Jarlath McDonagh (born 1 June 1945) is a
Fine Gael
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politician from
County Galway in
Ireland
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A former teacher, McDonagh was a
senator from 1993 to 2002, elected on the
Labour Panel
The Labour Panel ( ga, An Rolla Oibreachais) is one of five vocational panels which together elect 43 of the 60 members of Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (the legislature of Ireland). The Labour Panel elects eleven senators.
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. He was a member of
Galway County Council
Galway County Council ( ga, Comhairle Chontae na Gaillimhe) is the authority responsible for local government in County Galway, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for hous ...
for the
Oranmore
Oranmore ( or ''Úarán Mór'') is a town near the city of Galway in County Galway, Ireland. It is also the name of the civil parish and Roman Catholic parish in which the town lies.
It is east of Galway city on the edge of Oranmore Bay, an i ...
electoral area since the 1980s,
and retired at the 2014 local elections..
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References
1945 births
Living people
Fine Gael senators
Members of the 20th Seanad
Members of the 21st Seanad
Local councillors in County Galway
Politicians from County Galway
Irish schoolteachers
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