Using his extensive contacts Keating gained Labor endorsement for the federal seat of Blaxland in the western suburbs of Sydney and was elected to the House of Representatives at the 1969 election when he was 25 years of age.

After that, Art was alone and gained his nickname ( Geoffrey Keating says he had two brothers, Connla and Crionna, who were killed by their uncle Eochaid Finn ).

Keating attended Methodist College Belfast, where she gained 8 ' O ' levels and 3 ' A ' levels.

His epithet is obscure: the Lebor Gabála Érenn says he gained it because of his exile, while Geoffrey Keating explains it as meaning " bare canoes ", because he had canoes for a fleet, in which he and his followers used to plunder neighbouring countries.

As a solo artist, Keating has sold over 25 million records worldwide alongside the 30 million records with Irish group Boyzone, and in Australia he is best known as a judge on The X Factor.

Keating also embarked on two world tours, won the Ivor Novello and BMI songwriting awards, released an autobiography, had a role as ambassador for Christian Aid and earnt sales in excess of 22 million albums worldwide.

On 21 March 2011 a new album from Ronan Keating was released worldwide named When Ronan Met Burt.

His fifth studio album named Fires was released on 3 September 2012 in the UK and 30 August in Ireland, Germany, Australia and worldwide it was released through Universal Music and was produced by Greg Wells and co-written by Keating and Gregg Alexander.

Keating first came to major public attention in the UK when he had a semi-regular role as Tony in the Channel 4 sitcom Desmond's ( 1989 – 95 ).

The substantial political contributions that Keating had made to each of the senators, totaling $ 1. 3 million, attracted considerable public and media attention.

The role of private health in the health care mix, Aboriginal health, the AMA's ongoing campaign against cigarette sponsorship of sports events, and the size of the Medicare levy were other significant issues which occupied a lot of Nelson's time and attention as federal president, as they did the various Ministers for Health in the final years of the Keating Government.

Larry Sitsky attracted attention when he, among others, criticised the Keating government for giving successive artistic fellowships to the pianist Geoffrey Tozer.

Publicly, Hawke and Keating had said there would be no recession-or there would be a " soft landing "-but this changed when Keating announced the country was indeed in recession-" this was the recession we had to have " he famously added.

Keating described Howard as a " desiccated coconut " who was " Araldited to the seat " and that " Howard ... is an old antediluvian 19th century person who wanted to stomp forever ... on ordinary people's rights to organise themselves at work ... he's a pre-Copernican obscurantist ", when criticising the Howard government's WorkChoices policy.

In 1963, Senator Kenneth Keating of New York proposed a Constitutional amendment which would have enabled the Congress to enact legislation providing for how to determine when a President is disabled, rather than, as the Twenty-fifth Amendment does, having the Constitution so provide.

First postulated in 1823 by William H. Keating, it was named by Warren Upham in 1879 after Louis Agassiz, when Upham recognized the lake was formed by glacial action.

Keating practices in the historical eclectic and neo-classic mold, even when the building's typology is a skyscraper.

Relationships between Mahathir and Australia's leaders reached a low point in 1993 when Paul Keating described Mahathir as " recalcitrant " for not attending the APEC summit.

Brown returned to television in 2011 when she joined the judging panel of the Australian version of The X Factor where she sat alongside, Ronan Keating, Guy Sebastian and Natalie Bassingthwaighte.

He returned to Foreign Affairs when Hewson lost the 1993 election to Keating.

He supported Hawke in his leadership battles with Paul Keating in 1991, but retained his position when Keating deposed Hawke and became Prime Minister in December 1991.

As Liberal leader, Downer initially attracted record levels of public support, even when incumbent Prime Minister Paul Keating launched a series of attacks on Downer's privileged background.

However, due to the heavy swing nationwide against the Keating government, Ellis was only assured of victory when she received a large flow of Green preferences on the third count.

Price served as Parliamentary Secretary to Prime Minister Bob Hawke from 4 June 1991 until 27 December 1991, when Paul Keating became Prime Minister.

Reportedly, the last time the two men talked was when Keating stormed into the Opposition Leader's office, cursed him out for not disciplining Tuckey, and walked out.

" platform at the 1993 election, when Paul Keating was Prime Minister who replaced Bob Hawke in 1991 after the Fightback policy was launched.

However, Amphlett was replaced in the role by Isabel Keating when the show made its Broadway debut in 2003, but she resumed the role in the Australian tour.

The recognition of the legal concept of native title in Mabo led to its recognition by the legislative system a year later when the Keating government enacted the Native Title Act 1993.

The recognition of the legal concept of native title in Mabo in 1992 led its recognition by the legislative system a year later when the Keating government enacted the Native Title Act 1993.

Since the 1990s when the ALP government of Paul Keating enforced a policy of mandatory detention of unauthorised arrivals, non-citizens arriving by boat without a valid visa were detained until they were either granted a visa, or deported.

While all north-south streets within city limits are named, rather than numbered, smaller streets in some areas are named in groups all starting with the same letter ; thus, when traveling westward on a Chicago street, starting just past Pulaski Road ( 4000 W ), one will cross a mile-long stretch of streets which have names starting with the letter K ( From east to west: Keystone ( North Side )/ Komensky ( South Side ), Karlov, Kedvale, Keeler, Kildare, Kolin, Kostner, Kenneth, Kilbourn, Kolmar, Kenton, Knox, Kilpatrick, Keating ), giving rise to the expression " K-town.

When Keating resigned as Treasurer in 1991, Willis was again passed over when Hawke gave the Treasury to John Kerin.

Keating and Paul Brady co-wrote the 2001 hit single " The Long Goodbye ", one of Keating's most loved hits amongst fans and a huge hit for Brooks & Dunn in the United States.

Keating and Brady won the " BMI European song-writing award " for the single.

In November 2010, she collaborated with Irish singer Ronan Keating on the single " Believe Again ".

On 5 November 2010, Irish recording artist Ronan Keating released a single with Paulini titled " Believe Again ", which was included on his seventh studio album, Duet ( 2010 ).

The episode followed Gary Barlow ( Lucas ) and Ronan Keating ( Walliams ) as they recorded a charity single.

The dinsenchas story tells how each of the three cousins ruled for seven years in turn, and each ruled three seven-year stints ; the Annals of the Four Masters agrees, but Geoffrey Keating gives them each a single reign of twenty-one years each, except for Cimbáeth, who rules for twenty.

With his fifth consecutive Top 10 single and 3rd UK # 1, Ronan Keating returns to the top of the singles chart with the first release off his new album Destination.

Keating reached # 1 with his debut single " When You Say Nothing At All " later in the year ; it was featured in the soundtrack to the hit movie Notting Hill.

In addition to than Ronan Keating reaching number one with his song from Notting Hill, Madonna and Will Smith both reached number two with soundtrack singles: Madonna with " Beautiful Stranger " from Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me, and Will Smith with his US chart-topping single, " Wild Wild West ", taken from the movie of the same name.

Following TV appearances on the Ivor Novello Elton John tribute show, and " All Time Greatest Love Songs " with Ronan Keating, Silvas released her second single from the album, " Breathe In ", which debuted at number 6, her highest UK chart peak to date.

Although Keating has never been a permanent cast member in the soap, he continues to appear as the local vicar in EastEnders, usually for a single episode at a time, in connection with another character's christening, marriage, or funeral.