daughter, Maria Bailey, was also elected. They were re-elected in 2009. He was a candidate in the Irish general election in 2002 and 2007 for the Dun Laoghaire Rathdown constituency but failed to be elected to the Dáil. He failed to be elected to the senate in 2002 and 2007.
Mickey Whelan and John O'Leary
In goalkeeper John O'LearyJohn O'Leary (Gaelic footballer)
John O'Leary is a Dublin-born Irish Gaelic footballer who played inter-county football for Dublin and club football for O'Dwyers. He is an area manager for Permanent TSB and has recently been a political candidate for Fianna Fáil in the constituency of Dublin North...
's autobiography 'Back to the Hill' he recounts that Bailey claimed to have O'Leary's support in order to persuade delegates to retain manager Mickey Whelan
Mickey Whelan
Mickey Whelan is former selector on the Dublin senior football team, he was a selector for Pat Gilroy who played for him while he managed St Vincents. He is a former player and manager of Dublin and St Vincents senior football teams...
. However, O'Leary says he opposed Whelan and believes that the delegates were misled. 'Bailey presented them with a selective version of events', he wrote.
The sacking of Dublin manager Tommy Carr
Bailey tabled a motion of no confidence in Dublin manager Tommy CarrTommy Carr
Tommy Carr is a former inter county Gaelic football player for Dublin. He has also managed Dublin, Roscommon and Cavan. He was awarded an all star in 1991 in the same year that he won a National Football League medal with Dublin...
in February 2001. His motion failed, yet his public statements during the following months strongly supported Carr's position as manager - even to the point of denying that the no confidence motion had ever taken place. On October 1, 2001, Carr was removed as manager during a club meeting where the vote was tied and required Bailey's casting vote as chairman. Carr then confirmed that Bailey had been trying to remove him for the previous 8 months while publicly supporting him.
The Dublin Senior Football Team stated they felt
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- "obliged to respond publicly in a bid to reverse the move, and highlight the lack of integrity involved in the due process...Honesty is demanded from anyone who wears the Dublin jersey. We expect it from our selectors and from our manager. Should we not, at least, expect honesty from our officials?"http://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-football/dub-players-round-on-bailey-334121.html
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The resignation of Niall Moyna
In 2002 Niall Moyna, head of Dublin City UniversityDublin City University
Dublin City University is a university situated between Glasnevin, Santry, Ballymun and Whitehall on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland...
's Sports Science and Health department had been working for the Dublin County Board "to develop a best practice model for under-age football in Dublin which would eventually be used nationally". After a Dublin-Donegal match in August 2002, remarks made by Bailey were considered so offensive by Dr Moyna that he resigned his position. Bailey later said 'I was very animated at the time. I didn't set out to upset anybody, but I do fight the Dublin cause passionately.'
Dublin hurlers' revolt
In June 2005, Humphrey Kelleher was removed as manager of the Dublin hurling team, following their defeat by Laois. John Bailey was appointed interim manager. The players, however, refused to train under John Bailey and issued a joint public statement claiming that they felt intimidated after he had threatened them with being barred for life from playing for Dublin should they refuse to accept his management. Bailey had previously denied on radio that he had made this threat.http://www.independent.ie/sport/dub-hurlers-refuse-to-play-amid-claims-of-intimidation-252987.html. Tommy NaughtonTommy Naughton
Tommy Naughton is the former manager of the Dublin Senior Hurling team and the former Under 21 hurling manager for Dublin. He had also previously been a selector with the senior hurling team...
was appointed shortly afterwards to be the new team manager, defusing the row.http://www.tribune.ie/article/2005/jun/12/a-question-of-respect/
Personal life
Bailey was born in a house on Hyde Road in DalkeyDalkey
Dalkey is suburb of Dublin and seaside resort in Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County, Ireland. It was founded as a Viking settlement and became an important port during the Middle Ages. According to John Clyn, it was one of the ports through which the plague entered Ireland in the mid-14th century...
. He ran a pub called 'The Arches' in Dalkey which he sold in 1999. Subsequently he worked as a horse trainer. He is a former Managing Director of Brendan Tours Ltd and a former Managing Director of Budget Rent-A-Car. He has five daughters and lives in Killiney
Killiney
Killiney is a suburb of Dublin in south County Dublin, Ireland. It is within the administrative area of Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County. The area is by the coast, south of neighbouring Dalkey, and north to Shankill area in the most southern outskirt of Dublin....
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External links
- Boundary changes and internal rivalries mean heads will roll The Irish TimesThe Irish TimesThe Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
6 January 2009 - Row in FG over phoney 'official' vote plea The Irish Independent 25 May 2007
- A question of respect Article in The Sunday Tribune 12 June 2005
- Carr likely to stay on BBC NewsBBC NewsBBC News is the department of the British Broadcasting Corporation responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs. The department is the world's largest broadcast news organisation and generates about 120 hours of radio and television output each day, as well as online...
14 August 2001 - Fine Gael biography
- Fine Gael loses its spiritual home Article in The Sunday Tribune, May 25, 2003
- General Election Results for Dun Laoghaire Rathdown 2007 from RTÉ
- Fine Gael seeks to heal Dun Laoghaire rift Dublin People article, 6 January 2009
- Gunning for Tommy Article in The Sunday Tribune 30 September 2001
- Moyna resigns over Bailey remarks Article in The Sunday Independent 18 August 2002
- Bailey cannot hide says O'Leary The Irish Independent 3 October 2001
- Bailey secures reappointment to front-line Dublin position The Irish TimesThe Irish TimesThe Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
12 December 2000 - Bailey criticises 'bullying' tactics The Irish TimesThe Irish TimesThe Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
2 February 2002 - If Carr goes, then Bailey should go The Irish TimesThe Irish TimesThe Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
10 October 2001 - Bailey has final say as Carr is driven out of Dublin post The Irish TimesThe Irish TimesThe Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
10 October 2001 - Bailey upbeat on split The Irish TimesThe Irish TimesThe Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
6 June 2002 - Bailey rejects reports The Irish TimesThe Irish TimesThe Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
11 November 2004 - Bailey wins a tight vote The Irish TimesThe Irish TimesThe Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
12 December 2004 - Players will not line out for interim management The Irish TimesThe Irish TimesThe Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
6 June 2005 - Local factors may hamper FG-Labour strategy The Irish TimesThe Irish TimesThe Irish Times is an Irish daily broadsheet newspaper launched on 29 March 1859. The editor is Kevin O'Sullivan who succeeded Geraldine Kennedy in 2011; the deputy editor is Paul O'Neill. The Irish Times is considered to be Ireland's newspaper of record, and is published every day except Sundays...
7 July 2005 - Bailey in tight Blues corner The Irish Independent 25 November 2004
- Obesity link to lack of sports halls The Irish Independent 28 May 2006
- Phone a friend The Irish Independent 30 December 2001
- Hurling controversies prove death knell for Bailey's hopes The Irish Independent 16 December 2005
- Dub hurlers refuse to play amid claims of intimidation The Irish Independent 6 June 2005