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'''Joe Behan''' ({{lang-ga|Seosamh Ó Beacháin}};[http://www.hoganstand.com/general/identity/names.htm] born [[30 July]] [[1959]])<ref name="ei">{{cite web |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=5310 |title=Joe Behan's electoral history |work=ElectionsIreland.org |accessdate=2008-03-23}}</ref> is an Irish [[Fianna Fáil]] politician. He is currently a [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) for the [[Wicklow (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Wicklow |
'''Joe Behan''' ({{lang-ga|Seosamh Ó Beacháin}};[http://www.hoganstand.com/general/identity/names.htm] born [[30 July]] [[1959]])<ref name="ei">{{cite web |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=5310 |title=Joe Behan's electoral history |work=ElectionsIreland.org |accessdate=2008-03-23}}</ref> is an Irish [[Fianna Fáil]] politician. He is currently a [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) for the [[Wicklow (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Wicklow constituency]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=30&MemberID=2168&ConstID=184 |title=Mr. Joe Behan |work=Oireachtas Members Database |accessdate=2008-03-23}}</ref> He was elected in the [[Irish general election, 2007|2007 general election]]. |
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A teacher from [[Bray]], Behan was a long-serving member of [[Bray Town Council]] and [[Wicklow County Council]],<ref name="itimes-19960509">{{cite web |url=http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/1996/0509/96050900009.html |title=Roche fails to get FF nomination |author= |date=[[9 May]] [[1996]] |work=The Irish Times |accessdate=2008-03-23}}</ref> winning holding his seat in the [[Irish local elections, 1999|1999]] and [[Irish local elections, 2004|2004 local elections]].<ref name="ei" /> He was Cathaoirleach (chairman) of Wicklow County Council from 2006 to 2007, but in accordance with the abolition of the [[dual mandate]] under the [[Local Government Act 2001]] he was deemed to have resigned his council seats when elected to the Dail in 2007.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.wicklow.ie/publications/Council%20Minutes/Minutes%2011%206%2007.pdf |title=Minutes of Council meeting on 11 June 2007 |publisher=Wicklow County Council |accessdate=2008-03-23}}</ref> |
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Behan was elected in the [[Irish local elections, 1999|1999 local elections]] as a member of [[Bray Town Council]] and [[Wicklow County Council]], and re-elected to both bodies in the [[Irish local elections, 2004|2004 local elections]].<ref name="ei" /> |
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Behan unsuccessfully sought the Fianna Fáil nomination to contest the [[Irish general election, 1997|1997 general election]] in the Wicklow constituency.<ref name="itimes-19960509" /> He did not win a nomination until December 2006, when he was one of three candidates selected by the party for the [[Irish general election, 2007|2007 general election]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/ireland/2006/1216/1166137964497.html |title=FF ends selection saga in Wicklow and confirms three candidates |author=Miriam Donohoe |date=[[16 December]] [[2006]] |work=The Irish Times |accessdate=2008-03-23}}</ref> |
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*[http://www.fiannafail.ie/person.phpx?pid=214&bid=498&rel=TD&aid=146 Joe Behan's page] on the Fianna Fáil website |
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Revision as of 13:43, 23 March 2008
Joe Behan (Irish: Seosamh Ó Beacháin;[1] born 30 July 1959)[1] is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He is currently a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency.[2] He was elected in the 2007 general election.
A teacher from Bray, Behan was a long-serving member of Bray Town Council and Wicklow County Council,[3] winning holding his seat in the 1999 and 2004 local elections.[1] He was Cathaoirleach (chairman) of Wicklow County Council from 2006 to 2007, but in accordance with the abolition of the dual mandate under the Local Government Act 2001 he was deemed to have resigned his council seats when elected to the Dail in 2007.[4]
Behan unsuccessfully sought the Fianna Fáil nomination to contest the 1997 general election in the Wicklow constituency.[3] He did not win a nomination until December 2006, when he was one of three candidates selected by the party for the 2007 general election.[5]
References
- ^ a b "Joe Behan's electoral history". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ "Mr. Joe Behan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ a b "Roche fails to get FF nomination". The Irish Times. 9 May 1996. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Minutes of Council meeting on 11 June 2007" (PDF). Wicklow County Council. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
- ^ Miriam Donohoe (16 December 2006). "FF ends selection saga in Wicklow and confirms three candidates". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2008-03-23.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|date=(help)
External links
- Joe Behan's page on the Fianna Fáil website
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