The 15th Dáil was elected at the 1954 general election on 14 May 1954 and met on 2 June 1954. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature), of Ireland are known as TDs. It sat with the 8th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.

15th Dáil
14th Dáil 16th Dáil
Overview
Legislative bodyDáil Éireann
JurisdictionIreland
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term2 June 1954 – 12 February 1957
Election1954 general election
Government7th government of Ireland
Members147
Ceann ComhairlePatrick Hogan
TaoiseachJohn A. Costello
TánaisteWilliam Norton
Chief WhipDenis J. O'Sullivan
Leader of the OppositionÉamon de Valera
Sessions
1st2 June 1954 – 15 July 1954
2nd27 October 1954 – 14 July 1955
3rd26 October 1955 – 26 July 1956
4th24 October 1956 – 13 December 1956

On 12 February 1957, President Seán T. O'Kelly dissolved the Dáil at the request of the Taoiseach John A. Costello on 4 February. The 15th Dáil lasted 987 days.

Composition of the 15th Dáil

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Party May 1954 Feb. 1957
Fianna Fáil 65 68
Fine Gael 50 48
Labour Party 19 17
Clann na Talmhan 5 5
Clann na Poblachta 3 3
Independent 5 5
Ceann Comhairle 1

Fine Gael, the Labour Party, and Clann na Talmhan, denoted with bullets (), formed the 7th government of Ireland, a minority government dependent on the support of Clann na Poblachta.

Graphical representation

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This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 15th Dáil from June 1954. This was not the official seating plan.

 

Ceann Comhairle

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On the meeting of the Dáil, Patrick Hogan (Lab), who had served as Ceann Comhairle in the previous Dáil, was proposed by Éamon de Valera (FF) and seconded by Richard Mulcahy (FG) for the position. His election was approved without a vote.[1] Hogan had served as Leas-Cheann Comhairle from 1927 to 1928, from 1932 to 1938 and from 1948 to 1951.

TDs by constituency

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The list of the 147 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[2]

