Margaret Pearse defeated at the 1922 general election. She supported those who opposed the Treaty during the Irish Civil War and continued to be a member of Sinn Féin until 1926. In 1926 she left the party conference with Éamon de Valera and became a founder member of Fianna Fáil. She never stood for election again. Her daughter Margaret Mary Pearse also joined Fianna Fáil, and served as a TD from 1933 to 1937 and later served in Seanad Éireann as a Senator from 1938 until her death in 1968. At the launch of "The Irish Press" newspaper Margaret was asked to
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