Robbie Gallagher

Irish politician (born 1968)

Senator Robbie Gallagher


Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 June 2016
Constituency	Labour Panel

Personal details
Born	Robert Michael Gallagher (1968-02-19) 19 February 1968 (age 56) Termon, County Donegal, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	Karen Gallagher (m. 1998)
Children	2
Alma mater	Garda Síochána College Cork Institute of Technology
Website	senatorrobbiegallagher.org

Robbie Gallagher (born 19 February 1968) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as a Senator for the Labour Panel since April 2016.^[1]

A former Garda and estate agent, he is from Termon and was a member of Monaghan County Council from 2004 to 2016.^[2]^[3]

He is the Fianna Fáil Seanad spokesperson on Education. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Cavan–Monaghan at the 2002 and 2020 general elections. He was re-elected to the Seanad in 2020.

References

^ "Robbie Gallagher". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
^ "Robbie Gallagher". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
^ Mooney, Rory (28 April 2016). "Donegal man elected to Seanad". Donegal Now.

External links

Official website
Robbie Gallagher's page on the Fianna Fáil website

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Cathaoirleach Denis O'Donovan (FF)
Leader of the Seanad Jerry Buttimer (FG)

Administrative Panel

Martin Conway (FG)
Mark Daly (FF)
John Dolan (Ind)
Maura Hopkins (FG)
Kevin Humphreys (Lab)
Niall Ó Donnghaile (SF)
Diarmuid Wilson (FF)

Agricultural Panel

Victor Boyhan (Ind)
Paddy Burke (FG)
Maria Byrne (FG)
Rose Conway-Walsh (SF)
Paul Daly (FF)
Denis Landy (Lab)
Tim Lombard (FG)
Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (SF, then Ind)
Brian Ó Domhnaill (FF, then Ind)
Denis O'Donovan (FF)
Grace O'Sullivan (GP)

Cultural and Educational Panel

Industrial and Commercial Panel

Labour Panel

Jerry Buttimer (FG)
Gerard Craughwell (Ind)
Máire Devine (SF)
Robbie Gallagher (FF)
Paul Gavan (SF)
Terry Leyden (FF)
Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (FF)
Ged Nash (Lab)
Joe O'Reilly (FG)
Ned O'Sullivan (FF)
Neale Richmond (FG)

Dublin University

Ivana Bacik (Lab)
David Norris (Ind)
Lynn Ruane (Ind)

National University

Alice-Mary Higgins (Ind)
Michael McDowell
Rónán Mullen (Ind, then HDA)

Nominated by the Taoiseach

Ray Butler (FG)
Paudie Coffey (FG)
Frank Feighan (FG)
Joan Freeman (Ind)
Colette Kelleher (Ind)
Billy Lawless (Ind)
Michelle Mulherin (FG)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh (Ind)
Marie-Louise O'Donnell (Ind)
John O'Mahony (FG)
James Reilly (FG)

Elected or appointed later

2018 Ian Marshall (Ind)
Anthony Lawlor (FG)
2019 Pippa Hackett (GP)
2020 Seán Kyne (FG)

FF: Fianna Fáil
FG: Fine Gael
GP: Green Party
SF: Sinn Féin
Lab: Labour Party
HDA: Human Dignity Alliance
Ind: Independent

