Thomas Meaney (11 August 1931 – 26 December 2022) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Minister of State from 1980 to 1981. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1965 to 1981.
Thomas Meaney | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State | |
| 1980–1981 | Industry, Commerce and Tourism |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1981 – November 1982 | |
| Constituency | Cork North-West |
| In office April 1965 – June 1981 | |
| Constituency | Cork Mid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 August 1931 Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 26 December 2022 (aged 91) Derrinagree, County Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse |
Joan O'Donoghue
(m. 1961; died 2021) |
| Children | 6 |
| Parent |
|
Before entering politics Meaney worked as a farmer. His father Con Meaney was also a Fianna Fáil TD. When his father retired at the 1965 general election, Tom Meaney succeeded him as the Fianna Fáil TD for the Cork Mid constituency.[1] He was re-elected at every subsequent general election until his retirement from politics at the November 1982 general election.[2] In March 1980, he was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy, serving until June 1981.[3]
He was a member of Cork County Council from 1970 to 1977. He was part of a group of Fianna Fáil TDs known as the Gang of 22, who opposed the leadership of Charles Haughey in the early 1980s.[4]
Meaney died on 26 December 2022, at the age of 91.[5]
See also
editSources
edit- Nealon, Ted; Dunlop, Frank (1977). Ted Nealon's guide to the 21st Dáil and Seanad. ISBN 0950598410.
- Joyce, Joe; Murtagh, Peter (1983). The Boss.
References
edit- ^ "Thomas Meaney". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- ^ "Thomas Meaney". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 19 September 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- ^ "Appointment of Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (21st Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 27 March 1980. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Obituary: Tom Meaney, Fianna Fáil stalwart who was close to Jack Lynch and opposed Charlie Haughey leadership". Irish Independent. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Martin leads tributes following death of former Cork TD Tom Meaney". Irish Examiner. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.