Thomas Dunne (Irish politician) explained

Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:October 1961
Term End:June 1977
Constituency:Tipperary North
Office2:Member of the European Parliament
Term Start2:March 1973
Term End2:June 1977
Constituency2:Oireachtas Delegation
Birth Date:10 March 1926
Birth Place:County Tipperary, Ireland
Death Place:County Tipperary, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Fine Gael

Thomas Dunne (10 March 1926 – 3 August 1990) was an Irish Fine Gael politician and Teachta Dála (TD) for Tipperary North from 1961 to 1977.[1]

He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1957 general election, but at the 1961 general election he defeated the Fianna Fáil TD Mary Ryan, and took his seat in the 17th Dáil.[2] He was re-elected at the next three general elections, before losing his seat in the Fianna Fáil landslide at the 1977 general election to Michael Smith.

In 1973, Dunne was appointed a member of the second delegation from the Oireachtas to the European Parliament.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Thomas Dunne. Oireachtas Members Database. 25 April 1974. 27 September 2012. 8 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181108184707/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Thomas-Dunne.D.1961-10-11. live.
  2. Web site: Thomas Dunne – Dáil Éireann. ElectionsIreland.org. 27 September 2012. 1 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121001070056/http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1674. live.
  3. Web site: Thomas Dunne – European Parliament. ElectionsIreland.org. 27 September 2012. 2 October 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121002142402/http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3083. live.