Mary Jackman (; 30 April 1943 – 30 May 2022) was an Irish

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politician. She was a

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from 1989 to 1992 and again from 1997 to 2002.

Biography

Jackman was from Castletroy in County Limerick. A teacher by profession, she spent her entire career at Presentation College, Limerick. A member of Limerick County Council for the Castleconnell local electoral area from

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to 2014, she was the first woman Cathaoirleach (chair) of Limerick County Council. Jackman has unsuccessfully contested four general elections in the

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constituency (

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, and

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), falling just 305 votes short of winning seat at the 1997 general election. She was also defeated at the Limerick East by-election in March 1998, and did not stand at the 2007 general election. After her 1989 defeat, she was elected to the

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on the Labour Panel. She lost her seat at the 1993 Seanad elections, but was re-elected in 1997 to the

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. At the 2002 Seanad elections, she stood instead on the

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, but did not win a seat. She died on 30 May 2022, aged 79.

References

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