Gang of 22 This forced O'Malley's hand and he had to declare his intention to stand against Haughey. The vote failed by 55 votes to 22. Those who made up the Gang of 22 were: The name is a pun on the Gang of Four, a political faction in the People's Republic of China who were imprisoned after the death of Mao Zedong. In September 1991 four backbench Fianna Fáil TDs: Noel Dempsey, Liam Fitzgerald, M. J. Nolan and Seán Power (known as the Gang of Four) put down a motion of no-confidence in Haughey's leadership in Power's name. This prompted Albert Reynolds
The Stopwatch Gang The Stopwatch Gang The Stopwatch Gang was a group of three Canadians, Paddy Mitchell, Lionel Wright and Stephen Reid, who made a living robbing banks in the United States and Canada. From 1974 to 1980, they robbed nearly 100 banks and stole the equivalent of about $15 million Canadian dollars. The gang was famous for the brilliant planning of their jobs. They were known for robbing banks in two minutes or less and getting away with no trace. The group was nicknamed "The Stopwatch Gang" by the Federal Bureau of Investigation, because one of the men was seen wearing a