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Cathaoirleach Mark Daly (FF) (2020–2022) Jerry Buttimer (FG) (2022–) Leader of the Seanad Regina Doherty (FG) (2020–2022) Lisa Chambers (FF) (2022–)
Administrative Panel	Garret Ahearn (FG) Martin Conway (FG) Mark Daly (FF) Rebecca Moynihan (Lab) Niall Ó Donnghaile (SF) Fiona O'Loughlin (FF) Diarmuid Wilson (FF)
Agricultural Panel	Niall Blaney (FF) Victor Boyhan (Ind) Lynn Boylan (SF) Paddy Burke (FG) Paul Daly (FF) Michael D'Arcy (FG) Pippa Hackett (GP) Annie Hoey (Lab) Tim Lombard (FG) Eugene Murphy (FF) Denis O'Donovan (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Malcolm Byrne (FF) Lisa Chambers (FF) Seán Kyne (FG) John McGahon (FG) Fintan Warfield (SF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Catherine Ardagh (FF) Frances Black (Ind) Micheál Carrigy (FG) Ollie Crowe (FF) Aidan Davitt (FF) Elisha McCallion (SF) Sharon Keogan (Ind) Mark Wall (Lab) Barry Ward (FG)
Labour Panel	Jerry Buttimer (FG) Shane Cassells (FF) Pat Casey (FF) Gerard Craughwell (Ind) John Cummins (FG) Robbie Gallagher (FF) Paul Gavan (SF) Joe O'Reilly (FG) Pauline O'Reilly (GP) Ned O'Sullivan (FF) Marie Sherlock (Lab)
Dublin University	Ivana Bacik (Lab) David Norris (Ind) Lynn Ruane (Ind)
National University	Alice-Mary Higgins (Ind) Michael McDowell (Ind) Rónán Mullen (HDA)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Lorraine Clifford-Lee (FF) Emer Currie (FG) Regina Doherty (FG) Aisling Dolan (FG) Timmy Dooley (FF) Mary Fitzpatrick (FF) Eileen Flynn (Ind) Róisín Garvey (GP) Erin McGreehan (FF) Vincent P. Martin (GP) Mary Seery Kearney (FG)
Elected or appointed later	2021 Maria Byrne (FG) Gerry Horkan (FF) 2022 Tom Clonan (Ind) 2024 Mal O'Hara (GP)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael SF: Sinn Féin Lab: Labour Party GP: Green Party HDA: Human Dignity Alliance Ind: Independent

Fianna Fáil

History

Leadership

Leaders	De Valera Lemass Lynch Haughey Reynolds Ahern Cowen Martin
Deputy leaders	J. Brennan Colley MacSharry Lenihan Snr Wilson Ahern Rourke Cowen Coughlan Hanafin Lenihan Jnr Ó Cuív Calleary
Seanad leaders	Ryan Snr Lanigan Fallon Wright Cassidy O'Rourke O'Brien Ardagh
Secretaries-General	S. Brennan Wall P. Farrell Dorgan
Leadership elections	1959 (Lemass) 1966 (Lynch) 1979 (Haughey) 1992 (Reynolds) 1994 (Ahern) 2008 (Cowen) 2011 (Martin)

Party structures

Presidential candidates

Presidential candidates (winners in bold)	Seán T. O'Kelly (1945) Éamon de Valera (1959, 1966) Erskine H. Childers (1973) Brian Lenihan Snr (1990) Mary McAleese (1997)
Unopposed presidential candidates with Fianna Fáil support	Douglas Hyde (1938) Seán T. O'Kelly (1952) Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (1974) Patrick Hillery (1976, 1983) Mary McAleese (2004)

Elected representatives

Dáil Éireann	James Browne Mary Butler Thomas Byrne Jackie Cahill Dara Calleary Jack Chambers Niall Collins Barry Cowen Cathal Crowe Stephen Donnelly Cormac Devlin Joe Flaherty Seán Fleming Norma Foley Seán Haughey John Lahart James Lawless Micheál Martin Paul McAuliffe Charlie McConalogue Michael McGrath John McGuinness Aindrias Moynihan Michael Moynihan Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Darragh O'Brien Jim O'Callaghan James O'Connor Éamon Ó Cuív Willie O'Dea Christopher O'Sullivan Pádraig O'Sullivan Anne Rabbitte Brendan Smith Niamh Smyth Robert Troy
Seanad Éireann	Catherine Ardagh Niall Blaney Malcolm Byrne Pat Casey Shane Cassells Lisa Chambers Lorraine Clifford-Lee Ollie Crowe Mark Daly Paul Daly Aidan Davitt Timmy Dooley Mary Fitzpatrick Robbie Gallagher Gerry Horkan Eugene Murphy Erin McGreehan Denis O'Donovan Fiona O'Loughlin Ned O'Sullivan Diarmuid Wilson
European Parliament	Barry Andrews Billy Kelleher