Michael Conaghan

Michael Conaghan
Conaghan in 2008
Teachta Dála
In office
February 2011 – February 2016
ConstituencyDublin South-Central
Lord Mayor of Dublin
In office
June 2004 – June 2005
Preceded byRoyston Brady
Succeeded byCatherine Byrne
Personal details
Born(1944-09-04)4 September 1944
Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland
Died4 August 2026(2026-08-04) (aged 81)
Dublin, Ireland
PartyLabour Party
SpouseMarian Conaghan
Children2
EducationUniversity College Dublin

Michael Conaghan (4 September 1944 – 4 August 2026) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin South-Central from 2011 to 2016. He also served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2004 to 2005.

Life and career

Conaghan was originally from County Donegal. He lived in Ballyfermot, Dublin and was married with two children. He was a teacher by profession, and was vice-principal of Inchicore College of Further Education.

Originally a member of Jim Kemmy's Democratic Socialist Party (DSP), he was the unsuccessful DSP candidate in Dublin West at the 1982 by-election and the November 1982, 1987, and 1989 general elections. When the DSP merged with Labour in 1991, he was elected to Dublin City Council representing the Ballyfermot local electoral area. At the 1997 general election, he was an independent candidate in Dublin Central.

He was Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2004 to 2005. He was elected as a Labour TD for Dublin South-Central at the 2011 general election, but did not contest the 2016 general election.

Conaghan died in Dublin on 4 August 2026, at the age of 81.

References

  1. ↑ "Michael Conaghan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  2. ↑ "Michael Conaghan TD". The Labour Party website. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  3. 1 2 3 "Michael Conaghan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
  4. ↑ "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  5. ↑ "Labour TD confirms he will not contest next general election". The Irish Times. 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
  6. ↑ "Dublin's Lord Mayor expresses condolences on death of former Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan". Dublin City Council. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  7. ↑ "Former Labour TD and Dublin Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan dies". RTÉ News. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
  8. ↑ "Death notice of Michael Conaghan". RIP.ie. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.