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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.Cite error: A <ref> tag is missing the closing </ref> (see the help page).
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 associated with the Provisional IRA (see http://republican-news.org/archive/1997/March06/06sean.html). However, In his book, The IRA (p. 357) (ISBN 0-00-653155-5), Tim Pat Coogan however claims the killing was carried out by the Official IRA.
- http://www.coillte.ie/community/community_partnerships/ulster/
External links
This page incorporates information from the Oireachtas Members Database
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