Seán Ardagh

Seán Ardagh
Seán Ardagh
Teachta Dála
	In office; June 1997 – January 2011
Constituency	Dublin South-Central
Personal details
Born	25 November 1947; Dublin, Ireland
Died	17 May 2016 (aged 68); Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	Maire Ardagh (m. 1976)
Children	3, including Catherine
Alma mater	University College Dublin; University of Toronto;

Seán Ardagh (25 November 1947 – 17 May 2016) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-Central constituency from 1997 to 2011.^[1]

A chartered accountant by profession, Ardagh obtained his qualification in Canada in the 1970s and returned to Ireland to practice. Ardagh was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1997 general election and retained his seat at the 2002 and 2007 general elections. Ardagh replaced Ben Briscoe as the TD and main candidate for Fianna Fáil in Dublin South-Central in 2002. He served as Chairman of a number of Dáil committees during his time as a TD.

He was first elected to Dublin County Council in 1985 and remained a member until 1999. He was elected to Dublin City Council in 1999 and remained a councillor until 2003.^[2]

On 9 December 2010, he announced he would not be standing at the 2011 general election.^[3] He resigned as a TD on 28 January 2011, in advance of the 2011 general election.^[4]

His daughter is Senator Catherine Ardagh. He died on 17 May 2016 after a long illness.^[5]

References

^ "Seán Ardagh". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
^ "Seán Ardagh". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 August 2009.
^ "Social Welfare Bill passed by the Dáil". RTÉ News. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2010.
^ "Announcement of Business". Houses of the Oireachtas. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2018.
^ "Election 2016: Catherine Ardagh". RTÉ. 2015. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

[oireachtas_db-1] "Seán Ardagh". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

[elecs_irl-2] "Seán Ardagh". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 August 2009.

[3] "Social Welfare Bill passed by the Dáil". RTÉ News. 9 December 2010. Retrieved 9 December 2010.

[4] "Announcement of Business". Houses of the Oireachtas. 1 February 2011. Retrieved 28 August 2018.

[5] "Election 2016: Catherine Ardagh". RTÉ. 2015. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.

[6] O'Connell served as Ceann Comhairle in the 22nd and 23rd Dáil from 1981 to 1983 and was returned automatically at the February 1982 and November 1982 general elections. He joined Fianna Fáil in January 1985.

[7] Founded Right to Change in May 2020.

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