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'''Andy O'Brien''' (21 January 1915 – 4 December 2006)<ref name="oir-db">{{cite web |url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=17&MemberID=1559&ConstID=206 |title=Mr. Andy O'Brien |work=Oireachtas Members Database |accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> was a [[Fine Gael]] politician from [[County Cavan]] in [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]. He was a [[Seanad Éireann|senator]] from 1969 to 1982, and from 1983 to 1987. |
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O'Brien was a teacher who served as principal of the national school in [[Crubany]] for more than 40 years. He was member of [[Cavan County Council]] and [[Cavan Urban District Council]] for over 40 years, and a leading organiser of Fine Gael in the county.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/S/0185/S.0185.200612130002.html |title=Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 185, 13 December 2006, Death of Former Member: Expression of Sympathy |publisher=Oireachtas |accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> |
O'Brien was a teacher who served as principal of the national school in [[Crubany]] for more than 40 years. He was member of [[Cavan County Council]] and [[Cavan Urban District Council]] for over 40 years, and a leading organiser of Fine Gael in the county.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://historical-debates.oireachtas.ie/S/0185/S.0185.200612130002.html |title=Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 185, 13 December 2006, Death of Former Member: Expression of Sympathy |publisher=Oireachtas |accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> |
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He was first elected to the [[12th Seanad]] in 1969, on the [[Agricultural Panel]], and re-elected in 1973 on the [[Administrative Panel]]. In 1977, he was elected to the [[14th Seanad]] on the [[Labour Panel]], which re-elected him in 1981.<ref name="oir-db" /> He did not contest the 1982 Seanad election,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/archive/1982/0311/Pg006.html |title=Three former TDs among 74 candidates for Senate |work=The Irish Times |date= |
He was first elected to the [[12th Seanad]] in 1969, on the [[Agricultural Panel]], and re-elected in 1973 on the [[Administrative Panel]]. In 1977, he was elected to the [[14th Seanad]] on the [[Labour Panel]], which re-elected him in 1981.<ref name="oir-db" /> He did not contest the 1982 Seanad election,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ireland.com/newspaper/archive/1982/0311/Pg006.html |title=Three former TDs among 74 candidates for Senate |work=The Irish Times |date=11 March 1982 |page=6 |accessdate=2008-02-11}}</ref> but in 1983 he was re-elected on the [[Labour Panel]], and served until he stood down at the 1987 election.<ref name="oir-db" /> |
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Revision as of 08:58, 11 October 2008
Andy O'Brien (21 January 1915 – 4 December 2006)[1] was a Fine Gael politician from County Cavan in Ireland. He was a senator from 1969 to 1982, and from 1983 to 1987.
O'Brien was a teacher who served as principal of the national school in Crubany for more than 40 years. He was member of Cavan County Council and Cavan Urban District Council for over 40 years, and a leading organiser of Fine Gael in the county.[2]
He was first elected to the 12th Seanad in 1969, on the Agricultural Panel, and re-elected in 1973 on the Administrative Panel. In 1977, he was elected to the 14th Seanad on the Labour Panel, which re-elected him in 1981.[1] He did not contest the 1982 Seanad election,[3] but in 1983 he was re-elected on the Labour Panel, and served until he stood down at the 1987 election.[1]
References
- ^ a b c "Mr. Andy O'Brien". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 185, 13 December 2006, Death of Former Member: Expression of Sympathy". Oireachtas. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
- ^ "Three former TDs among 74 candidates for Senate". The Irish Times. 11 March 1982. p. 6. Retrieved 2008-02-11.
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