About Jimmy Somers
Lived 1939 – 2024 (aged 84–85). Jimmy Somers was an Irish trade unionist.
Jimmy Somers (2 November 1939 – 12 January 2024) was an Irish trade unionist, former President of SIPTU and Labour Party activist.
Biography Born in Cabra, Dublin, Somers became active in the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union (ITGWU), soon being elected as a branch secretary, and leading the party delegation to Dublin Trades Council.
Somers also became active in the Labour Party, in which he was a leading supporter of Michael O'Leary. at which he took Labour's worst ever result in the constituency.
Somers also served as Treasurer of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions from 1999 to 2001.
He died on 12 January 2024, in the Mater Hospital, Dublin, at the age of 84.
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Who was Jimmy Somers?
Irish trade unionist (1939–2024)
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Jimmy Somers was born in 1939.
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Jimmy Somers died on 12 January 2024.
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Jimmy Somers was a trade unionist.
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Jimmy Somers was Irish.
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