It emerged during the campaign that what Lenihan had told friends and insiders in private flatly contradicted his public statements on a controversial effort in 1982 by the then opposition Fianna Fáil to pressure President Hillery into refusing a parliamentary dissolution to then Taoiseach, Garret FitzGerald ; Hillery had resolutely rejected the pressure.

This plan, suggested by Brian Lenihan and Donogh O ' Malley, was dropped after opposition by Trinity College students.

In the aftermath, the minority party in the coalition government, the Progressive Democrats indicated that unless Lenihan resigned from cabinet, they would resign from government and support an opposition motion of no confidence in Dáil Éireann, bringing down the government and causing a general election.

When he got there, he was informed that a series of telephone calls had been made by senior opposition figures ( and some independent TDs ), including Fianna Fáil leader ( and ex-Taoiseach ) Charles Haughey, Brian Lenihan and Sylvester Barrett demanding that the President, as he could constitutionally do where a Taoiseach had ' ceased to retain the support of a majority in Dáil Éireann ', refuse FitzGerald a parliamentary dissolution, forcing his resignation as Taoiseach and enabling the Dáil to nominate someone else for the post.

O ' Malley told Haughey that the Progressive Democrats would pull out of the coalition and support a no-confidence motion tabled by the opposition unless Lenihan left the government or Haughey opened an investigation into the incident.

The scheme, however, was abandoned after mass opposition, Lenihan famously being forced to flee student protests in Trinity through a toilet window.

In 1982, when Fianna Fáil regained power for ten months, Lenihan was Minister for Agriculture, the announcement in the Dáil being greeted by a sustained round of laughter on the opposition benches.

In power Haughey and Lenihan reversed their opposition to the Anglo-Irish Agreement, Lenihan attending meetings of the Anglo-Irish Conference which the Republic's foreign minister and the British Secretary of State for Northern Ireland co-chaired.

The Progressive Democrats, Fianna Fáil's coalition partner, told Charles Haughey that unless Lenihan was either dismissed or an inquiry set up into the events of January 1982 it would pull out of government, support the opposition motion and force a general election.

During this period in opposition he was heavily involved in key election strategies, most notably in the Dublin West by-election which was won by Brian Lenihan, Jnr.

Lenihan was involved in some controversy on 18 May 2005, when off-microphone he told opposition TD Joe Higgins of the Socialist Party that he should " stick to the kebabs ", a reference to the Turkish workers who were making a legal challenge against their employer, GAMA.

( Nevertheless three opposition figures, including Fianna Fáil leader Charles Haughey, demanded to be put through to Hillery, with Haughey threatening to end Barber's career if the calls weren't put through.

To this end a series of phone calls ( some published reports claim seven, others eight ) was made by senior opposition figures urging Hillery to refuse FitzGerald a dissolution, so allowing Haughey to form a government.

His reputation rose further when opposition leaders under parliamentary privilege alleged that Taoiseach Charles Haughey, who in January 1982 had been Leader of the Opposition, had not merely rung the President's Office but threatened to end the career of the army officer who took the call and who, on Hillery's explicit instructions, had refused to put through the call to the President.

To add further to de Valera's campaign, Haughey as Agriculture Minister arranged for milk price increases to be given to farmers on the eve of polling, as a way of reducing farmer disquiet, when the farmers had effectively become an opposition movement to the government.

In 1975 Fianna Fáil was in opposition and Haughey had achieved enough grassroots support to warrant a recall to Jack Lynch's opposition Bench.

Failing to secure a majority in the 166-seat Dáil a Fine Gael – Labour Party coalition came to power under FitzGerald and Haughey went into opposition.

Haughey found himself back in opposition.

When it came to a vote the Independent TD Tony Gregory abstained, seeing Haughey as the " lesser of two evils " ( the reason for this was Gregory's personal Republican convictions and his opposition to the Anglo-Irish agreement ).

He was outspoken in his opposition to Charles Haughey in the aftermath of the Arms Crisis, when Haughey and another minister, both having been sacked, were sent for trial amid allegations of a plot to import arms for the Provisional IRA.

The challenge of addressing the national finances was made difficult by electoral arithmetic and a lack of support from the opposition Fianna Fáil party led by Charles Haughey.

Haughey delayed naming a new opposition front bench but Colley was still a key member of the Fianna Fáil hierarchy.

