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Brendan Griffin (Tipperary politician)

Brendan Griffin (Tipperary politician)

Irish former Fine Gael politician


Brendan Griffin (born 28 August 1935) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician. A national schoolteacher by profession, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Tipperary South constituency at the 1969 general election. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for Tipperary South at the 1973 general election, replacing party colleague Patrick Hogan who had died the previous October.[1]

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He was re-elected at each subsequent general election until he lost his seat at the 1989 general election to Fine Gael running-mate Theresa Ahearn, despite gaining more first preference votes than her.[2] He later served as a member of South Tipperary County Council from 1991 to 2004.


References

  1. "Brendan Griffin". Oireachtas Members Database. 25 May 1989. Retrieved 3 April 2009.
  2. "Brendan Griffin". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 3 April 2009.



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