Not to be confused with Neal Blaney or Niall Blaney.
Neil Blaney
Blaney in 1990
Leader of Independent Fianna Fáil
In office 1972–1995
Preceded by
Party established
Succeeded by
Harry Blaney
Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries
In office 11 November 1966 – 7 May 1970
Taoiseach
Jack Lynch
Preceded by
Charles Haughey
Succeeded by
Jim Gibbons
Minister for Local Government
In office 27 November 1957 – 10 November 1966
Taoiseach
Seán Lemass
Preceded by
Paddy Smith
Succeeded by
Kevin Boland
Minister for Posts and Telegraphs
In office 20 March 1957 – 4 December 1957
Taoiseach
Seán Lemass
Preceded by
Michael Keyes
Succeeded by
John Ormonde
Teachta Dála
In office June 1977 – June 1981
Constituency
Donegal
In office June 1981 – 8 November 1995
In office October 1961 – June 1977
Constituency
Donegal North-East
In office December 1948 – October 1961
Constituency
Donegal East
Member of the European Parliament
In office June 1989 – June 1994
In office June 1979 – June 1984
Constituency
Connacht–Ulster
Personal details
Born
(1922-10-01)1 October 1922 Fanad, County Donegal, Ireland
Died
8 November 1995(1995-11-08) (aged 73) Dublin, Ireland
Political party
Independent Fianna Fáil (1970–1995)
Fianna Fáil (until 1970)
Spouse
Eva Corduff
Parent
Neal Blaney (father)
Relatives
Harry Blaney (brother)
Niall Blaney (nephew)
Neil Terence Columba Blaney (1 October 1922 – 8 November 1995)[1] was an Irish politician. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 1948 as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) representing Donegal East.[2] A high-profile member of the party, Blaney served as a government minister several times; he was Minister for Posts and Telegraphs (1957), Minister for Local Government (1957–1966) and Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries (1966–1970). In 1970 Blaney's career was radically altered when, alongside Charles Haughey, he was involved in the Arms Crisis and stood accused of clandestinely arranging to provide weapons to the newly-emergent Provisional Irish Republican Army. Although later acquitted of wrongdoing in an Irish court, Blaney involvement in the crisis saw him stripped of his ministries and eventually forced his expulsion from Fianna Fáil. A dogged political campaigner, Blaney managed to retain his seat in Donegal and remained a TD for another two decades, running under the banner of "Independent Fianna Fáil". In addition to being a TD, Blaney also entered into European politics, becoming a member of the European Parliament in 1979. Blaney was a holder of both offices when he died in 1995. Entering the Dáil as its youngest member, he left it as the oldest member.
^Alan Murdoch (9 November 1995). "Obituary: Neil Blaney". The Independent. Archived from the original on 5 October 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
^"Neil Blaney". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 14 August 2012.
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