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  Fianna
Captain of the Fianna (rígfhéinnid) and chieftain of Clan Baiscne.
Oscar was the strongest and fiercest fighter of the Fianna.
Captain of the Fianna (rígfhéinnid) and chieftain of the Clan Morna.
www.timelessmyths.com /celtic/fianna.html   (3082 words)

  
 Fianna Fáil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Fianna Fáil was founded on March 23, 1926, and adopted its name on April 2 of the same year.
Fianna Fáil initially refused to enter the Irish Free State's Dáil Éireann in protest at the Oath of Allegiance which all members of the Dáil were obliged to take.
Former Fianna Fáil Government Press Secretary Frank Dunlop is currently giving evidence to a tribunal of inquiry in relation to his allegations that long-serving Fianna Fáil senator took bribes to arrange for planning permissions to be granted to particular property developers.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fianna_Fail   (3524 words)

  
 Fianna - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The two main factions in the legendary fianna were the Clann Baíscne of Leinster, led by Fionn, and the Clann Morna of Connacht, led by Goll.
Diarmuid Ua Duibhne: a warrior of the Fianna who ran off with Finn's bride Grainne and was finally killed by a giant boar on the heath of Benn Gulbain.
Fianna is used in the name of one of the major Irish political parties, Fianna Fáil.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fianna   (377 words)

  
 Séamus Brennan - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
In 1987 Charles Haughey's Fianna Fáil were back in power and Brennan was rewarded by being appointed Minister of State with responsibility for Trade and Marketing.
In 1993 the Fianna Fáil-Labour coalition came to power and Brennan was demoted to Minister of State for Commerce and Technology.
In 1997 Fianna Fáil returned to power and Brennan became Government Chief Whip and Minister of State at the Departments of An Taoiseach and Defence.
www.eastcleveland.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/S%E9amus_Brennan   (608 words)

  
 ireland.com | Election 2004
Fianna Fáil has controlled the county council for the past five years with the help of two independents, but Fine Gael and Labour were in charge for the previous 25 years.
Fianna Fáil candidates have been getting a "quiet and courteous" reception on the doorsteps, but are not getting the "comfort factor" that they would have got previously from supporters.
Fianna Fáil TD John McGuinness's son Andrew is running in the borough where a McGuinness has held a seat since 1914.
www.ireland.com /focus/localelection2004/profile_kilkenny.html   (645 words)

  
 Fianna Fáil - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The reasons for its huge victory are the popular economic policies it put forward, the dissatisfaction with the Coalition, the huge popularity of Lynch as leader, and the attempted gerrymander of many constituencies by Minister Tully.
In the mid-term elections in 2004 Fianna Fáil plummeted to its lowest level since the 1920's, mainly due to some bad financial decisions during the present government, and the failure of the government to fulfil many of its election pledges.
In December 2002 he claimed a senior long-serving Fianna Fáil senator took bribes to arrange for planning permissions to be granted to particular property developers.
www.secaucus.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Fianna_F%E1il   (3238 words)

  
 Encyclopedia: Fianna Fáil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Albert Reynolds (born November 3, 1932) was the eighth Taoiseach of the Republic of Ireland from 1992 to 1994.
Dáil Éireann is the lower house of the Oireachtas (parliament) of the Republic of Ireland1.
Dick Roche (born March 1947) is a senior Irish Fianna Fáil politician and is currently the Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Fianna-F%c3%a1il   (8433 words)

  
 Ógra Fianna Fáil | Waterford City C.C.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
May 3: Fianna Fáil petition with 96,000 signatures, calling for referendum to abolish the Oath of Allegiance rejected by Government which instead abolished the plebiscite clause in the Constitution.
The first moves towards establishing Fianna Fáil began in 1926, when on the 23rd of March a preliminary meeting took place to form a new party in response to a split in the Sinn Féin movement over the issue of abstentionism from Dáil Éireann.
The public finances were in a state of severe crisis by 1987, when Fianna Fáil returned to power and thanks to tight and skilful management this situation was gradually redressed and the seeds of the "Celtic Tiger" were sown.
www.freewebs.com /waterfordcityogra/partyhistory.htm   (2308 words)

