Michael Comiskey (born 1 October 1953) is an
Irish
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Common meanings
* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
Fine Gael
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politician, a former Senator and farmer.
He was elected to the
24th Seanad
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in April 2011 on the
Agricultural Panel
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Election
Art ...
. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the
2007 general election for the
Sligo–North Leitrim constituency, polling 4,936 first preference votes (12.4%).
He also unsuccessfully contested the 2007 Seanad election.
He is a member of the
Irish Farmers' Association
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(IFA) and is a former chairman of County Leitrim branch of the IFA.
He was the Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on Agriculture, Marine and Food during his term.
References
1953 births
Living people
Politicians from County Leitrim
Members of the 24th Seanad
Fine Gael senators
Irish farmers
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