In the Irish presidential election of what year, outgoing President Patrick Hillery agreed under enormous political pressure to seek a second term, though Seán MacBride, a former Nobel Peace Prize and Lenin Peace Prize winner, made it known in the newspaper that he wanted to contest the office,  an Irish government minister, a prominent international politician and a Chief of Staff of the IRA?
Irish presidential election, 1983 In the Irish presidential election of 1983 outgoing President Patrick Hillery agreed under enormous political pressure to seek a second term. Though former Nobel Peace Prize and Lenin Peace Prize winner Seán MacBride made it known in the "Sunday Press" newspaper that he wanted to contest the office, only Hillery was nominated and was declared re-elected without the need for a poll.
Sean Byrne (politician) Sean Byrne (born 16 May 1937) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician.