Seán Brosnahan (26 August 1911 – 9 December 1987) was an Irish

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politician. He was a

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official and general secretary of the

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(INTO) from 1967 to 1978. From 1947 to 1948, Brosnahan served as president of the INTO. He was elected to

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by the

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at the 1961 Seanad election, and re-elected in 1965, 1969 and 1973. He lost his seat at the 1977 Seanad election.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Brosnahan, Sean 1911 births 1987 deaths Independent members of Seanad Éireann Members of the 10th Seanad Members of the 11th Seanad Members of the 12th Seanad Members of the 13th Seanad Irish schoolteachers Labour Panel senators People from County Clare People educated at St Brendan's College, Killarney Alumni of University College Dublin