Séamus Hughes
Séamus F. Hughes (born 1 September 1952) is an Irish District Court judge and former Fianna Fáil politician.
He is from Westport, County Mayo. Hughes was a solicitor, when he was elected to the 27th Dáil as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo West constituency on his first attempt at the 1992 general election.[1] He lost his seat at the 1997 general election when the constituency was combined with Mayo East and the combined Mayo constituency was reduced to 5 seats.[2] Hughes was then appointed State Solicitor for County Mayo.
Hughes is a District Court judge since 2009, sitting in District Court area Number One which includes Buncrana, Carndonagh, Dungloe, Falcarragh, Glenties, and Letterkenny in County Donegal.[3] He has attracted criticism over comments on the ethnic backgrounds of those before him in court, having described some as "neanderthals" and commented on social welfare being like "snuff at a wake".[4]
References
- ^ "Séamus Hughes". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ "Séamus Hughes". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ "Seamus Hughes appointed District Court Judge". The Mayo News. 3 August 2009.
- ^ "Pavee Point: Judge should quit over 'laws of jungle' Traveller comment". Irish Examiner. 11 September 2012.
 | This article about a Fianna Fáil politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
 | This article about a Teachta Dála (TD) – a member of Dáil Éireann – is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |