Eugene Gilhawley

Irish Fine Gael politician

Eugene Gilhawley
Teachta Dála
In office
February 1973 – June 1981
In office
October 1961 – June 1969
ConstituencySligo–Leitrim
Personal details
Born(1910-04-14)14 April 1910
County Sligo, Ireland
Died3 May 1987(1987-05-03) (aged 77)
County Sligo, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael

Eugene Gilhawley (14 April 1910 – 3 May 1987) was an Irish Fine Gael politician, from Ballymote, County Sligo.[1] Gilhawley represented the Ballymote area on Sligo County Council from 1955 to his retirement in 1979. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael Teachta Dála (TD) for the Sligo–Leitrim constituency at the 1961 general election and was re-elected at the 1965 general election.[2] He lost his seat at the 1969 general election but was again elected at the 1973 general election and was re-elected at the 1977 general election.[2] He did not contest the 1981 general election.

Gilhawley had worked as a National School principal for many years, until retiring in 1973, and was also an active member of Sligo GAA.

References

  1. ^ "Eugene Gilhawley". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Eugene Gilhawley". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 25 October 2007. Retrieved 18 September 2008.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Sligo–Leitrim constituency
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Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948 Eugene Gilbride
(FF)
Stephen Flynn
(FF)
Bernard Maguire
(Ind)
Mary Reynolds
(FG)
Joseph Roddy
(FG)
14th 1951 Patrick Rogers
(FG)
15th 1954 Bernard Maguire
(Ind)
16th 1957 John Joe McGirl
(SF)
Patrick Rogers
(FG)
1961 by-election Joseph McLoughlin
(FG)
17th 1961 James Gallagher
(FF)
Eugene Gilhawley
(FG)
4 seats
1961–1969
18th 1965
19th 1969 Ray MacSharry
(FF)
3 seats
1969–1981
20th 1973 Eugene Gilhawley
(FG)
21st 1977 James Gallagher
(FF)
22nd 1981 John Ellis
(FF)
Joe McCartin
(FG)
Ted Nealon
(FG)
4 seats
1981–2007
23rd 1982 (Feb) Matt Brennan
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov) Joe McCartin
(FG)
25th 1987 John Ellis
(FF)
26th 1989 Gerry Reynolds
(FG)
27th 1992 Declan Bree
(Lab)
28th 1997 Gerry Reynolds
(FG)
John Perry
(FG)
29th 2002 Jimmy Devins
(FF)
Marian Harkin
(Ind)
30th 2007 Constituency abolished. See Sligo–North Leitrim and Roscommon–South Leitrim


Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
32nd 2016 Martin Kenny
(SF)
Marc MacSharry
(FF)
Eamon Scanlon
(FF)
Tony McLoughlin
(FG)
33rd 2020 Marian Harkin
(Ind)
Frank Feighan
(FG)


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