“It would be an ideal opportunity to honour an extraordinary individual in this community … who did exemplary work,” he said. “Because it is such a historic place and because it is social housing and a joint venture between Dublin City Council and the Peter McVerry Trust, you might consider naming the building Dr Noel Browne House,” said Flynn. He passed away in 1997.Īt a meeting of the council’s South East Area Committee on Monday, independent Councillor Mannix Flynn suggested naming the housing complex for Browne. He is also known for trying to introduce free healthcare for all mothers and babies, an initiative that destablised the government after doctors and religious leaders opposed it.Ī TD for the south inner-city, where Fishamble Street is, as well as other parts of Dublin, he stood as a representative of five different political parties and was active in politics until 1982. A planned social-housing complex on a long-derelict site at Fishamble Street in the heart of the city should be named after Dr Noel Browne, councillors have proposed.īrowne, a former Minister for Health and doctor, played a major role in improving the treatment of tuberculosis in Ireland in the late 1940s and early 1950s.
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