Michael Lynch (25 August 1934 – 21 May 2019) was a

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politician from

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. He served two terms as a

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(TD) in the 1980s, and was a

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for four years. Lynch stood unsuccessfully as a Fianna Fáil candidate for

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for the Meath constituency at the

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and

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general elections, before winning a seat there at the February 1982 general election. He was defeated at the November 1982 general election, but was then elected to the

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on the

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. He was returned to the Dáil at the 1987 general election, but after a further defeat at the 1989 general election (by his Fianna Fáil colleague

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) he did not stand for the Dáil again. He was also unsuccessful in the 1993 elections to the 20th Seanad. He was a long-serving member of

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for the Kells electoral area for many years, retiring at the 2009 local elections. Lynch owned and ran the Ceili House pub in Oldcastle. He died on 21 May 2019, aged 84.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lynch, Michael 1934 births 2019 deaths Fianna Fáil TDs Members of the 23rd Dáil Members of the 17th Seanad Members of the 25th Dáil Members of Meath County Council Politicians from County Meath Fianna Fáil senators