Michael Conaghan
Irish former Labour Party politician (b. 1944)
Michael Conaghan | |
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 Conaghan in 2008 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2011 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South-Central |
| Lord Mayor of Dublin | |
| In office June 2004 – June 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Royston Brady |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Byrne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1944-09-04) 4 September 1944 (age 79) Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse | Marian Conaghan |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
Michael Conaghan (born 4 September 1944) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-Central constituency from 2011 to 2016. He also served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2004 to 2005.[1]
Biography
Conaghan is originally from County Donegal. He lives in Ballyfermot, Dublin and is married with two children.[2] He is a teacher by profession, and was vice-principal of Inchicore College of Further Education.
Originally a member of Jim Kemmy's Democratic Socialist Party (DSP), he was the unsuccessful DSP candidate in Dublin West at the 1982 by-election and the November 1982, 1987, and 1989 general elections.[3] When the party merged with Labour in 1991, he was elected to Dublin City Council representing the Ballyfermot local electoral area.[3] At the 1997 general election, he was an independent candidate in Dublin Central.
He was Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2004 to 2005.[4]
He was elected as a Labour TD for Dublin South-Central at the 2011 general election,[3] but did not contest the 2016 general election.[5]
References
- ^ "Michael Conaghan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Michael Conaghan TD". The Labour Party website. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
- ^ a b c "Michael Conaghan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
- ^ "Labour TD confirms he will not contest next general election". The Irish Times. 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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| Preceded by | Lord Mayor of Dublin 2004–2005 | Succeeded by Catherine Byrne |
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Dublin South-Central constituency
This table is transcluded from Dublin South-Central (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||
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| 13th | 1948 | James Larkin Jnr (Lab) | Seán Lemass (FF) | Con Lehane (CnaP) | Maurice E. Dockrell (FG) | John McCann (FF) | |||||
| 14th | 1951 | Philip Brady (FF) | |||||||||
| 15th | 1954 | Celia Lynch (FF) | Thomas Finlay (FG) | ||||||||
| 16th | 1957 | Philip Brady (FF) | Jack Murphy (Ind) | ||||||||
| 1958 by-election | Patrick Cummins (FF) | ||||||||||
| 17th | 1961 | Joseph Barron (CnaP) | |||||||||
| 18th | 1965 | Frank Cluskey (Lab) | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (FF) | ||||||||
| 19th | 1969 | Richie Ryan (FG) | Ben Briscoe (FF) | John O'Donovan (Lab) | 4 seats 1969–1977 | ||||||
| 20th | 1973 | John Kelly (FG) | |||||||||
| 21st | 1977 | Frank Cluskey (Lab) | Fergus O'Brien (FG) | Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (FF) | 3 seats 1977–1981 | ||||||
| 22nd | 1981 | Ben Briscoe (FF) | Gay Mitchell (FG) | John O'Connell[a] (Ind) | |||||||
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb) | Frank Cluskey (Lab) | |||||||||
| 24th | 1982 (Nov) | Fergus O'Brien (FG) | |||||||||
| 25th | 1987 | Mary Mooney (FF) | |||||||||
| 26th | 1989 | John O'Connell (FF) | Eric Byrne (WP) | ||||||||
| 27th | 1992 | Pat Upton (Lab) | 4 seats 1992–2002 | ||||||||
| 1994 by-election | Eric Byrne (DL) | ||||||||||
| 28th | 1997 | Seán Ardagh (FF) | |||||||||
| 1999 by-election | Mary Upton (Lab) | ||||||||||
| 29th | 2002 | Aengus Ó Snodaigh (SF) | Michael Mulcahy (FF) | ||||||||
| 30th | 2007 | Catherine Byrne (FG) | |||||||||
| 31st | 2011 | Eric Byrne (Lab) | Joan Collins (PBP) | Michael Conaghan (Lab) | |||||||
| 32nd | 2016 | Bríd Smith (AAA–PBP) | Joan Collins[b] (I4C) | 4 seats from 2016 | |||||||
| 33rd | 2020 | Bríd Smith (S–PBP) | Patrick Costello (GP) | ||||||||
- ^ O'Connell served as Ceann Comhairle in the 22nd and 23rd Dáil from 1981 to 1983 and was returned automatically at the February 1982 and November 1982 general elections. He joined Fianna Fáil in January 1985.
- ^ Founded Right to Change in May 2020.
