Michael Comiskey (born 1 October 1953) is an

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politician, a former Senator and farmer. He was elected to the

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in April 2011 on the

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. 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

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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.

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1953 births Living people Politicians from County Leitrim Members of the 24th Seanad Fine Gael senators Irish farmers {{Ireland-senator-stub