Michael Conaghan
Michael Conaghan | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2011 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South-Central |
| Lord Mayor of Dublin | |
| In office 5 June 2004 – 5 June 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Royston Brady |
| Succeeded by | Catherine Byrne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 September 1944 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 a former Irish 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]
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, he contested a number of elections for them in the 1980s. When that party merged with Labour in 1991, he was elected to Dublin City Council representing the Ballyfermot local electoral area.[3] He was Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2004 to 2005.
Thanks to a strong campaign by local members of the Ballyfermot Labour Party, Conaghan was elected to the Dáil in 2011. Controversially his council seat was co-opted to a former member of Fine Gael, Síle Howe, who had recently joined the Labour Party. This occurred on the instruction of the Labour Party head office, after Conaghan had expressed a wish for a local member of the Labour Youth National Executive to be given his seat.
He did not contest the 2016 general election.[4]
References
- ^ "Mr. Michael Conaghan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Michael Conaghan TD". The Labour Party website. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Michael Conaghan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
- ^ "Labour TD confirms he will not contest next general election". The Irish Times. 30 June 2015.