Members of the 15th Dáil
Constituency Name Party
Carlow–Kilkenny Patrick Crotty Fine Gael
Joseph Hughes Fine Gael
Thomas Derrig Fianna Fáil
James Pattison Labour
Thomas Walsh Fianna Fáil
Cavan Patrick O'Reilly Fine Gael
Michael Sheridan Fianna Fáil
Paddy Smith Fianna Fáil
John Tully Clann na Poblachta
Clare Éamon de Valera Fianna Fáil
Patrick Hillery Fianna Fáil
Patrick Hogan Labour
William Murphy Fine Gael
Cork Borough Stephen Barrett Fine Gael
Anthony Barry Fine Gael
Seán Casey Labour
Jack Lynch Fianna Fáil
Patrick McGrath Fianna Fáil
Cork East Richard Barry Fine Gael
Martin Corry Fianna Fáil
John Moher Fianna Fáil
Cork North Patrick McAuliffe Labour
Seán Moylan Fianna Fáil
Denis O'Sullivan Fine Gael
Cork South Dan Desmond Labour
Seán McCarthy Fianna Fáil
Tadhg Manley Fine Gael
Cork West Seán Collins Fine Gael
Edward Cotter Fianna Fáil
Michael Pat Murphy Labour
Donegal East Neil Blaney Fianna Fáil
Liam Cunningham Fianna Fáil
Daniel McMenamin Fine Gael
William Sheldon Independent
Donegal West Joseph Brennan Fianna Fáil
Cormac Breslin Fianna Fáil
Patrick O'Donnell Fine Gael
Dublin County Patrick Burke Fianna Fáil
Seán Dunne Labour
Éamon Rooney Fine Gael
Dublin North-Central Vivion de Valera Fianna Fáil
Patrick McGilligan Fine Gael
Maureen O'Carroll Labour
Dublin North-East Jack Belton Fine Gael
Alfie Byrne Independent
Harry Colley Fianna Fáil
Denis Larkin Labour
Oscar Traynor Fianna Fáil
Dublin North-West Thomas Byrne Independent
Declan Costello Fine Gael
Richard Gogan Fianna Fáil
Dublin South-Central Maurice E. Dockrell Fine Gael
Thomas Finlay Fine Gael
James Larkin Jnr Labour
Seán Lemass Fianna Fáil
Celia Lynch Fianna Fáil
Dublin South-East John A. Costello Fine Gael
Seán MacEntee Fianna Fáil
John O'Donovan Fine Gael
Dublin South-West Robert Briscoe Fianna Fáil
Bernard Butler Fianna Fáil
Peadar Doyle Fine Gael
Seán MacBride Clann na Poblachta
Michael O'Higgins Fine Gael
Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown Seán Brady Fianna Fáil
Liam Cosgrave Fine Gael
H. Percy Dockrell Fine Gael
Galway North Michael Donnellan Clann na Talmhan
James Hession Fine Gael
Mark Killilea Snr Fianna Fáil
Galway South Patrick Beegan Fianna Fáil
Brendan Glynn Fine Gael
Robert Lahiffe Fianna Fáil
Galway West Gerald Bartley Fianna Fáil
Fintan Coogan Fine Gael
Johnny Geoghegan Fianna Fáil
Kerry North Johnny Connor Clann na Poblachta
Patrick Finucane Clann na Talmhan
Tom McEllistrim Fianna Fáil
Dan Spring Labour
Kerry South Honor Crowley Fianna Fáil
John Flynn Fianna Fáil
Patrick Palmer Fine Gael
Kildare Thomas Harris Fianna Fáil
William Norton Labour
Gerard Sweetman Fine Gael
Leix–Offaly William Davin Labour
Nicholas Egan Fianna Fáil
Oliver J. Flanagan Fine Gael
Peadar Maher Fianna Fáil
Tom O'Higgins Fine Gael
Limerick East John Carew Fine Gael
Tadhg Crowley Fianna Fáil
Michael Keyes Labour
Donogh O'Malley Fianna Fáil
Limerick West James Collins Fianna Fáil
David Madden Fine Gael
Donnchadh Ó Briain Fianna Fáil
Longford–Westmeath Frank Carter Fianna Fáil
Erskine H. Childers Fianna Fáil
Charles Fagan Fine Gael
Michael Kennedy Fianna Fáil
Seán Mac Eoin Fine Gael
Louth Frank Aiken Fianna Fáil
George Coburn Fine Gael
Paddy Donegan Fine Gael
Mayo North Phelim Calleary Fianna Fáil
Patrick Lindsay Fine Gael
Thomas O'Hara Clann na Talmhan
Mayo South Joseph Blowick Clann na Talmhan
Seán Flanagan Fianna Fáil
Henry Kenny Fine Gael
Mícheál Ó Móráin Fianna Fáil
Meath Patrick Giles Fine Gael
Michael Hilliard Fianna Fáil
James Tully Labour
Monaghan James Dillon Fine Gael
Edward Kelly Fianna Fáil
Patrick Mooney Fianna Fáil
Roscommon John Beirne Clann na Talmhan
Gerald Boland Fianna Fáil
James Burke Fine Gael
Jack McQuillan Independent
Sligo–Leitrim Stephen Flynn Fianna Fáil
Eugene Gilbride Fianna Fáil
Bernard Maguire Independent
Mary Reynolds Fine Gael
Joseph Roddy Fine Gael
Tipperary North John Fanning Fianna Fáil
Daniel Morrissey Fine Gael
Mary Ryan Fianna Fáil
Tipperary South Dan Breen Fianna Fáil
Patrick Crowe Fine Gael
Michael Davern Fianna Fáil
Richard Mulcahy Fine Gael
Waterford William Kenneally Fianna Fáil
Thomas Kyne Labour
Thaddeus Lynch Fine Gael
John Ormonde Fianna Fáil
Wexford Denis Allen Fianna Fáil
Brendan Corish Labour
Anthony Esmonde Fine Gael
John O'Leary Labour
James Ryan Fianna Fáil
Wicklow Paudge Brennan Fianna Fáil
Mark Deering Fine Gael
James Everett Labour

Changes

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Date Constituency Loss Gain Note
2 June 1954 Clare Labour Ceann Comhairle Patrick Hogan takes office as Ceann Comhairle[1]
31 July 1955 Limerick West Fine Gael   Death of David Madden
11 December 1955 Kerry North Clann na Poblachta   Death of Johnny Connor
13 December 1955 Limerick West   Fianna Fáil Michael Colbert wins the seat vacated by the death of Madden
29 February 1956 Kerry North   Clann na Poblachta Kathleen O'Connor holds the seat vacated by the death of her father Johnny Connor
1 March 1956 Leix–Offaly Labour   Death of William Davin
13 March 1956 Dublin North-East Independent   Death of Alfie Byrne
30 April 1956 Leix–Offaly   Fianna Fáil Kieran Egan wins the seat vacated by the death of Davin
30 April 1956 Dublin North-East   Independent Patrick Byrne holds the seat vacated by the death of his father Alfie Byrne
20 June 1956 Cork Borough Fianna Fáil   Death of Patrick McGrath
2 August 1956 Cork Borough   Fianna Fáil John Galvin holds the seat vacated by the death of McGrath
14 July 1956 Carlow–Kilkenny Fianna Fáil   Death of Thomas Walsh
4 August 1956 Dublin South-West Fine Gael   Death of Peadar Doyle
14 November 1956 Carlow–Kilkenny   Fianna Fáil Martin Medlar holds the seat vacated by the death of Walsh
14 November 1956 Dublin South-West   Fianna Fáil Noel Lemass wins the seat vacated by the death of Doyle

References

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  1. ^ a b "Election of Ceann Comhairle - Dáil Éireann (15th Dáil) – Vol. 146 No. 1". Houses of the Oireachtas. 2 June 1954. Archived from the original on 22 June 2022. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
  2. ^ "TDs & Senators (15th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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