  
 Fianna
It is said that the first Fianna was the first Garou to sing, the first to howl her joy into the air, the first to give in to her passions and breathe beauty into the world.
Fianna love deeply, and hold grudges beyond their deaths, and suck more marrow out of life than most people can even imagine.
The Fianna once shared Ireland with the White Howlers, until that tribe was destroyed by the Wyrm.
www.role-play.net /Whitewolf/rad/fianna.htm   (973 words)

  
 The Fianna   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Fianna were made up of members from many different tribes who travelled in bands of up to 3000 men across the country protecting the land from invaders.
By the time of the Fianna iron was being used in weaponry as opposed to the use of bronze by their ancestors.
The Fianna were made up of three classes of Irish men each under obligation to give a certain number of their days in service to their chieftain after which they could return to their normal duties.
www.shee-eire.com /Magic&Mythology/Warriors&Heroes/Armies/Fianna/Page1.htm   (863 words)

  
 FIANNA F.C.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Fianna began to pour on pressure, searching for another, when Daryl Massier was booked for his part in a scuffle involving the TPB 'keeper.
Fianna, sporting a new-look kit to match their new-look roster, were always chasing the game after an early goal caught Fianna 'keeper Andre Lemieux by surprise.
Fianna were able to claw another one back when a great run by Milan Folnovic resulted in a perfectly executed 3 v 2 with a pass to Dooley who then picked out Fiorito at the far post for his second of the night!
www.fiannafc.blogspot.com   (1857 words)

  
 Eamon De Valera & the Fianna Fail
Fianna Fáil, he said, would repeal the Constitution (Amendment) Act and abolish the Military Tribunal, thereby destroying the safety it had given to the Citizens; and Fianna Fáil would be unable to deal with gunbullies, who, before the passing of the Act, were ready to rob, loot and domineer their neighbourhoods.
Should Fianna Fáil be returned to power, they would first proceed to abolish the Oath, and the next step in their programme would be the amendment of the Constitution, and that would entail further appeals to the country, and nothing would have been done for its advancement.'
If the Fianna Fáil is elected to govern, the payments made to England of Land annuities, we will retain, the three million pounds in the Irish Exchequer, and two million of that will g to de-rate the land.
meandmypage.tripod.com /Art/DeValera.html   (5145 words)

  
 Guild Wars - Guild of the Week - The Fianna   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Fianna mainly plays PvP, but since the release of Guild Wars, Fi members have focused on unlocking options for their PvP characters while playing in the Tomb of Primeval Kings tournament.
Fianna's PvP teams use voice communication and typically designate two players as "leaders." The first of these is tasked with identifying and calling priority targets, while the second calls out strategy and tactics.
The Mesmer was able to disrupt the Fianna guild's healing and the Ward Against Melee, which, unfortunately, allowed KOR to achieve a second victory.
www.guildwars.com /gameinfo/guilds/08-fianna.html   (1369 words)

  
 Ireland: election results record decay of Fianna Fail
Fianna Fail also embodies a great deal of experience in subordinating the working class to the needs of Irish-based capital through manipulation of the patriotic sentiment that is a residual legacy of Ireland’s former colonial oppression by Britain.
This presents problems for Fianna Fail, which is under increasing pressure now that Sinn Fein has established itself as an all-Ireland party and claims to be an opponent of the social inequality that successive Fianna Fail and PD governments have created.
It is also difficult for Fianna Fail to claim to be implementing the US and British-backed Good Friday Agreement, which aims at creating a more stable basis for business investment across the entire island by integrating Sinn Fein into the Northern Ireland state apparatus, while sustaining the coalition with the PDs.
www.wsws.org /articles/2004/jun2004/irel-j30.shtml   (1241 words)

