Tony Bromell

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Tony Bromell (born 1932) is a former educationist and Fianna Fáil politician from Limerick in Ireland.

Born in Limerick in 1932, Bromell been a member of Fianna Fáil all his life, and was a member of Limerick City Council for 17 years, serving as Mayor from 1982 to 1983. He was also briefly a senator, after winning a by-election to the 18th Seanad for the Industrial and Commercial Panel on 19 December 1988, following the death of Fine Gael senator Jack Daly.^[1]

Bromell was registrar in Mary Immaculate College from 1967 until he retired in 1998. As chair of Chair of Limerick's Vocational Education Committee (VEC) in 1973H, he was heavily involved in the establishment of the College of Art, Commerce and Technology (now Limerick IT). He was also a was a founding member of a pressure group established in 1958 to campaign for a university for Limerick, which resulted the establishment in 1970 of the National Institute for Higher Education (NIHE),^[2] and as a senator he was able to welcome the bill which in 1989 elevated NIHE to Limerick University.^[3]

References

↑ "Mr. Tony Bromell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
↑ "Rian mo Chos ar Ghaineamh an tSaoil". Retrieved 2008-02-11.
↑ "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 122, 1 June 1989, University of Limerick Bill, 1989: Second Stage". Retrieved 2008-02-11.

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Cathaoirleach Tras Honan (FF) Leader of the Seanad Mick Lanigan (FF)

Administrative Panel	Katharine Bulbulia (FG) Michael Doherty (FF) Joe Doyle (FG) Seán Haughey (FF) Tras Honan (FF) Patrick Kennedy (FG) Mary Wallace (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Paul Bradford (FG) John Connor (FG) Michael Ferris (Lab) Tom Fitzgerald (FF) Thomas Hussey (FF) Rory Kiely (FF) Pádraic McCormack (FG) Charles McDonald (FG) Patrick McGowan (FF) Martin O'Toole (FF) William Ryan (FF)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Sean Byrne (FF) Joachim Loughrey (FG) Maurice Manning (FG) Tony McKenna (FF) Paschal Mooney (FF)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Eddie Bohan (FF) Jack Daly (FG) Seán Fallon (FF) Willie Farrell (FF) Jack Fitzsimons (FF) Phil Hogan (FG) Mick Lanigan (FF) Brian O'Shea (Lab) Gerry Reynolds (FG)

Labour Panel	Donie Cassidy (FF) Denis Cregan (FG) Nuala Fennell (FG) Des Hanafin (FF) Jack Harte (Lab) Brian Hillery (FF) Peter Kelleher (FG) Dan Kiely (FF) Don Lydon (FF) Larry McMahon (FG) Brian Mullooly (FF)

National University of Ireland	John A. Murphy (Ind) Joe O'Toole (Ind) Brendan Ryan (Ind)

University of Dublin	David Norris (Ind) Mary Robinson (Ind) Shane Ross (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Séamus Cullimore (FF) Éamon de Buitléar (Ind) George Eogan (Ind) Brian Friel (Ind) John Magnier (Ind) John Robb (Ind) Tom McEllistrim (FF) Jimmy Mulroy (FF) Vivian O'Callaghan (FF) John O'Connell (FF) Nicholas O'Connor (FF)

Elected or nominated later	1988: Tony Bromell (FF) 1989: Michael Dawson (FF) Paul Kavanagh (FF) Frank McDonell (??)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent ??: Unknown party

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