Michael Herbert (17 May 1925 – 20 June 2006) was an Irish
Fianna Fáil politician.
Career
A
publican from
Castleconnell,
, he unsuccessfully contested the
1965 general election and was first elected to
Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann ( , ; ) is the lower house, and principal chamber, of the Oireachtas (Irish legislature), which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann (the upper house).Article 15.1.2º of the Constitution of Ireland read ...
at the
1969 general election as a Fianna Fáil
Teachta Dála (TD) for the
Limerick East constituency.
He was re-elected for the constituency until the
1981 general election when he did not stand for re-election. He was again unsuccessful in the
November 1982 election.
While a TD, Herbert served as a
Member of the European Parliament from 1973 to 1979, being appointed to Ireland's
first delegation,
second delegation and
third delegation.
In the
first direct elections to the
European Parliament in December 1979 he stood in the
Munster
Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...
constituency but was not elected.
He played
hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
as a full-back with the
Limerick Senior Hurling team
The Limerick county hurling team represents Limerick in hurling and is governed by Limerick GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior ...
, with whom he won a
National Hurling League
The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...
medal in 1947, and also with his local club
Ahane. He retired prematurely from the game following a serious head injury caused by an assault with a hurley in a club match in 1949. His assailant received 12 months imprisonment. His brothers
Seán Herbert
Seán Herbert (born 1923) is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Ahane and with the Limerick senior inter-county team from 1942 until 1953.
Playing career Club
Herbert played his club hurling with the famous ...
and
Tony Herbert were also hurlers with Limerick and his son
Turlough Herbert was a member of the Limerick senior hurling panel for the 1994
All-Ireland final.
Michael Herbert died in 2006, aged 81.
See also
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Families in the Oireachtas
References
External links
''Michael Herbert file at Limerick City Library, Ireland''
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Fianna Fáil TDs
1925 births
2006 deaths
Irish sportsperson-politicians
Members of the 19th Dáil
Members of the 20th Dáil
Members of the 21st Dáil
Limerick inter-county hurlers
Ahane hurlers
Local councillors in County Limerick
Fianna Fáil MEPs
MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 1977–1979
MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 1973–1977
MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 1973
People from Castleconnell