  
 Irish Times Article - Fianna Fail suffers worst election results for 80 years   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Fianna Fáil was last night coming to terms with its worst election result since the 1920s, while Sinn Féin made a major breakthrough and Fine Gael's position as the core of a possible alternative government was boosted significantly.
In the North West, Fianna Fáil's Seán Ó Neachtain was expected to take the only Fianna Fáil seat, Independent Ms Marian Harkin was on course for election, with the final seat between Fine Gael's Mr Jim Higgins, Independent Ms Dana Rosemary Scallon and Mr Pearse Doherty of Sinn Féin.
In the local government elections Fianna Fáil's national support slumped to 32 per cent, its lowest ever in a local election, down seven points from the 1999 local polls and nine from the 2002 general election.
www.ireland.com /newspaper/front/2004/0614/1086274487702.html   (890 words)

  
 Fianna Fáil -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The first party leader was (Irish statesman (born in the United States); as president of the Irish Free State he was responsible for the new constitution of 1937 that created the state of Eire (1882-1975)) Eamon de Valera.
The reasons for its huge victory are the popular economic policies it put forward, the dissatisfaction with the Coalition, the huge popularity of Lynch as leader, and the attempted (An act of gerrymandering (dividing a voting area so as to give your own party an unfair advantage)) gerrymander of many constituencies by Minister Tully.
Former Fianna Fáil TD, (Click link for more info and facts about Liam Lawlor) Liam Lawlor is another of those who has been accused of corrupt practices in relation to planning and development.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fi/fianna_f%e1il.htm   (4775 words)

  
 Con Colbert Cumann: University of Limerick
As the decades evolved, Fianna Fáil, while dominated by the great political figures from the State`s foundations, was driven by visionary input from the young.
Fianna Fáil was the first political party in Ireland that recognised the need to establish a youth section, and this subsequently proved to be an important medium for the recruitment of more young people into the party.
The election results brought in a range of new young talented members to the Fianna Fáil ranks in Dáil Eireann, among them the present Taoiseach and leader of Fianna Fáil, Bertie Ahern T.D., who served a most effective and inspiring period as Chairman of Ógra Fianna Fáil (1980 to 1983).
www.freewebs.com /concolbert/history.htm   (1647 words)

  
 Fianna Fáil   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Fianna Fáil (pronounced "fee-na fall"; Irish for "Soldiers of Destiny") is the largest political party in the Republic of Ireland.
Hyde, though appointed to Seanad Éireann by de Valera in 1938 was originally a nominee proposed by Fine Gael (but immediately enthuastically endorsed by Fianna Fáil) while Robinson was a Labour nominee who defeated a Fianna Fáil candidate, Brian Lenihan, who embroiled himself in a scandal midway through the campaign.
Another former minister, Ray Burke, whom the current leader appointed to government for a short time in 1997, was recently explicitly described by retired High Court judge, Fergus Flood in a tribunal of inquiry as "corrupt" and may well face prosecution seizure of assets and possible imprisonment.
usapedia.com /f/fianna-fail.html   (841 words)

  
 Fianna Fail and Irish Labour; 1926 to the Present:Kieran Allen:0745308651:eCampus.com
Fianna Fail has been the major political party in the Republic of Ireland since the 1930s.
Alongside the Catholic Bishops, it became one of the main pillars of conservatism in the country and, claiming to represent the 'plain people of Ireland', it fostered an image of a national community which was unsullied by class division.
In this radically new history of Fianna Fail from its earliest days, Kieran Allen challenges the conventional view of the party, arguing that its primary aim was to establish a native Irish business elite and that it has shown little interest in ending partition.
www.ecampus.com /bk_detail.asp?isbn=0745308651   (192 words)

  
 Fianna Eireann Irish Republican Youth Movement   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The colours of the Fianna badge are green, white and orange.
Na Fianna Éireann is the only true Republican youth movement, which still holds the same principles as when it was founded in 1909 by Countess Markievicz.
Na Fianna Éireann pledges its allegiance to the Sovereign Independent Irish Republic proclaimed in 1916 and ratified in the National Parliament of the Irish People on 21st January, 1919.
www.fiannaeireann.com   (260 words)

