Noel Harrington

Irish former Fine Gael politician (b. 1970)

Noel Harrington
Teachta Dála
In office
February 2011 – February 2016
ConstituencyCork South-West
Personal details
Born (1970-12-24) 24 December 1970 (age 53)
Castletownbere, County Cork, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael

Noel Harrington (born 24 December 1970) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-West constituency from 2011 to 2016.[1][2]

He was a member of Cork County Council for the Bantry local electoral area from 1999 to 2011.[2]

Between his election to the Dáil at the February 2011 general election and the last day of December 2011, he claimed expenses of €53,714. This was the highest expenses claimed by any TD in this period and was nearly €1,000 more than his nearest rival, while he lived further away from Leinster House than any other TD.[3]

He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Noel Harrington". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Noel Harrington". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 19 March 2011.
  3. ^ "In full: 1 in 5 TDs claimed more than €50k in expenses last year". The Journal.ie. 2 February 2012. Retrieved 2 February 2012.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Cork South-West constituency
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Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
17th 1961 Seán Collins
(FG)
Michael Pat Murphy
(Lab)
Edward Cotter
(FF)
18th 1965
19th 1969 John O'Sullivan
(FG)
Flor Crowley
(FF)
20th 1973
21st 1977 Jim O'Keeffe
(FG)
Joe Walsh
(FF)
22nd 1981 P. J. Sheehan
(FG)
Flor Crowley
(FF)
23rd 1982 (Feb) Joe Walsh
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov)
25th 1987
26th 1989
27th 1992
28th 1997
29th 2002 Denis O'Donovan
(FF)
30th 2007 P. J. Sheehan
(FG)
Christy O'Sullivan
(FF)
31st 2011 Jim Daly
(FG)
Noel Harrington
(FG)
Michael McCarthy
(Lab)
32nd 2016 Margaret Murphy O'Mahony
(FF)
Michael Collins
(Ind)
33rd 2020 Holly Cairns
(SD)
Christopher O'Sullivan
(FF)