{{ inuse}} Patrick James Mara (born 1942), known as P. J. Mara, is an Irish financial planning, public relations and public affairs consultant who has become a household name in Ireland.
A member of the Fianna Fáil party since his youth, he was a close friend and political associate of former Taoiseach Charles Haughey, and later masterminded three successive general election victories for his party. Mara came to public prominence as government press officer under Haughey, when he was repeatedly lampooned on the popular satirical radio show Scrap Saturday.
Since leaving government employment after Haughey's resignation in 1992, Mara's commercial success as a lobbyist and consultant and his political success as an election manager have kept him in the public eye. His affairs were scrutinised by the Flood Tribunal into political corruption, where he agree with the suggestion that he is seen as a svengali figure in Irish life. [1] [2]
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^ Colm Keena (
22 January
2004).
"Mara paid 'big' fee after phone licence success". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
When Mr Rossa Fanning, for Mr Michael Lowry, said Mr Mara was known more as a "Svengali figure" in Irish politics than as a public relations consultant, Mr Mara said: "Very kind."
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"PJ Mara's dizzy spell". An Phoblacht.
3 May
2007. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
Fianna Fáil Svengali PJ Mara hastily pulled the plug early on Fianna Fáil's first election press conference, held at FF's Treasury Buildings nerve centre on Monday…
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Mara served for two brief terms as
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