Former Dublin Lord Mayor Ben Briscoe dies

TánaisTe Micheál Martin has expressed “great sadness” at the death of former Fianna Fáil TD Ben Briscoe.

He said Mr Briscoe served as a Fianna Fáil TD for 37 years from 1965 to 2002 and “is remembered fondly by all who served with him”.

Mr Martin said that Mr Briscoe was “popular across all parties because of his good humour and decency”.

He said that Mr Briscoe’s

“proudest achievement” was the year he spent as Lord Mayor of Dublin in 1988-89.

The Tánaiste added: “Ben was the son of Bob Briscoe who was an important figure in ireland’s revolutionary struggle, a founder of Fianna Fáil, a member of Dáil Éireann for 34 years and one of the most famous ever holders of the office of Lord Mayor of Dublin.”

He was first elected to

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Dáil Éireann for Fianna Fáil in the Dublin south-West constituency at the 1965 general election, succeeding his father Robert Briscoe who had been a TD for more than 30 years, and was also a former lord mayor. Mr Briscoe was part of Dublin’s Jewish community, and along with his father, Mervyn Taylor and alan shatter was among the best-known irish politicians with a Jewish background. He was elected at the 1969 general election for Dublin south-Central, where he was re-elected in 1973, and again in the Dublin Rathmines West constituency at 1977 general election. a subsequent boundary revision in advance of the 1981 general election abolished Dublin Rathmines West and divided the area between the neighbouring constituencies. Briscoe retired at the 2002 general election.