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class="infobox-above" style="font-size: 100%;"><div class="fn" style="font-size:125%;">Des Hanafin</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Seanad Éireann">Senator</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />17 September 1997 – 12 September 2002</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />5 November 1969 – 17 February 1993</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left">Constituency</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Panel" title="Labour Panel">Labour Panel</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="display:none">(<span class="bday">1930-09-09</span>)</span>9 September 1930<br /><a href="/wiki/Thurles" title="Thurles">Thurles</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Tipperary" title="County Tipperary">County Tipperary</a>, Ireland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Died</th><td class="infobox-data">22 June 2017<span style="display:none">(2017-06-22)</span> (aged 86)<br />County Tipperary, Ireland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Spouse</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1151524712">.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin2px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-2px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-line-margin3px{line-height:0;margin-bottom:-3px}.mw-parser-output .marriage-display-ws{display:inline;white-space:nowrap}</style> <div class="marriage-display-ws"><div style="display:inline-block;line-height:normal;">Mona Brady</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 1958)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">2, <a href="/wiki/John_Hanafin" title="John Hanafin">John</a> and <a href="/wiki/Mary_Hanafin" title="Mary Hanafin">Mary</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Desmond A. Hanafin</b> (9 September 1930 – 22 June 2017) was an Irish <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> politician who served for over 30 years as a member of <a href="/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Seanad Éireann">Seanad Éireann</a><sup id="cite_ref-oireachtas.ie_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oireachtas.ie-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (1969–93 and 1997–2002). He opposed social liberalisation, particularly the legalisation of abortion, divorce and same-sex marriage, and was one of the founders of the anti-abortion advocacy group, <a href="/wiki/Pro_Life_Campaign" title="Pro Life Campaign">Pro Life Campaign</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Des_Hanafin&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hanafin was born in <a href="/wiki/Thurles" title="Thurles">Thurles</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Tipperary" title="County Tipperary">County Tipperary</a>, in 1930, son of John Hanafin (1890–1953), a draper and newsagent who served for many years as a <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a> councillor for <a href="/wiki/North_Tipperary_County_Council" title="North Tipperary County Council">North Tipperary County Council</a> and previously was a member of the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Republican_Brotherhood" title="Irish Republican Brotherhood">Irish Republican Brotherhood</a> and an elected <a href="/wiki/Sinn_F%C3%A9in" title="Sinn Féin">Sinn Féin</a> councillor.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He married Mona Brady, daughter of J. P. Brady, on 28 August 1958 in <a href="/wiki/Clonmel" title="Clonmel">Clonmel</a>, Tipperary.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The wedding was followed by a reception at the Galtee Hotel, <a href="/wiki/Cahir" title="Cahir">Cahir</a>, which was attended by various notables including Rev. Father J. J. Hampson, President of <a href="/wiki/Blackrock_College" title="Blackrock College">Blackrock College</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Their first child, <a href="/wiki/Mary_Hanafin" title="Mary Hanafin">Mary Hanafin</a>, was born in June 1959, followed by <a href="/wiki/John_Hanafin" title="John Hanafin">John Hanafin</a> in September 1960. Mary Hanafin is a former Fianna Fáil TD and government minister,<sup id="cite_ref-Mary_Hanafin_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mary_Hanafin-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and John Hanafin is a former Fianna Fáil senator.<sup id="cite_ref-John_Hanafin_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-John_Hanafin-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hanafin operated the Anner Hotel, located in Thurles during the 1960s. Initially successful,<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the business failed in 1967,<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which Mary Hanafin later blamed on her father's excess drinking.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequently, Hanafin was a director of the Transinternational Oil Company.<sup id="cite_ref-independent_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-independent-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_career">Political career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Des_Hanafin&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hanafin's first attempt to be elected to public office proved unsuccessful. In 1953, Hanafin sought to be co-opted to fill the vacancy on North Tipperary County Council created by the death of his father, John Hanafin. In the event councillors co-opted a Labour Party nominee, Michael Treacy, by eleven votes to seven.