Alice Glenn
Irish Fine Gael politician (1921–2011) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alice Glenn (née Duffy; 17 December 1921 – 16 December 2011) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency from 1981 to 1982 and 1982 to 1987.[1]
Alice Glenn | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office November 1982 – February 1987 | |
In office June 1981 – February 1982 | |
Constituency | Dublin Central |
Personal details | |
Born | Alicia Duffy (1921-12-17)17 December 1921 Dublin, Ireland |
Died | 16 December 2011(2011-12-16) (aged 89) Dalkey, Dublin, Ireland |
Political party | Fine Gael |
Spouse |
William Glenn (m. 1949) |
Children | 4 |
Although only briefly a part of national politics in Ireland, Glenn became one of the most prominent voices of social conservatism in Ireland in the 1980s and was particularly eminent during the 1986 referendum on divorce. Glenn was an outspoken critic of contraceptives, abortion, divorce and other attempts to liberalise Irish society, and much of her commentary was deemed memorable and influential. However, Glenn's political career ended in late 1986 when it emerged to the public that Glenn had called the leaders of every religion but Catholicism in Ireland "enemies of the people". Glenn refused to retract the comments and she was widely condemned as sectarian and bigoted, including by members of her own party. Glenn resigned rather than be expelled by Fine Gael, and attempted to stand as an independent at the 1987 general election, but her vote collapsed. She remained in local politics until 1991 but thereafter exited public life.