Norman Kennedy

Norman Kennedy was a trade unionist and politician in Ireland.

Kennedy was a prominent member of the Amalgamated Transport and General Workers' Union. He served as President of the Irish Trade Union Congress in 1957.^[1] He worked closely with James Larkin, Jr and John Conroy to complete its reunification with the Congress of Irish Unions,^[2] and became President of the united organisation, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions, in 1961.^[3] He also served on the Northern Ireland Economic Council.^[4]

Kennedy served as a Northern Ireland Labour Party member of the Senate of Northern Ireland from 1965 until its proguation in 1972. From 1970 to 1971, he served as a Deputy Speaker.^[5][6] He then withdrew from politics and trade unionism, and led the consortium which established Downtown Radio, Northern Ireland's first commercial radio station.^[7]

References

1. ^ Donal Nevin et al, Trade Union Century, p.437
2. ^ W. J. McCormack, The Blackwell Companion to Modern Irish Culture, p.331
3. ^ "Constitution and Standing Orders" (2008), Irish Congress of Trade Unions, p.36
4. ^ Dáil Éireann - Volume 257 - 25 November, 1971
5. ^ Members of the Northern Ireland Senate, 1921-72, Northern Ireland Elections
6. ^ "Contest for 12 seats in N.I. Senate", Irish Times, 21 May 1965
7. ^ "Radio station for Ulster", The Guardian, 28 October 1975, p.15