  
 Fianna - Embers Bluesheet
Today, the only Fianna in the Massachusetts area are those in the Sept of the Naiad's Buried Heart.
The Fianna of the Buried Heart occupy a contentious position in the Sept - the O'Mearas and MacKinnons have vituperatively opposed each other for over a century.
When the Fianna completes this quest, she invites her entire family and her closest friends to join in her success in a boisterous, raucous party.
www.limey.net /~embers/bluesheets/fianna.html   (1387 words)

  
 Fianna Fáil on Encyclopedia.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Fianna Fáil held power again under Jack Lynch (1977-79) and Charles Haughey (1979-81), but lost once more to the Fine Gael.
PAIDI A TD?; Kerry GAA legend is wooed by Fianna Fail.(News)
Portrait de Bertie Ahern sur une affiche électorale du Fianna Fail Fianna Fail republican party advertising on the border.
www.encyclopedia.com /html/f/fiannaf1a.asp   (654 words)

  
 Fianna
Fianna UK mong the Garou, the Fianna have earned their reputation through the centuries by mastering both sword and song.
The Fianna are creatures of passion and they ride the emotional waves of life's joys, angers, loves, and sorrows.
A Fianna's mood can just as quickly turn to anger, their frenzies are no less frightening than those of more openly warlike tribes.
www.geocities.com /uk_fianna   (218 words)

  
 Fionn mac Cumhaill and the Fianna   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
The Fianna were distinguished warriors and guardians of Ireland.
However, the term fianna itself was a generalized word that referred to a small hunting party.
No one was permitted into the ranks of the Fianna until he passed these trials which showed his worthiness.
www.traditionalwitchcraft.org /celtic/fianna.html   (771 words)

  
 Fianna Fail --  Encyclopædia Britannica
Constituted in May 1926, Fianna Fáil comprised opponents of the Anglo-Irish Treaty (1921) that had brought the Irish Free State into existence.
The antitreaty republicans, known from 1925 as Fianna Fáil, were organized and led by Eamon de Valera, who had been imprisoned in 1923 for supporting republican armed resistance to the treaty.
The Fianna included Finn's son Oisín (Ossian), the poet credited with the recording of the group's exploits; the handsome Diarmaid (Dermot); and Finn's former clan enemy, Goll...
www.britannica.com /eb/article-9034165?tocId=9034165   (710 words)

  
 Fianna Rhosyn   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-17)
Members of the Fianna are presented with a Cloak of the Finest Quality made by the Finest of the Fey Tailors, A Golden Cloak, with the Contingent Emblem Embroidered into the Centre.
Members of the Fianna are Expected to keep their Armour in prime condition and in one piece, broken or mixmatched armour colours are Frowned upon.
Queen Ona of the Fey watches over the whole of the Fianna, It is under her gaze that the Fianna operates, other Fey patrons of the Fianna include the healer of Tir Miann, who frequently offers blessings and patches the wounds of Fianna Warriors when needed.
www.sanctuaryshard.com /Legion/fianna_rose.htm   (303 words)

  
 Fort Smith Country Clubs - Fianna Hills Country Club - Arkansas
Fianna Hills Country Club enjoys a unique location, high on a hill overlooking Fort Smith, with dramatic views across the city and surrounding countryside.
Fianna Hills Country Club offers not only the best view but also the best food in Fort Smith.
The bar area and dining room have been refurbished, and the menu selections range from homemade soup and hearty sandwiches for hungry golfers, to sophisticated gourmet meals for special occasions.
www.fiannahillscountryclub.com   (247 words)

  
 BBC - h2g2 - The Fianna
The Fianna was under the leadership of the Fianna captain, known as the rígfhéinnid.
One-time captain of the Fianna and chieftain of Clan Baisce.
When the Fianna were defeated at the Battle of Gabhra, Oscar killed the high king in single combat, but he was also mortally wounded.
www.bbc.co.uk /dna/h2g2/A5331151   (1714 words)

  
 Fianna
Also known as the Champions of the Red Branch, Fianna Éireann, and the Fenians.
The Fianna were a legendary army of Irish warriors serving under the Ard Righ, or "High King", of Ireland.
Many of their exploits are documented throughout the Fenian Cycle which took place circa the 3rd century CE.
www.pantheon.org /articles/f/fianna.html   (123 words)

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