Michael Conaghan

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::summary Irish former politician (born 1944) ::

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Field	Value
image	Michael Conaghan, 2008 (cropped).jpg
caption	Conaghan in 2008
office	Teachta Dála
term_start	February 2011
term_end	February 2016
constituency	Dublin South-Central
office1	Lord Mayor of Dublin
term_start1	June 2004
term_end1	June 2005
predecessor1	Royston Brady
successor1	Catherine Byrne
birth_date
birth_place	Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland
party	Labour Party
spouse	Marian Conaghan
children	2
alma_mater	University College Dublin
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| image = Michael Conaghan, 2008 (cropped).jpg | caption = Conaghan in 2008 | office = Teachta Dála | term_start = February 2011 | term_end = February 2016 | constituency = Dublin South-Central | office1 = Lord Mayor of Dublin | term_start1 = June 2004 | term_end1 = June 2005 | predecessor1 = Royston Brady | successor1 = Catherine Byrne | birth_date = | birth_place = Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland | death_date = | death_place = | 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 Dublin South-Central from 2011 to 2016. He also served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2004 to 2005.

Biography

Conaghan is originally from County Donegal. He lives in Ballyfermot, Dublin and is married with two children. 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. At the 1997 general election, he was an independent candidate in Dublin Central.

He was Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2004 to 2005.

He was elected as a Labour TD for Dublin South-Central at the 2011 general election,

References

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References

1. "Michael Conaghan". Oireachtas Members Database.
2. "Michael Conaghan TD". The Labour Party website.
3. "Michael Conaghan". ElectionsIreland.org.
4. (June 2020). "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020". Dublin City Council.

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