Eamonn O'Neill (Irish politician)
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Eamonn O'Neill was an Irish
Cumann na nGaedheal and later Fine Gael
party politician, and TD
for the Cork West constituency
.
O'Neill was an unsuccessful Cumann na nGaedheal candidate at the September 1927 general election in the 5-seat Cork West constituency. He stood again at the next opportunity, at the 1932 general election
, and was elected to the 7th Dáil Éireann. He was re-elected at the next three general elections, before losing his seat at the 1943 general election
to the Clann na Talmhan
candidate Patrick O'Driscoll
.
He was re-elected a year later, at the 1944 general election
, unseating his Fine Gael
colleague Timothy O'Donovan
.
The constituency was reduced to a 3-seater at the 1948 general election
, and O'Neill was not re-elected. He did not contest any further elections.
Republic of Ireland
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Cumann na nGaedheal and later Fine Gael
Fine Gael
Fine Gael is a centre-right to centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the single largest party in Ireland in the Oireachtas, in local government, and in terms of Members of the European Parliament. The party has a membership of over 35,000...
party politician, and TD
Teachta Dála
A Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
for the Cork West constituency
Cork West (Dáil Éireann constituency)
Cork West was a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas from 1923 to 1961...
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O'Neill was an unsuccessful Cumann na nGaedheal candidate at the September 1927 general election in the 5-seat Cork West constituency. He stood again at the next opportunity, at the 1932 general election
Irish general election, 1932
The Irish general election of 1932 was held on 16 February 1932, just over two weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 29 January. The newly elected 153 members of the 7th Dáil assembled at Leinster House on 9 March 1932 when the new President of the Executive Council and Executive Council of...
, and was elected to the 7th Dáil Éireann. He was re-elected at the next three general elections, before losing his seat at the 1943 general election
Irish general election, 1943
The Irish general election of 1943 was held on 23 June 1943. The 138 newly elected members of the 11th Dáil assembled on 1 July when the new Taoiseach and government were appointed....
to the Clann na Talmhan
Clann na Talmhan
Clann na Talmhan , abbreviated CnaT, was an Irish agrarian political party active between 1939 and 1965.- Formation and Growth :Clann na Talmhan was founded on 29 June 1939 in Athenry, County Galway, in the wake of the breakdown of unification talks between the Irish Farmers Federation and...
candidate Patrick O'Driscoll
Patrick O'Driscoll
Patrick Florence O'Driscoll was an Irish Clann na Talmhan politician. A farmer by profession, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1943 general election as a Clann na Talmhan Teachta Dála for the Cork West constituency. He was re-elected at the 1944 general election and did not contest the...
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He was re-elected a year later, at the 1944 general election
Irish general election, 1944
The Irish general election of 1944 was held on 30 May 1944, three weeks after the dissolution of the Dáil on 9 May. The 138 newly elected members of the 12th Dáil assembled on 9 June when the new Taoiseach and government were appointed....
, unseating his Fine Gael
Fine Gael
Fine Gael is a centre-right to centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the single largest party in Ireland in the Oireachtas, in local government, and in terms of Members of the European Parliament. The party has a membership of over 35,000...
colleague Timothy O'Donovan
Timothy O'Donovan
Timothy Joseph O'Donovan was a Farmers' Party and Fine Gael politician from County Cork in Ireland. He was a Teachta Dála from 1923 to 1944, then a senator from 1944 until his death, serving as Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from 1948 to 1951.O'Donovan was elected at the 1923 general election to...
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The constituency was reduced to a 3-seater at the 1948 general election
Irish general election, 1948
The Irish general election of 1948 was held on 4 February 1948. The 147 newly elected members of the 13th Dáil assembled on 18 February when the First Inter-Party government in the history of the Irish state was appointed....
, and O'Neill was not re-elected. He did not contest any further elections.