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Dublin : Top 10 Politicians

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1. Henry Grattan

Grattan (1746–1820) entered Parliament in 1775 and was a great champion of the Catholic cause.
2. Theobald Wolfe Tone

Tone (1763–98) has been described both as the founder of Irish nationalism and as a frustrated imperialist.
3. Daniel O’Connell

The greatest leader of Catholic Ireland, O’Connell (1775–1847) was a constant agitator against the Union.
4. Charles Stewart Parnell

Leader of the Irish Parliamentary Party in 1880, Parnell (1846–91) secured Gladstone’s conversion to Home Rule.
5. Arthur Griffith

Griffith (1871–1922) launched Sinn Fein in 1906 and was elected president of the Dáil in 1922.
6. Patrick Pearse

Pearse (1879–1916) was executed for delivering the Proclamation of Independence in 1916.
7. Michael Collins

Commander-in-Chief of the government forces in the Civil War, Collins (1890–1922) was shot dead in his native County Cork.
8. Eamon de Valera

Valera (1882–1973) was President of the Republic from 1959–73. His political ideal was a 32-county Gaelic republic.
9. Charles Haughey

Prime minister for various terms from 1979 to 1992, Haughey (b.1925) remains a controversial figure.
10. Mary Robinson

Mary Robinson was elected the first woman president in 1990.