The Haughey / Mara " double act " became the star turn in a series that mocked all sides, from Haughey and his advisors to opposition Fine Gael TD Michael Noonan as a Limerick disk jockey called " Morning Noon ' an Night " and a host of other characters.

For Spring, his period in opposition coincided, with the exposure of a number of business scandals and gave him the opportunity to shine as critic of the Fianna Fáil government led by the controversial Charles Haughey.

Independent TD Tony Gregory abstained in the vote for Haughey seeing Haughey as the " lesser of two evils " due to Gregory's opposition to the agreement along with his personal dislike for Fitzgerald.

Despite the opposition of the city newspapers, the Pratt Hall meeting `` brought together a very respectable audience, composed in part of those who had been distinguished for years for their radical views upon the subject of slavery, of many of our colored citizens, and of those who were attracted to the place by the novelty of such a gathering ''.

A controversial figure, Thackeray has attracted significant attention by making statements expressing admiration for Hitler as an artist and demagogue, while condemning the Holocaust, inciting violence against Muslims, expressing support for the LTTE, and taking strong stances on the aspects of popular culture, including fervent opposition to the celebration of Valentine's Day.

Though Hollingworth gave up his episcopal position to accept the appointment, it still attracted considerable opposition in a country which maintains a formal separation between Church and State.

At the same time he attracted a following from the supply-side economics movement, which formed in opposition to Keynesian demand-stimulus economics.

Two of their proposals ( substantially altering the platform and abolishing the membership pledge ) attracted a lot of attention and opposition sprang up in the form of another committee called PLEDGE.

Lyons and Fenton's opposition to the economic policies of the Scullin Labor Government had attracted the support of prominent Australian conservatives, known as " the Group ", whose number included future prime minister Robert Menzies.

# the quasi-Jansenists, who formally accepted both Cum occasione and the infallibility of the Church in matters of fact, but who nevertheless remained attracted to aspects of Jansenism, notably its stern morality, commitment to virtue, and its opposition to ultramontanism which was a hot political issue in France in the decades surrounding the 1682 Declaration of the Clergy of France.

The Wilson-Gorman Tariff attracted much opposition in West Texas, where sheepraisers opposed the measure.

Originally presented in the 19th century but popularized in the mid-20th century, the idea of a prehistoric opposition between the * Asurás and the * Devás had already been largely rejected by Avesta scholars when a landmark publication ( Hale, 1986 ) attracted considerable attention among Vedic scholars.

A further, much larger development of 3, 000 homes, has been proposed for the South of Wymondham and has attracted tremendous local opposition.

Mardi Gras has consistently attracted opposition from a variety of religious and political groups.

The painter was attracted by the opportunity it gave for effective opposition of character, line, colour and movement.

He was elected largely due to the fact that he attracted less opposition than Risto Ryti.

Some gurus and the groups they lead attracted opposition.

Here his evangelistic fervour attracted multitudes to his preaching, including Roman Catholics, but at the same time excited the anger of his opponents ; and the result of their opposition was that after a ministry of fifteen months he was commanded by the civil authorities ( September 27, 1691 ) to leave Erfurt within forty-eight hours.

The plan attracted opposition, partly because of the unprecedented height of the design and partly because of the proposed demolition of the 19th century bank building at 15 Bishopsgate, which dated from 1865 and was designed by architect John Gibson.

The work attracted immediate attention and aroused the most formidable opposition, especially from the Dauphin Louis, son of King Louis XV.

His liberal ideas attracted the opposition of the leaders of the new Oxford Movement.

The party attracted opponents of a negotiated peace and organised opposition to the parliamentary majority seeking peace negotiations.

Recent developments, including the abolition of presidential term limits before the 2006 elections and the harassment of democratic opposition, have attracted concern from domestic commentators and the international community.

The Bill attracted stiff opposition, however, from Colonial Office officials and from the Church Missionary Society, who took issue both with the " unlimited power " the colony's founders would wield and what they regarded as the inevitable " conquest and extermination of the present inhabitants ".

One of his first bills was a " parental rights " bill that died in committee after it attracted opposition even from other Christian conservatives.

The redevelopment attracted heavy opposition from its outset, with the main argument coming from Friends for a Better St Austell.

Bishop Feldman led an opposition that attracted the majority of Mariavite believers.