The Archive · 1938

Labour Setback Eire Elections

Majority fe Fail Indications Fianna from Given Dublin, The latest state of th the Eire General Ele June 20, parties in jons when counting resumed this me thing was: at 8.30 o'clock was as foh lows:

Fianna Fail (Mr. de Valera) United Ireland (Mr. Cosgr: ive): Independent Party Labour Party...

Results of 21 constituent still outstanding, There is now every.

Mr. Eamon de Valera, Minister of Eire, will el depend majority.

General opinion is thai Agreement between " Gi and Eire has greatly Mr. de Valera's popular One of the greatest surprises of the Elections was the re setback experienced by the Lal jour Party, which put thirty candid tes in the field, of whom only five so far, One of the sensations tions was the defeat of Hogan, Deputy Speaker, who represented Labour for Clare during, the lifetime of the Dail The Rt. Hon, Alder Byrne, Lord Mayor of re-elected with a great majority.—Reuter, an Alfred dublin, was ly reduced

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