- Fergus Finlay
Fergus Finlay was for some years the chef de cabinet of the
Irish Labour Party , to whom he remains a senior advisor, and is the chief executive of the charityBarnardo's inIreland . He is also a weekly columnist with theIrish Examiner and the author of a number of books.Having worked in government press secretarial roles in the 1980s, Finlay served as an adviser to
Dick Spring from 1983 to 1997. During this time he was involved in campaigns that led to the election ofMary Robinson as president, a large increase in the number of LabourTeachta Dála s in 1992 and the dropping of the constitutional ban on divorce in 1996. He resigned from Labour in 1997, becoming a director of Wilson Hartnell Public Relations, heading the company's public affairs unit.Finlay is also credited and helped to organise the visit of the
Special Olympics to Ireland.Works
* Cruel Trade (1991)
* Mary Robinson: A President With a Purpose (1991)
* Snakes and Ladders (1999)References
* [http://www.dit.ie/DIT/business/marketing/imta/program/conferences/finlay/ Profile from DIT]
* [http://archives.tcm.ie/businesspost/2005/03/27/story3461.asp Sunday Business Post article on Fergus Finlay]External links
* [http://www.barnardos.ie/about.htm Barnardo's, Ireland]
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