Ted Tynan
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Timothy "Ted" Tynan is a member of Cork City Council
and leading member of the Workers' Party of Ireland
.
Councillor Tynan was born in Cork
city in 1942. He joined Sinn Féin
in his early 20s and was one of those who fought to have the party adopt a socialist political platform in its development as it transformed into the Workers' Party.
Tynan was involved in a large variety of campaigning activities in his native city, including a long-running rent strike
in protest at housing conditions and the lack of local authority housing. He became identified with a number of issues around the ownership of natural resources and participated in several militant actions including the Fish-Ins in which people engaged in civil disobedience
by fishing in rivers where the fishing rights were privately held by Anglo-Irish ascendancy families. Tynan was very active in the Mayfield Tenants Association and participated in the occupation of a number of houses in order to prevent the eviction of families in rent arrears. He is an active member and former Chair of Mayfield East Community Association.
Ted Tynan stood in a number of elections and was elected to Cork City Council
in 1979 as a member for the North East Ward. He also contested a Dáil by-election in the same year, polling over 3,000 first preference votes. In 1982 he stood down from the council, his seat being handed over to his then party colleague John Kelleher.
In 1990 Tynan was one of five Cork city householders jailed for the non-payment of local authority service charges which were seen as a form of double taxation on PAYE
(tax category} workers. Tynan again faced jail in the late 1990s for the same issue and continues to oppose service charges as a member of Householders Against Service Charges.
In 1992 Ted Tynan led those in Cork opposed to the attempts of Proinsias De Rossa
who as President of The Workers' Party failed to push through a series of controversial measures which Tynan and others on the left saw as a betrayal of the party's socialist politics. These included the standing down of the entire party membership with readmittance on a selective basis and the granting of increased power to the parliamentary bloc.
Tynan contested local elections again in 1999 and 2004 when he increased his vote significantly and narrowly failed to win a seat.
Ted Tynan continues to be active as a member of the Workers' party in the Mayfield
area and is involved in numerous campaigns including the Anti-Bin Tax Campaign
and the campaign against water charges.. He has also been a prominent member of the Free the Old Head of Kinsale
campaign to restore public access to the historic Co. Cork Headland.
Ted Tynan is married with three grown-up children.
In the June 2009, Ted Tynan was elected to Cork City Council again, on the final count in the Cork City North East ward. He unsuccessfully contested the Cork North Central constituency in the 2011 Irish general election.
Cork City Council
Cork City Council is the local authority which is responsible for the city of Cork and its immediate hinterland in Ireland. The Council is responsible for Housing and Community, Roads and Transportation, Urban planning and Development, Amenity and Culture, and Environment...
and leading member of the Workers' Party of Ireland
Workers' Party of Ireland
The Workers' Party is a left-wing republican political party in Ireland. Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970 after a split within the party, adopting its current name in 1982....
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Councillor Tynan was born in Cork
Cork (city)
Cork is the second largest city in the Republic of Ireland and the island of Ireland's third most populous city. It is the principal city and administrative centre of County Cork and the largest city in the province of Munster. Cork has a population of 119,418, while the addition of the suburban...
city in 1942. He joined Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
in his early 20s and was one of those who fought to have the party adopt a socialist political platform in its development as it transformed into the Workers' Party.
Tynan was involved in a large variety of campaigning activities in his native city, including a long-running rent strike
Rent strike
A rent strike is a method of protest commonly employed against large landlords. In a rent strike, a group of tenants come together and agree to refuse to pay their rent en masse until a specific list of demands is met by the landlord...
in protest at housing conditions and the lack of local authority housing. He became identified with a number of issues around the ownership of natural resources and participated in several militant actions including the Fish-Ins in which people engaged in civil disobedience
Civil disobedience
Civil disobedience is the active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and commands of a government, or of an occupying international power. Civil disobedience is commonly, though not always, defined as being nonviolent resistance. It is one form of civil resistance...
by fishing in rivers where the fishing rights were privately held by Anglo-Irish ascendancy families. Tynan was very active in the Mayfield Tenants Association and participated in the occupation of a number of houses in order to prevent the eviction of families in rent arrears. He is an active member and former Chair of Mayfield East Community Association.
Ted Tynan stood in a number of elections and was elected to Cork City Council
Cork City Council
Cork City Council is the local authority which is responsible for the city of Cork and its immediate hinterland in Ireland. The Council is responsible for Housing and Community, Roads and Transportation, Urban planning and Development, Amenity and Culture, and Environment...
in 1979 as a member for the North East Ward. He also contested a Dáil by-election in the same year, polling over 3,000 first preference votes. In 1982 he stood down from the council, his seat being handed over to his then party colleague John Kelleher.
In 1990 Tynan was one of five Cork city householders jailed for the non-payment of local authority service charges which were seen as a form of double taxation on PAYE
PAYE
Pay as you earn or PAYE refers to a system of withholding of income tax from payments to employees. Amounts withheld are treated as advance payments of income tax due. They are refundable to the extent they exceed tax as determined on tax returns. PAYE may also refer to withholding of the...
(tax category} workers. Tynan again faced jail in the late 1990s for the same issue and continues to oppose service charges as a member of Householders Against Service Charges.
In 1992 Ted Tynan led those in Cork opposed to the attempts of Proinsias De Rossa
Proinsias De Rossa
Proinsias De Rossa is an Irish Labour Party politician and Member of the European Parliament for the Dublin constituency. He a former President of the Workers' Party and subsequently leader of Democratic Left, and later, a senior member of the Labour Party. He was Minister for Social Welfare from...
who as President of The Workers' Party failed to push through a series of controversial measures which Tynan and others on the left saw as a betrayal of the party's socialist politics. These included the standing down of the entire party membership with readmittance on a selective basis and the granting of increased power to the parliamentary bloc.
Tynan contested local elections again in 1999 and 2004 when he increased his vote significantly and narrowly failed to win a seat.
Ted Tynan continues to be active as a member of the Workers' party in the Mayfield
Mayfield, Cork
Mayfield, historically called Ballinamought , is an area in the northeast of Cork City, Ireland.-Geography:Mayfield is bounded to the north by the Glen River Valley, an aquiferous geological formation produced by a receding glacier during the last Ice Age...
area and is involved in numerous campaigns including the Anti-Bin Tax Campaign
Anti-Bin Tax Campaign
The Anti-Bin Tax campaign was a campaign which opposed the introduction of bin charges by local authorities in Ireland. The campaign centred largely in city areas, in particular Dublin. The campaigns were locally based with some co-ordination in the Dublin area...
and the campaign against water charges.. He has also been a prominent member of the Free the Old Head of Kinsale
Old Head of Kinsale
The Old Head of Kinsale, is a headland near Kinsale, County Cork, Ireland. An early lighthouse was established here in the 17th century by Robert Reading...
campaign to restore public access to the historic Co. Cork Headland.
Ted Tynan is married with three grown-up children.
In the June 2009, Ted Tynan was elected to Cork City Council again, on the final count in the Cork City North East ward. He unsuccessfully contested the Cork North Central constituency in the 2011 Irish general election.