Michael Lipper
Michael Lipper (1 June 1932 – 18 October 1987) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served for four years as an independent TD for the Limerick East constituency.[1]
An employee of CIÉ, Lipper was elected to Limerick City Council, as a member of Clann na Poblachta at the 1960 local elections. He was an unsuccessful Labour Party candidate at the 1968 by-election, the 1969 general election, and was defeated again at the 1973 general election, in the general elections trailing behind the incumbent Labour TD Stephen Coughlan.
Lipper also served on Limerick City Council and was Mayor of Limerick from 1973 to 1974. The relationship between Lipper and Coughlan was always poor and Lipper stood as a "Democratic Labour" candidate at the 1977 general election,[2] unseating the official Labour party candidate, Stephen Coughlan.[3] After returning to the Labour Party, he lost his seat at the 1981 general election, to the independent socialist candidate and former supporter, Jim Kemmy. At the February 1982 general election, Kemmy held the seat with an increased vote. Lipper did not stand for Dáil Éireann again.
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Patrick G. Kiely
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Mayor of Limerick 1973–1974 |
Succeeded by Patrick Kennedy |
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