TK Whitaker

TK Whitaker

economist unknown

TK Whitaker was a key figure in Irish economic policy, serving as the Secretary of the Department of Finance and influencing significant reforms in Ireland's economic landscape. His work has been pivotal in shaping modern Irish economics, particularly in addressing issues of poverty and economic disparity, aligning with the goals outlined in the Just Society document.

Born on Feb 04, 1916 (110 years old)

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.00%
Persistence
2 wks
Reach
14,662
Power
15$
Sentiment
6.00
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
Ireland 3 6.00 0.24% +20% 5,030,000 14,662 $5,100 15$
Totals 3 5,030,000 14,662 $5,100 15$
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Ireland Ireland: TK Whitaker was the secretary for the Department of Finance. 5

Sean Lemass Jack Lynch Harold Wilson Michael Mcinerney Wesley Boyd William Hamilton Tom Mccaughren Garret Fitzgerald Patrick Nolan John F O Mahony Michael J Harrington Hugh O Neill John Horgan Cj Haughey Erskine Childers Brian Lenihan Neil Blaney George Colley Mary F Davidson Maighread M Nic Phairais Kit Ahearn Nora Connolly O Brien
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Leafing through a discovered magazine from 1966 a glaring absence struck me – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: TK Whitaker was the secretary of the Department of Finance who referred to the need for a realistic acceptance of Ireland’s status. 6

Garret Fitzgerald James Ryan Sean Lemass John A Murphy David O Mahony Dick Spring Michael D Higgins
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: The big questions we’re busy ignoring about what it means to be European – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: TK Whitaker was the chairman of the 15-member group established to review the Constitution. 7

Sean Lemass George Colley Brian Girvin Eamon De Valera Cearbhall O Dalaigh Brian Walsh John Horgan John Bruton Gerard Hogan
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: In raising divorce and equal pay, Seán Lemass’s 1966 committee was way ahead of its time – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: TK Whitaker chaired a committee of inquiry into the Irish prison system in 1984. 7

Joe Costello Martin Luther King
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: We don’t need more prison spaces – we need more alternatives to prison – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: TK Whitaker was the secretary of the Department of Finance during the dispute involving Myles na gCopaleen. 8

Thomas Kinsella Myles Na Gcopaleen Jack Lynch
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Frank McNally on what links Thomas Kinsella, TK Whitaker and Myles na gCopaleen – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: TK Whitaker's reports have been referenced in discussions about the prison system and justice in society. 5

Declan Costello Gerard Sweetman Liam Cosgrave Dermot Kinlen Finola Kennedy
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Sixty years after Fine Gael’s Just Society document, is Ireland any fairer? – The Irish Times