Carrie Acheson
Carrie Acheson | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1981 – February 1982 | |
Constituency | Tipperary South |
Personal details | |
Born | Caroline Barlow (1934-09-11)11 September 1934 Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland |
Died | 16 January 2023(2023-01-16) (aged 88) Waterford, Ireland |
Spouse | Hugh Acheson |
Children | 1 |
Relatives |
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Alma mater | London School of Business Studies |
Caroline Acheson (née Barlow; 11 September 1934 – 16 January 2023) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary South from 1981 to 1982.[1]
Career
Acheson was born in Clonmel, Tipperary, in 1934. She was daughter of Matt Barlow, Republican activist in the Irish War of Independence. She was educated at the Presentation Convent, Clonmel, the Convent of Mercy, Carlow, and the London School of Business Studies. Acheson worked as a company director in the family business before becoming involved in politics.[citation needed]
Acheson was elected to South Tipperary County Council in 1974. She was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Tipperary South constituency at the 1981 general election, but lost her seat at the following February 1982 election.[2]
Acheson was a sister of former Senator Tras Honan. She was chairperson of the Irish Red Cross Society from 1981 to 1984.
Acheson died on 16 January 2023, at the age of 88.[3]
See also
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Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | ||||
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13th | 1948 | Michael Davern (FF) | Richard Mulcahy (FG) | Dan Breen (FF) | John Timoney (CnaP) | ||||
14th | 1951 | Patrick Crowe (FG) | |||||||
15th | 1954 | ||||||||
16th | 1957 | Frank Loughman (FF) | |||||||
17th | 1961 | Patrick Hogan (FG) | Seán Treacy[a] (Lab) | ||||||
18th | 1965 | Don Davern (FF) | Jackie Fahey (FF) | ||||||
19th | 1969 | Noel Davern (FF) | |||||||
20th | 1973 | Brendan Griffin (FG) | |||||||
21st | 1977 | 3 seats 1977–1981 | |||||||
22nd | 1981 | Carrie Acheson (FF) | Seán McCarthy (FF) | ||||||
23rd | 1982 (Feb) | Seán Byrne (FF) | |||||||
24th | 1982 (Nov) | ||||||||
25th | 1987 | Noel Davern (FF) | Seán Treacy[b] (Ind) | ||||||
26th | 1989 | Theresa Ahearn (FG) | Michael Ferris (Lab) | ||||||
27th | 1992 | ||||||||
28th | 1997 | 3 seats from 1997 | |||||||
2000 by-election | Séamus Healy (Ind) | ||||||||
2001 by-election | Tom Hayes (FG) | ||||||||
29th | 2002 | ||||||||
30th | 2007 | Mattie McGrath (FF) | Martin Mansergh (FF) | ||||||
31st | 2011 | Mattie McGrath (Ind) | Séamus Healy (WUA) | ||||||
32nd | 2016 | Constituency abolished. See Tipperary |
- ^ Treacy served as Ceann Comhairle in the 20th Dáil from 1973 to 1977, and was returned automatically at the 1977 election. He lost the Labour party whip in February 1985.
- ^ Treacy served as Ceann Comhairle in the 25th, 26th and 27th Dáil from 1987 to 1997, and was returned automatically at the 1989 and 1992 elections.