Denis Landy Explained

Office:Senator
Term Start:27 April 2016
Term End:28 November 2017
Constituency:Agricultural Panel
Term Start1:24 April 2011
Term End1:27 April 2016
Constituency1:Administrative Panel
Birth Date:28 February 1962
Birth Place:Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Labour Party

Denis Landy (born 28 February 1962) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from 2016 to 2017 and previously for the Administrative Panel from 2011 to 2016.[1] [2]

He was a member of South Tipperary County Council from 1991 to 2011 for the Fethard local electoral area, and was also a member of Carrick-on-Suir Town Council from 1988 to 2011, and served as Mayor of the town on two occasions.

He was the Labour Party candidate for the Tipperary South constituency at the 2001 by-election and at the 2002 general election but was not elected.[3]

He was the Labour Party Seanad Spokesperson on Environment and Defence from 2011 to 2016.

He retired from the Seanad on health grounds in November 2017.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fine Gael win 18 seats in Seanad . . 29 April 2011 . 30 April 2011 . 3 November 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121103040526/http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0429/seanad.html . live .
  2. Web site: Denis Landy. Oireachtas Members Database. 21 October 2011. 8 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181108184403/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Denis-Landy.S.2011-05-25. live.
  3. Web site: Denis Landy . ElectionsIreland.org . 30 April 2011 . 13 March 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110313193058/http://electionsireland.org//candidate.cfm?ID=4458 . live .
  4. News: Tipperary senator Denis Landy retires from Seanad on health grounds . Tipperary Star . 28 November 2017 . 28 November 2017 . 28 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171128180627/http://www.tipperarystar.ie/news/home/284289/tipperary-senator-denis-landy-retires-from-seanad-on-health-grounds.html . live .