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Michael Conaghan

Michael Conaghan

Irish former Labour Party politician (b. 1944)

Michael Conaghan (born 4 September 1944) is an Irish former 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]

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Biography

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 (DSP), he was the unsuccessful DSP candidate in Dublin West at the 1982 by-election and the November 1982, 1987, and 1989 general elections.[3] When the party merged with Labour in 1991, he was elected to Dublin City Council representing the Ballyfermot local electoral area.[3] At the 1997 general election, he was an independent candidate in Dublin Central.

He was Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2004 to 2005.[4]

He was elected as a Labour TD for Dublin South-Central at the 2011 general election,[3] but did not contest the 2016 general election.[5]

References

  1. [1]
    "Michael Conaghan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
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    "Michael Conaghan TD". The Labour Party website. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
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    "Michael Conaghan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
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    "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  5. [5]
    "Labour TD confirms he will not contest next general election". The Irish Times. 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
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