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He was elected a member of North Tipperary County Council in 1955, polling 934 first preference votes.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Subsequently, in 1956, drawing support from the <a href="/wiki/Clann_na_Poblachta" title="Clann na Poblachta">Clann na Poblachta</a> representatives, he was elected Chairman of the County Council.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1957, he conducted a three-month tour of the United States, during which he was commissioned a <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_colonel" class="mw-redirect" title="Kentucky colonel">Kentucky colonel</a>, by then <a href="/wiki/Kentucky" title="Kentucky">Kentucky</a> Governor <a href="/wiki/Happy_Chandler" title="Happy Chandler">Happy Chandler</a>. He was also awarded the freedom of <a href="/wiki/Louisville,_Kentucky" title="Louisville, Kentucky">Louisville</a>, Kentucky, and received by Mayor <a href="/wiki/Richard_J._Daley" title="Richard J. Daley">Richard J. Daley</a> of <a href="/wiki/Chicago" title="Chicago">Chicago</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Hanafin was re-elected to North Tipperary County Council in 1960, polling 797 first preference votes.<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1961, he voted against the Fianna Fáil nominee for Chair of the County Council, Thomas F. Meagher, and in favour of the Clann na Poblachta nominee, Michael F. Cronin, who was elected by 10 votes to 9.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1964, he controversially voted in favour of Jeremiah Mockler, "a former school mate", who was elected by 10 votes to 9 to the office of Rate Collector for Borrisokane.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>He held the seat until 1985. He was first elected to <a href="/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Seanad Éireann">Seanad Éireann</a> in 1969 and retained his seat until the 1993 Seanad election at which he lost his seat by one vote.<sup id="cite_ref-elecs_irl_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elecs_irl-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He regained his seat in the 1997 elections, and in 2002 announced his retirement from politics.<sup id="cite_ref-Obituary:_Des_Hanafin_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Obituary:_Des_Hanafin-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He unsuccessfully contested the <a href="/wiki/1977_Irish_general_election" title="1977 Irish general election">1977</a> and <a href="/wiki/1981_Irish_general_election" title="1981 Irish general election">1981</a> Dáil elections for the <a href="/wiki/Tipperary_North_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Tipperary North (Dáil constituency)">Tipperary North</a> constituency.<sup id="cite_ref-Obituary:_Des_Hanafin_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Obituary:_Des_Hanafin-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He was a chief fundraiser of the Fianna Fáil party for many years.<sup id="cite_ref-Obituary:_Des_Hanafin_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Obituary:_Des_Hanafin-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Social_issues">Social issues</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Des_Hanafin&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Social issues"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Same-sex_marriage">Same-sex marriage</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Des_Hanafin&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Same-sex marriage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In May 2015, he accused Yes campaigners in the <a href="/wiki/Thirty-fourth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_(Marriage_Equality)_Bill_2015" class="mw-redirect" title="Thirty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution (Marriage Equality) Bill 2015">same-sex marriage referendum</a> of spreading a "palpable climate of fear", and called for a No vote.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Divorce">Divorce</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Des_Hanafin&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Divorce"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He opposed the legalisation of <a href="/wiki/Divorce" title="Divorce">divorce</a>, which was <a href="/wiki/Fifteenth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland" title="Fifteenth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland">introduced in 1995</a>, and attempted to overturn the referendum result in the Supreme Court, but was refused by the court.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Abortion">Abortion</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Des_Hanafin&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Abortion"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>An opponent of abortion, Hanafin was one of the promoters of <a href="/wiki/Eighth_Amendment_of_the_Constitution_of_Ireland" title="Eighth Amendment of the Constitution of Ireland">the constitutional amendment</a> that enshrined the legal ban on <a href="/wiki/Abortion" title="Abortion">abortion</a> in the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Ireland" title="Constitution of Ireland">Constitution of Ireland</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2017)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> He was co-founder, chairman<sup id="cite_ref-irishtimes.com_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irishtimes.com-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and later honorary president of the <a href="/wiki/Pro_Life_Campaign" title="Pro Life Campaign">Pro Life Campaign</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Des_Hanafin_died_aged_86_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Des_Hanafin_died_aged_86-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Death">Death</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Des_Hanafin&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Death"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 22 June 2017, Hanafin died at the age of 86.