richard mulcahy

Richard Mulcahy (1886-1971) was an Irish Fine Gael politician. He fought in the 1916 Easter Rising and served as IRA Chief of Staff during the War of Independence. He was a supporter of the Anglo-Irish Treaty in 1922 and became leader of the provisional government's army in the Civil War which followed. Mulcahy served as Defence Minister from 1923-1924, but was forced to resign after criticism by the Executive Council of his handling of the Army Mutiny. He succeeded W.T. Cosgrave in becoming leader of Fine Gael in 1944. In 1948 the first Inter-Party Government in the history of the Irish state came to power. Fine Gael, Labour, Clann na Poblachta and Clann na Talmhan joined forces to oust Fianna Fil from power. Since Fine Gael was the largest party they would provide the candidate for Taoiseach, however, Mulcahy was seen as an unacceptable candidate to the Republican leader of Clann na Poblachta, Sen MacBride. Instead he unselfishly stepped aside in favour of John A. Costello. Mulcahy went on to serve as Minister for Education from 1948-1951 and 1954-1957. Mulcahy retired as Fine Gael leader in 1959. Richard Mulcahy died in 1971.

Political Career

idth="30%" align="center"\|Preceded by: Cathal Brugha	width="30%" align="center"\|Minister for Defence 1922-1924	width="30%" align="center"\|Succeeded by: W.T. Cosgrave
idth="30%" align="center" rowspan="2"\|Preceded by: W.T. Cosgrave	width="30%" align="center"\|Leader of the Fine Gael Party 1944-1959	width="30%" align="center"\|Succeeded by: James Dillon
idth="30%" align="center"\|Leader of the Opposition 1944-1948	width="30%" align="center"\|Succeeded by: Eamon de Valera
idth="30%" align="center"\|Preceded by: Toms Deirg	width="30%" align="center"\|Minister for Education 1948-1951	width="30%" align="center"\|Succeeded by: Sen Moylon
idth="30%" align="center"\|Preceded by: Sen Moylon	width="30%" align="center"\|Minister for Education 1954-1957	width="30%" align="center"\|Succeeded by: Jack Lynch
idth="30%" align="center"\|Preceded by: (Newly Created Office)	width="30%" align="center"\|Minister for the Gaeltacht 1956	width="30%" align="center"\|Succeeded by: Patrick Lindsay

Mulcahy, Richard Mulcahy, Richard Mulcahy, Richard

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