Jim Corr (politician)
Jim Corr | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 1982 – November 1982 | |
| Constituency | Cork South-Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | James A. Corr 25 January 1934 County Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
James A. Corr (born 25 January 1934) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician and retired secondary school teacher[1][2] and former principal[3] of South Presentation school.[4]
Corr was a member of Cork City Council from 1973 to 2014.[5] He was first co-opted to the council (then called Cork Corporation) in 1973,[2] and elected at the 1974 local elections.[2] He was Lord Mayor of Cork in 1979 and 1996.[2][3]
When the five-seat Cork South-Central constituency was created in 1980, Fine Gael's support was sufficient for two seats. Peter Barry was the party's senior Teachta Dála (TD);[6] Corr had a rivalry with Hugh Coveney for the second Fine Gael seat.[6][7] Coveney narrowly beat Corr at the 1981 general election,[6][8] but Corr won by a larger margin in February 1982.[1][6][8] Becoming disillusioned with Dáil politics,[9][10] Corr stood aside in November 1982,[1][6][10] with Coveney regaining the seat.[6] Corr was to stand as a third Fine Gael candidate at the 1987 general election, but stood aside to avoid splitting the Fine Gael vote,[10] though Coveney lost his seat in any event. Corr was unsuccessful at the 1989 and 1992 general elections.[8][5]
Corr was unhappy that John Cushnahan was selected ahead of him as Fine Gael candidate in Munster at the 1989 European Parliament election.[11][12] Corr stood unsuccessfully in Munster at the 1999 European Parliament election.[5]
Corr taught geography, and wrote a school textbook in 1972.[13] He spent six years working in Africa.[4] He was a trade union activist,[6] and considered on the left wing of Fine Gael in the early 1980s.[14] He was appointed to the Board of Bord Gáis in 1997.[3] He has been chairman of the advisory board of European Cities Against Drugs since 2002.[15]
References
- ^ a b c "James Corr". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- ^ a b c d "FG Lord Mayor for Cork; FF takes Galway". The Irish Times. 19 June 1979. p. 5. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ^ a b c "Annual report and accounts" (PDF). Bord Gáis. 1999. p. 17. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2007. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ^ a b Grogan, Dick (20 May 1999). "Munster: The candidates". The Irish Times. p. 10. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- ^ a b c "Jim Corr". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ^ a b c d e f g Leland, Mary (23 April 1983). "Hugh Coveney: the Lord Mayor of Cork". The Irish Times. p. 14. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- ^ O'Leary, Seán (20 March 1985). "Farewell the Mollies". The Irish Times. p. 19. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- ^ a b c "James Corr". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 15 June 2009.
- ^ "Archon" (18 September 1982). "East Cork Echoes: F.G. Disillusion". Southern Star. p. 18.
- ^ a b c Hogan, Dick (27 January 1987). "Labour faces an uphill battle to retain seat". The Irish Times. p. 7. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- ^ Hogan, Dick (6 March 1989). "Fine Gael picks Cushnahan to run for Europe". The Irish Times. p. 1. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- ^ Hogan, Dick (7 March 1989). "Cushnahan selection criticised by Corr". The Irish Times. p. 16. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- ^ Corr, James A. (1972). Fundamental geography. Dublin: Gill and Macmillan. ISBN 0-7171-0576-8.
- ^ O'Leary, Olivia (25 October 1982). "Garrett is not Policy". The Irish Times. p. 14. Retrieved 18 June 2009.
- ^ "ECAD Biographies" (PDF). European Cities Against Drugs. p. 1. Retrieved 15 June 2009.