Seán Ardagh

Irish Fianna Fáil politician (1947–2016)

Seán Ardagh
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1997 – January 2011
ConstituencyDublin South-Central
Personal details
Born(1947-11-25)25 November 1947
Dublin, Ireland
Died17 May 2016(2016-05-17) (aged 68)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
Spouse
Maire Ardagh
(m. 1976)
Children3, including Catherine
Alma mater
  • University College Dublin
  • University of Toronto

Seán Ardagh (25 November 1947 – 17 May 2016) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-Central constituency from 1997 to 2011.[1]

A chartered accountant by profession, Ardagh obtained his qualification in Canada in the 1970s and returned to Ireland to practice. Ardagh was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1997 general election and retained his seat at the 2002 and 2007 general elections. Ardagh replaced Ben Briscoe as the TD and main candidate for Fianna Fáil in Dublin South-Central in 2002. He served as Chairman of a number of Dáil committees during his time as a TD.

He was first elected to Dublin County Council in 1985 and remained a member until 1999. He was elected to Dublin City Council in 1999 and remained a councillor until 2003.[2]

On 9 December 2010, he announced he would not be standing at the 2011 general election.[3] He resigned as a TD on 28 January 2011, in advance of the 2011 general election.[4]

His daughter is Senator Catherine Ardagh. He died on 17 May 2016 after a long illness.[5]

References

  1. ^ "Seán Ardagh". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  2. ^ "Seán Ardagh". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
  3. ^ "Social Welfare Bill passed by the Dáil". RTÉ News. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
  4. ^ "Announcement of Business". Houses of the Oireachtas. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
  5. ^ "Election 2016: Catherine Ardagh". RTÉ. 2015. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Dublin South-Central constituency
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Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948 James Larkin Jnr
(Lab)
Seán Lemass
(FF)
Con Lehane
(CnaP)
Maurice E. Dockrell
(FG)
John McCann
(FF)
14th 1951 Philip Brady
(FF)
15th 1954 Celia Lynch
(FF)
Thomas Finlay
(FG)
16th 1957 Philip Brady
(FF)
Jack Murphy
(Ind)
1958 by-election Patrick Cummins
(FF)
17th 1961 Joseph Barron
(CnaP)
18th 1965 Frank Cluskey
(Lab)
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
(FF)
19th 1969 Richie Ryan
(FG)
Ben Briscoe
(FF)
John O'Donovan
(Lab)
4 seats
1969–1977
20th 1973 John Kelly
(FG)
21st 1977 Frank Cluskey
(Lab)
Fergus O'Brien
(FG)
Thomas J. Fitzpatrick
(FF)
3 seats
1977–1981
22nd 1981 Ben Briscoe
(FF)
Gay Mitchell
(FG)
John O'Connell[a]
(Ind)
23rd 1982 (Feb) Frank Cluskey
(Lab)
24th 1982 (Nov) Fergus O'Brien
(FG)
25th 1987 Mary Mooney
(FF)
26th 1989 John O'Connell
(FF)
Eric Byrne
(WP)
27th 1992 Pat Upton
(Lab)
4 seats
1992–2002
1994 by-election Eric Byrne
(DL)
28th 1997 Seán Ardagh
(FF)
1999 by-election Mary Upton
(Lab)
29th 2002 Aengus Ó Snodaigh
(SF)
Michael Mulcahy
(FF)
30th 2007 Catherine Byrne
(FG)
31st 2011 Eric Byrne
(Lab)
Joan Collins
(PBP)
Michael Conaghan
(Lab)
32nd 2016 Bríd Smith
(AAA–PBP)
Joan Collins[b]
(I4C)
4 seats
from 2016
33rd 2020 Bríd Smith
(S–PBP)
Patrick Costello
(GP)
  1. ^ O'Connell served as Ceann Comhairle in the 22nd and 23rd Dáil from 1981 to 1983 and was returned automatically at the February 1982 and November 1982 general elections. He joined Fianna Fáil in January 1985.
  2. ^ Founded Right to Change in May 2020.