Hugh Conaghan
Irish Fianna Fáil politician (1926–2020)
Hugh Conaghan | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1981 – June 1989 | |
| Constituency | Donegal North-East |
| In office June 1977 – June 1981 | |
| Constituency | Donegal |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1926-05-06)6 May 1926 County Donegal, Ireland |
| Died | 24 March 2020(2020-03-24) (aged 93) County Donegal, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Hugh Conaghan (6 May 1926 – 24 March 2020) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and transport official.[1] He was an unsuccessful candidate at the Donegal North-East by-election on 10 June 1976.
He was elected to Dáil Éireann as Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal constituency at the 1977 general election.[1] He was elected at the 1981 general election for the Donegal North-East constituency and was re-elected for this constituency until he lost his seat at the 1989 general election.[2] He lost his seat to party colleague Jim McDaid.[3] He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1992 general election.[2]
Hugh Conaghan died on 24 March 2020.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Hugh Conaghan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
- ^ a b "Hugh Conaghan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 April 2009.
- ^ "Minister for Fun finds success the best medicine". The Irish Times. 5 June 1999. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "Former Donegal TD Hugh Conaghan dies aged 93". Highland Radio. 25 March 2020. Retrieved 25 March 2020.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Donegal constituency
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| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | ||||||||
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| 2nd | 1921 | Joseph O'Doherty (SF) | Samuel O'Flaherty (SF) | Patrick McGoldrick (SF) | Joseph McGinley (SF) | Joseph Sweeney (SF) | Peter Ward (SF) | 6 seats 1921–1923 | |||||||||
| 3rd | 1922 | Joseph O'Doherty (AT-SF) | Samuel O'Flaherty (AT-SF) | Patrick McGoldrick (PT-SF) | Joseph McGinley (PT-SF) | Joseph Sweeney (PT-SF) | Peter Ward (PT-SF) | ||||||||||
| 4th | 1923 | Joseph O'Doherty (Rep) | Peadar O'Donnell (Rep) | Patrick McGoldrick (CnaG) | Eugene Doherty (CnaG) | Patrick McFadden (CnaG) | Peter Ward (CnaG) | James Myles (Ind) | John White (FP) | ||||||||
| 1924 by-election | Denis McCullough (CnaG) | ||||||||||||||||
| 5th | 1927 (Jun) | Frank Carney (FF) | Neal Blaney (FF) | Daniel McMenamin (NL) | Michael Óg McFadden (CnaG) | Hugh Law (CnaG) | |||||||||||
| 6th | 1927 (Sep) | Archie Cassidy (Lab) | |||||||||||||||
| 7th | 1932 | Brian Brady (FF) | Daniel McMenamin (CnaG) | John White (CnaG) | James Dillon (Ind) | ||||||||||||
| 8th | 1933 | Joseph O'Doherty (FF) | Hugh Doherty (FF) | Michael Óg McFadden (CnaG) | James Dillon (NCP) | ||||||||||||
| 9th | 1937 | Constituency abolished. See Donegal East and Donegal West | |||||||||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||
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| 21st | 1977 | Hugh Conaghan (FF) | Joseph Brennan (FF) | Neil Blaney (IFF) | James White (FG) | Paddy Harte (FG) | |||||
| 1980 by-election | Clement Coughlan (FF) | ||||||||||
| 22nd | 1981 | Constituency abolished. See Donegal North-East and Donegal South-West | |||||||||
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32nd | 2016 | Pearse Doherty (SF) | Pat "the Cope" Gallagher (FF) | Thomas Pringle (Ind) | Charlie McConalogue (FF) | Joe McHugh (FG) | |||||
| 33rd | 2020 | Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF) | |||||||||
