Dick Spring
Dick Spring served as Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs in Ireland during the 1990s, actively engaging in diplomatic efforts and advising then President Mary Robinson regarding her potential role with the United Nations.
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Dick Spring recalls the situation being tough as Labour's ministers were in favour of the ban.
Bad blood, life-defining moments and doldrums – The Irish Times
Ireland· 2025-12-14
Dick Spring lost his Dáil seat to Martin Ferris in 2002.
Denis McClean remembers Con Houlihan, a giant of Irish journalism – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-08
Dick Spring is a former tánaiste and minister for foreign affairs who negotiated the Downing Street Declaration.
Ivana Bacik’s careless words are causing alarm among unionists – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-20
Dick Spring has stated that the island of Ireland is not ready for a unification referendum.
Island of Ireland is ‘not ready’ for a unification referendum, says former tánaiste – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-11-11
Mary Robinson’s victory put wind in the sails of Dick Spring’s Labour Party.
There’s a reason why Ireland votes for leftist presidents and right-of-centre governments – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-28
Dick Spring was the Labour leader during the coalition governments between 1992 and 1996.
Four things Heather Humphreys and Catherine Connolly should do in the final days – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-20
Dick Spring denied Mary Robinson permission to attend a special conference on Ireland’s future.
What happens if a president is elected on a mandate to oppose the Government? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-19
Dick Spring criticized Charles Haughey in 1990.
A history of Ireland in 25 Dáil insults – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-04-04
Former party leader Dick Spring couldn’t attend as he was in New Zealand.
Charlie Haughey was framed and then he disappeared. But soon the mystery was solved – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-03-01
Tánaiste and minister for foreign affairs Dick Spring warned the then president, Mary Robinson, about taking up a UN position.
What we learned, from details of Boris Yeltsin’s Shannon no-show to Ireland’s lost moon rock – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-12
