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Eoin David Ryan (12 June 1920 – 14 December
2001) was an Irish
Fianna Fáil
politician, and a Senator for thirty years.
Ryan was born in Dublin in
1920. At the time his father and mother were actively engaged in
the War of Independence. His
father, James Ryan, was a founder
member of Fianna
Fáil and a member of successive governments. Eoin Ryan was
educated at Presentation College, Bray, and later at Mount St. Joseph's College, Roscrea. He joined the Defence
Forces during the emergency years of World War II and rose to the rank of
captain between 1940 and 1943. He later returned to his studies at
University College Dublin,
achieving a Bachelor of Arts in economics and a
diploma in public administration. He went on to study at King's Inns and was
called to the bar in 1945.
Throughout this time, Ryan had an intense interest in politics
although, unlike his father, who was a Minister for most of his 30
years in the Dáil, the young Ryan was reluctant to enter
full-time politics. He preferred putting his views forward on the
governing bodies of the party, where he served for many years on
the national executive and as vice president of Fianna Fáil. Ryan
was first elected to Seanad Éireann in 1957, winning a seat
on the Labour
Panel, although he switched to the Industrial and Commercial
Panel in 1961. For four of his years in the Upper House, 1965
to 1969, his father was also a Senator serving after his retirement
from the Dáil. He was Leader of the Seanad from 1977
to 1981 and leader of the Fianna Fáil group from 1973 to 1977.
His son, also called Eoin Ryan, was also a member of Seanad
Éireann, Dáil Éireann, and was a Member of the European
Parliament for Dublin.
Eoin Ryan, Snr died on 14 December 2001.
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