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12 Jun

Adhmhaidin: Dé Céadaoin 11 Meitheamh 2008

An article about Brendan Smith seen on rte.ie/rnag/adhmhaidin.html

Lorcán Ó Cinnéide ó Conaidhm Tháirgeoirí Éisc na hÉireann ag caint faoi agóid na n-iascairí agus iad ag iarraidh cruinniú práinneach leis na hAirí Brendan Smith & Tony Killeen.... Continue reading »

22 May

Galtee Mountains Climb, Summit Achieved by Ballylanders Macra

An article about Brendan Smith seen on croom.wordpress.com

Macra na Feirme extends congratulations to Brendan Smith the newly appointed Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Food. Macra would also like to wish Minister Mary Coughlan the best of luck in her new post as Tainaiste and Minister ... Continue reading »

18 May

Minister Brendan Smith Visits Balmoral Show

An article about Brendan Smith seen on farmingpages.com

Newly appointed Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food, Brendan Smith TD, visited the Balmoral show in Belfast and met with…... Continue reading »

13 May

Macra Na Feirme News, May 13 2008

An article about Brendan Smith seen on croom.wordpress.com

Macra na Feirme extends congratulations to Brendan Smith the newly appointed Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Food. Macra would also like to wish Minister Mary Coughlan the best of luck in her new post as Tanaiste and Minister for ... Continue reading »

11 May

There is nothing that cannot be spun

An article about Brendan Smith seen on eastmeath.org/blog

According to Brendan Smith, Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Food: “This leading edge project is very good news for Ireland and the strongest possible endorsement by Diageo of our global competitiveness.” ... Continue reading »

08 May

Cowen Stamps His Authority

An article about Brendan Smith seen on irishmusings-markus.blogspot.com

Interestingly, since the farmer's lobby looks like voting No in the upcoming referendum on the EU Constitution, Cowen has installed Brendan Smith in that post, to deal with this issue. Brian Lenihan gets Finance, and if ever there was a ... Continue reading »

The Culchie Coup D'Etat

An article about Brendan Smith seen on skinflicks.blogspot.com

In their place comes perennial non-achiever from Caaark like, 'Batt' O'Keefe, and Cavan-Monaghan slogger Brendan Smith, the man who has spent the guts of a decade ploughing a lonely furrow in the North-East defending the indefensible ... Continue reading »

07 May

Cowen’s new Cabinet live blog…

An article about Brendan Smith seen on sluggerotoole.com

RTE pushing out that Batt O’Keefe is to take over Education; Brendan Smith Agriculture; Mary Hanafin goes to Social and Family Affairs. Pat Carey becomes Government Whip… No word on Mary Coughlin, but some speculation that the Donegal ... Continue reading »

03 May

Childcare centre for Parkside

An article about Brendan Smith seen on mayonews.ie

The Haven childcare facility was opened in Ballina last week by Minister for Children, Brendan Smith, TD.... Continue reading »

16 Apr

Minister prepares to call urgent meeting

An article about Brendan Smith seen on independent.ie/national-news

The failures in child protection exposed in the McElwee report are “extremely regrettable”, Minister for Children Brendan Smith said yesterday.... Continue reading »

21 Mar

Postal Code Lottery – and the Kids who Lose Out

An article about Brendan Smith seen on ericbyrne.blogspot.com

Well – in a classic case of addressing symptoms rather than causes – last week the Minister for Children, Brendan Smith, announced that plans are being drawn up for a child detention centre in Lusk, set to cost over €140 million. ... Continue reading »

04 May 2007

Minister of State in a state

Seen on Life

Minister of State in a state May 4th, 2007 by planetparker The following is inspired by the father of Magical Realism Gabriel Garcia Marquez … Brendan Smith attempted to launch his electoral campaign with a splash, He got a red carpet and a big … he had to do with Noeleen Dempsey. Brendan was there with his backing vocalists and all the party... Continue reading »

22 Oct 2006

3.5 Million for six vegetable and fruit producers

Seen on IrishFarming.ie - Connecting The Irish Farming Community

Mr. Brendan Smith TD, Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food, with special responsibility for Horticulture today announced the payment of EU aid amounting to €3.4m to six Producer Organisations in the fruit and vegetable sector. The sector, which had a farm output value of €223m in 2005, plays a very significant role in the... Continue reading »


Who is Brendan Smith?

Party: Fianna Fáil

Constituency: Cavan-Monaghan

Brendan Smith is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He is currently the Minister of State for Children at the Department of Health and Children. He is also a Teachta Dála (TD) for Cavan-Monaghan.

Born in Cavan in 1956, Smith was educated at Bawnboy National School, St. Camillus College (Killucan, County Westmeath), and University College Dublin where he gained a BA in Politics and Economics. For 15 years he worked as special advisor to the Fianna Fáil politician and former Tánaiste, John Wilson. Smith was first elected to Dáil Éireann in the 1992 general election for the Cavan-Monaghan constituency and has been re-elected at every subsequent election. In the 28th Dáil he was Government Whip on the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Foreign Affairs. In Bertie Ahern’s Cabinet reshuffle of 2004, Smith received the position as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture and Food with special responsibility for Food and Horticulture. Following the 2007 general election Smith became Minister for Children at the Department of Health and Children.

-Excerpt from Wikipedia page for Brendan Smith

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