Seán Brosnan (21 December 1916 – 18 April 1979) was an Irish barrister and Fianna Fáil politician. He served for 10 years in the Oireachtas, as a Teachta Dála (TD) and as a senator.[1]
Seán Brosnan | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office November 1974 – 18 April 1979 | |
| In office June 1969 – February 1973 | |
| Constituency | Cork North-East |
| Senator | |
| In office 1 June 1973 – 13 November 1974 | |
| Constituency | Administrative Panel |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office December 1977 – April 1979 | |
| Constituency | Oireachtas Delegation |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 December 1916 Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Died | 18 April 1979 (aged 62) County Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Brosnan was a native of Dingle, County Kerry. He was a prominent Gaelic footballer and won 3 All-Ireland medals with Kerry.[2] In 1939, he was captain of the team but could not play in the final due to influenza.
In 1933, he won an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship with Kerry. He won senior Kerry County Championship medals with Dingle GAA in 1938 and 1941. He left Dingle in the autumn of 1939.[3]
At the 1969 general election, Brosnan was elected to the 19th Dáil as a TD for Cork North-East. It was his second attempt – he had been defeated in 1965 – and he lost his seat at the 1973 general election. He was then elected to the 13th Seanad Éireann on the Administrative Panel, but he regained his Dáil seat in a by-election in November 1974 after the death of his Fianna Fáil colleague Liam Ahern.[4]
Brosnan was re-elected at the 1977 general election to the 21st Dáil, and also served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). MEPs were at that time appointed by national parliaments rather than being elected, and Brosnan was one of a 10-member delegation from the Oireachtas until the first direct elections in 1979.
After his death in 1979, the resulting by-election on 7 November was won for Fine Gael by Myra Barry.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Seán Brosnan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
- ^ "Noted F.F. Deputy dies in Cork", Irish Independent, 19 April 1979. p.7
- ^ Seán Brosnan, an appreciation by Micheal Ó Ruairc; The Kerryman, 4 May 1979
- ^ a b "Seán Brosnan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 6 June 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2008.