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Brendan Mac Lua

EDM number 611 in 2008-09, proposed by Jim Dobbin on 28/01/2009.
Categorised under the topic of Press.

That this House marks with sadness the passing on 13 January 2009 of Brendan Mac Lua, who was born in County Clare, Ireland and, in the words of the banner of The Irish Post newspaper that he co-founded and edited for many years, became the `Voice of the Irish in Britain'; pays tribute to the 73-year life of a man of great learning and razor-sharp intellect who will be remembered as a towering figure in the history of the Irish in Britain, who raised the standing and self-worth of an immigrant population to that of a community proud of its roots, its language, sports and identity, who championed the development of hundreds of Irish community organisations and voluntary associations, most notably the Federation of Irish Societies, challenged prejudice and racism against the Irish in Britain and fought against disadvantage, discrimination and miscarriages of justice, and who worked tirelessly for the cause of peace and justice in Ireland without sacrificing what he continued to regard as the ultimate objective of a united Ireland; and offers condolences to his extended family and extends its sympathy to members of the community who are mourning his loss.

This motion has been signed by a total of 29 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Jim Dobbin28/01/2009Heywood and MiddletonLabourProposed
David Taylor28/01/2009North West LeicestershireLabourSeconded
Peter Bottomley28/01/2009Worthing WestConservativeSeconded
David Drew29/01/2009StroudLabourSeconded
Edward O'Hara29/01/2009Knowsley SouthLabourSeconded
Angus MacNeil29/01/2009Na h-Eileanan an IarScottish National PartySeconded
Jeremy Corbyn29/01/2009Islington NorthLabourSigned
Lynne Jones02/02/2009Birmingham, Selly OakLabourSigned
Mike Hancock02/02/2009Portsmouth SouthLiberal DemocratSigned
Keith Vaz02/02/2009Leicester EastLabourSigned
Alan Simpson03/02/2009Nottingham SouthLabourSigned
Rudi Vis04/02/2009Finchley and Golders GreenLabourSigned
John Leech04/02/2009Manchester, WithingtonLiberal DemocratSigned
Martin Caton04/02/2009GowerLabourSigned
Ian McCartney04/02/2009MakerfieldLabourSigned
Simon Hughes04/02/2009North Southwark and BermondseyLiberal DemocratSigned
Roger Williams05/02/2009Brecon and RadnorshireLiberal DemocratSigned
John Austin09/02/2009Erith and ThamesmeadLabourSigned
Greg Pope10/02/2009HyndburnLabourSigned
Brian Jenkins24/02/2009TamworthLabourSigned
Andrew MacKinlay27/02/2009ThurrockLabourSigned
John McDonnell27/02/2009Hayes and HarlingtonLabourSigned
Mark Durkan02/03/2009FoyleSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
David Anderson04/03/2009BlaydonLabourSigned
Alasdair McDonnell11/03/2009Belfast SouthSocial Democratic and Labour PartySigned
Elfyn Llwyd12/03/2009Meirionnydd Nant ConwyPlaid CymruSigned
Paul Flynn16/03/2009Newport WestLabourSigned
Julie Morgan20/03/2009Cardiff NorthLabourSigned
Lembit 05/05/2009MontgomeryshireLiberal DemocratSigned

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