Michael Lynch (Irish politician) explained

Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:February 1987
Term End:June 1989
Term Start1:February 1982
Term End1:November 1982
Constituency1:Meath
Office2:Senator
Term Start2:23 February 1983
Term End2:17 February 1987
Constituency2:Administrative Panel
Birth Date:25 August 1934
Birth Place:County Meath, Ireland
Death Place:County Meath, Ireland
Party:Fianna Fáil
Spouse:Maureen Lynch
Children:4

Michael Lynch (25 August 1934 – 21 May 2019) was a Fianna Fáil politician from County Meath in Ireland. He served two terms as a Teachta Dála (TD) in the 1980s, and was a Senator for four years.[1]

Lynch stood unsuccessfully as a Fianna Fáil candidate for Dáil Éireann for the Meath constituency at the 1977 and 1981 general elections, before winning a seat there at the February 1982 general election. He was defeated at the November 1982 general election, but was then elected to the 17th Seanad on the Administrative Panel.

He was returned to the Dáil at the 1987 general election, but after a further defeat at the 1989 general election (by his Fianna Fáil colleague Mary Wallace) he did not stand for the Dáil again. He was also unsuccessful in the 1993 elections to the 20th Seanad.[2]

He was a long-serving member of Meath County Council for the Kells electoral area for many years, retiring at the 2009 local elections.

Lynch owned and ran the Ceili House pub in Oldcastle.

He died on 21 May 2019, aged 84.[3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Michael Lynch. Oireachtas Members Database. 11 February 2008.
  2. Web site: Michael Lynch. ElectionsIreland.org. 11 February 2008.
  3. News: Former Meath TD and senator dies. The Irish Times. 22 May 2019.
  4. Web site: Death Notice of Michael Lynch. RIP.ie. 22 May 2019. 24 April 2023.