Micheál Carrigy (born 1971/1972) is an Irish

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politician who has been a

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(TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency since the

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. He served as a

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for the

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from 2020 to 2024.

Early life and education

Carrigy attended

St Mel's College St Mel's College is an all-boys secondary school in Longford, Ireland. In November 2024, plans were announced to merge the school with the local all-girls secondary school, Scoil Mhuire, Longford, to form a new co-educational school to be kn ...

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. He worked as a

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Political career

Carrigy was first elected to Longford County Council for

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area at the 2009 local elections. He was elected

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of Longford County Council in June 2019. Carrigy stood unsuccessfully in Longford–Westmeath at the 2020 general election; he won 11.2% of first preference votes and finished sixth. At the

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, Carrigy was elected to the

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on the

. In 2024, Carrigy was elected as a TD for the expanded Longford–Westmeath constituency, with 11.5% of first preference votes. He was subsequently elected as chair of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party.

Personal life

Carrigy lives in

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, with his wife Una and their three children.

References

External links

Micheál Carrigy's page on the Fine Gael website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Carrigy, Micheal 1970s births Living people Fine Gael senators Members of Longford County Council Politicians from County Longford Members of the 26th Seanad People educated at St Mel's College Fine Gael TDs Industrial and Commercial Panel senators Fine Gael local councillors Members of the 34th Dáil