Arthur Spring Explained

Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:February 2011
Term End:February 2016
Constituency:Kerry North–West Limerick
Birth Date:5 July 1976
Birth Place:Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Labour Party
Alma Mater:Dublin Institute of Technology

Arthur Spring (born 5 July 1976) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry North–West Limerick constituency from 2011 to 2016.[1]

He is a nephew of Dick Spring, a former TD for Kerry North and Labour Party leader, and grandson of Labour TD Dan Spring. He was educated at the Dublin Institute of Technology.[2]

Spring was elected to Kerry County Council and Tralee Town Council in 2009, and is a former Mayor of Tralee. He was elected as a Labour Party TD for Kerry North–West Limerick at the 2011 general election. The constituency was abolished at the 2016 general election. Spring stood for election in Kerry but did not succeed.[3] His brother, Graham Spring, was a member of Kerry County Council from 2014 to 2019.[4]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Arthur Spring. Oireachtas Members Database. 7 October 2011. 8 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180708044916/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Arthur-Spring.D.2011-03-09/. live.
  2. Web site: 2011-02-09 . Arthur J. Spring - Labour Age: 34 Home: Oakpark, Tralee . 2024-02-18 . Independent.ie . en.
  3. Web site: Arthur Spring. ElectionsIreland.org. 7 October 2011. 16 October 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20111016143748/http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=9767. live.
  4. Web site: 2019-03-21 . 77-year Spring political dynasty at an end . 2024-02-18 . Independent.ie . en.