Michael Conaghan

Michael Conaghan
Michael Conaghan
	Conaghan in 2008
Teachta Dála
	In office; February 2011 – February 2016
Constituency	Dublin South-Central
Lord Mayor of Dublin
	In office; June 2004 – June 2005
Preceded by	Royston Brady
Succeeded by	Catherine Byrne
Personal details
Born	4 September 1944 (age 79); 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 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]

Biography[edit]

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[edit]

^ "Michael Conaghan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
^ "Michael Conaghan TD". The Labour Party website. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Michael Conaghan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
^ "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
^ "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.

Civic offices
Preceded by Royston Brady	Lord Mayor of Dublin 2004–2005	Succeeded by Catherine Byrne

[oireachtas_db-1] "Michael Conaghan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2011.

[labour_bio-2] "Michael Conaghan TD". The Labour Party website. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.

[elecs_irl-3] "Michael Conaghan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.

[4] "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2023.

[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.

[6] O'Connell served as Ceann Comhairle in the 22nd and 23rd Dáil from 1981 to 1983 and was returned automatically at the February 1982 and November 1982 general elections. He joined Fianna Fáil in January 1985.

[7] Founded Right to Change in May 2020.

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