Séamus F. Hughes (1 September 1952 – 12 July 2022) was an Irish District Court judge and

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politician. He was from

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. Hughes was a

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, when he was elected to the

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as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo West constituency on his first attempt at the 1992 general election. He lost his seat at the 1997 general election when the constituency was combined with Mayo East and the combined Mayo constituency was reduced to 5 seats. Hughes was then appointed State Solicitor for

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. Hughes was a District Court judge from 2009 to 2022, sitting in District Court area Number One in County Donegal. He attracted criticism over comments on the ethnic backgrounds of those before him in court, having described some as "neanderthals" and commented on social welfare being like "snuff at a wake".

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