History of Fianna Fáil Deputy Leader and Communications Spokesperson. He resigned from these positions due to dissatisfaction with his party's position on the Fiscal Compact Referendum. Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin stated that Ó Cuív would face expulsion from the parliamentary party if he did not vote with the party on the Fiscal Compact in the Dáil. Coming just a week before their Ard Fhies, Ó Cuív's resignation caused a split down the middle of the Fianna Fáil party. History of Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil was founded on 23 March 1926 when a group of Dail deputies led by Éamon de Valera split from
Robert Fein Robert Fein Robert Fein (9 December 1907 – 2 January 1975) was an Austrian weightlifter. He competed in the 1936 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in Vienna. In 1936 he won the gold medal in the lightweight class after sharing the win with Anwar Mesbah. He was Jewish; he was one of a number of Jewish athletes who won medals at the Nazi Olympics in Berlin in 1936. In 1937 he was decorated with the Gold Medal for Service to the Republic of Austria. Dr. George Eisen of Nazareth College included Fein on his list of Jewish Olympic