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| '''Billy Fox''' (] ]–] ]) was a politician in the ], a member of ] (lower house of parliament) from 1969 to 1973, and of ] (upper house) from 1973 until he was killed by the ] (IRA) in March 1974.<ref>], claims Fox was killed by the "Irish Republican Army", which, according to Sutton's categorisation, is "Provisional Irish Republican Army". (Official IRA killings are attributed to the "Official Irish Republican Army". Moreover, those found guilty of the murder are |
'''Billy Fox''' (] ]–] ]) was a politician in the ], a member of ] (lower house of parliament) from 1969 to 1973, and of ] (upper house) from 1973 until he was killed by the ] (IRA) in March 1974.<ref>], claims Fox was killed by the "Irish Republican Army", which, according to Sutton's categorisation, is "Provisional Irish Republican Army". (Official IRA killings are attributed to the "Official Irish Republican Army". Moreover, those found guilty of the murder are .</ref><ref>According to an RTÉ documentary, the Provisional IRA were also responsible for the killing. See .</ref> | ||
| A member of the ] party, Fox was first elected to ] County Council in 1967, and to the Dáil for the Monaghan constituency in the ]. This was the first time ever that Fine Gael won two seats out of three in Monaghan, a county along the Republic of Ireland's border with Northern Ireland. Monaghan has traditionally had strong republican leanings and Fine Gael had often polled poorly there in the past. Fox was also one of a handful of members of Dáil Éireann (TD's) from the minority Protestant community. | A member of the ] party, Fox was first elected to ] County Council in 1967, and to the Dáil for the Monaghan constituency in the ]. This was the first time ever that Fine Gael won two seats out of three in Monaghan, a county along the Republic of Ireland's border with Northern Ireland. Monaghan has traditionally had strong republican leanings and Fine Gael had often polled poorly there in the past. Fox was also one of a handful of members of Dáil Éireann (TD's) from the minority Protestant community. | ||
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| Dáil Éireann | |
| In office 1969–1973 | |
| Constituency | Monaghan |
| Seanad Éireann | |
| In office 1973 – 12 March 1974 | |
| Constituency | Cultural and Educational Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1939 County Monaghan Republic of Ireland |
| Died | 12 March 1974 Tircooney, County Monaghan |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
Billy Fox (3 January 1939–12 March 1974) was a politician in the Republic of Ireland, a member of Dáil Éireann (lower house of parliament) from 1969 to 1973, and of Seanad Éireann (upper house) from 1973 until he was killed by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) in March 1974.
A member of the Fine Gael party, Fox was first elected to Monaghan County Council in 1967, and to the Dáil for the Monaghan constituency in the Irish general election, 1969. This was the first time ever that Fine Gael won two seats out of three in Monaghan, a county along the Republic of Ireland's border with Northern Ireland. Monaghan has traditionally had strong republican leanings and Fine Gael had often polled poorly there in the past. Fox was also one of a handful of members of Dáil Éireann (TD's) from the minority Protestant community.
The outbreak of political unrest and violence in Northern Ireland, and a corresponding increase in republican sentiment, may have contributed to the loss of the second Fine Gael seat in Monaghan, against the national trend, in the 1973 general election when Fox was defeated. Later that year however he was elected to the 13th Seanad by the Cultural and Educational panel.
Death
On 12 March 1974, he went to visit the home of his fiancée in rural County Monaghan, as he did on all Mondays. 13 armed paramilitaries had occupied the house in Tircooney (near Clones). He ran from the scene but was followed and shot dead. Five members of the Provisional Irish Republican Army were subsequently convicted of the murder, though some dissenting analysts suggest that the Official Irish Republican Army was actually responsible.
He was the first member of the Oireachtas to be killed since the assassination of the then Minister for Justice Kevin O'Higgins (also by the IRA) in 1927.
The Senator Billy Fox Memorial Park in Aughnamullen is named in his memory.
References
- The Malcolm Sutton Index of Deaths, widely considered to be the authoritative source on the conflict-related deaths of the Troubles, claims Fox was killed by the "Irish Republican Army", which, according to Sutton's categorisation, is "Provisional Irish Republican Army". (Official IRA killings are attributed to the "Official Irish Republican Army". Moreover, those found guilty of the murder are [http://republican-news.org/archive/1997/March06/06sean.html associated with the Provisional movement.
- According to an RTÉ documentary, the Provisional IRA were also responsible for the killing. See "Rumours from Monaghan".
- The IRA by Tim Pat Coogan p357 - ISBN 0-00-653155-5
- http://www.coillte.ie/community/community_partnerships/ulster/
External links
This page incorporates information from the Oireachtas Members Database
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