<sup id="cite_ref-Des_Hanafin_died_aged_86_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Des_Hanafin_died_aged_86-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Des_Hanafin&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Families_in_the_Oireachtas" title="Families in the Oireachtas">Families in the Oireachtas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pro_Life_Campaign" title="Pro Life Campaign">Pro Life Campaign</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Des_Hanafin&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Brennan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miche%C3%A1l_Cranitch" title="Micheál Cranitch">Micheál Cranitch</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Crinion" title="Brendan Crinion">Brendan Crinion</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peggy_Farrell_(politician)" title="Peggy Farrell (politician)">Peggy Farrell</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Flanagan_(Irish_politician)" title="Thomas Flanagan (Irish politician)">Thomas Flanagan</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Gallanagh" title="Michael Gallanagh">Michael Gallanagh</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neville_Keery" title="Neville Keery">Neville Keery</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Farrell_McElgunn" title="Farrell McElgunn">Farrell McElgunn</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Mullins_(Irish_politician)" title="Thomas Mullins (Irish politician)">Thomas Mullins</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terence_O%27Sullivan_(politician)" title="Terence O'Sullivan (politician)">Terence O'Sullivan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Sheldon_(Irish_politician)" title="William Sheldon (Irish politician)">William Sheldon</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Elected or nominated later</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>1970</b> <a href="/wiki/Cornelius_O%27Callaghan_(Fianna_F%C3%A1il_politician)" title="Cornelius O'Callaghan (Fianna Fáil politician)">Cornelius O'Callaghan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Keegan" title="Seán Keegan">Seán Keegan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trevor_West" title="Trevor West">Trevor West</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>FF: <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a></li> <li>FG: <a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a></li> <li>Lab: <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</a></li> <li>Ind: <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="«_12th_Seanad_«_Members_of_the_13th_Seanad_(1973–1977)_»_14th_Seanad_»" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Members_of_the_13th_Seanad" title="Template:Members of the 13th Seanad"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Members_of_the_13th_Seanad" title="Template talk:Members of the 13th Seanad"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Members_of_the_13th_Seanad" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Members of the 13th Seanad"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="«_12th_Seanad_«_Members_of_the_13th_Seanad_(1973–1977)_»_14th_Seanad_»" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><small>« <i><a href="/wiki/Template:Members_of_the_12th_Seanad" title="Template:Members of the 12th Seanad">12th Seanad</a></i> «</small>   <span style="padding:0 4.5em"><a href="/wiki/13th_Seanad" title="13th Seanad">Members of the 13th Seanad</a> (1973–1977)</span> <small>» <i><a href="/wiki/Template:Members_of_the_14th_Seanad" title="Template:Members of the 14th Seanad">14th Seanad</a></i> »</small></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Cathaoirleach" title="Cathaoirleach">Cathaoirleach</a></b> <a href="/wiki/James_Dooge" title="James Dooge">James Dooge</a> (FG)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Seanad" title="Leader of the Seanad">Leader of the Seanad</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Michael_O%27Higgins" title="Michael O'Higgins">Michael J. 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Brennan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fad_Browne" title="Fad Browne">Fad Browne</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Dooge" title="James Dooge">James Dooge</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denis_Farrelly" title="Denis Farrelly">Denis Farrelly</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexis_FitzGerald_Snr" title="Alexis FitzGerald Snr">Alexis FitzGerald Snr</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Lenihan_Snr" title="Brian Lenihan Snr">Brian Lenihan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Moynihan_(Kerry_politician)" title="Michael Moynihan (Kerry politician)">Michael Moynihan</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ted_Russell_(Irish_politician)" title="Ted Russell (Irish politician)">Ted Russell</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eoin_Ryan_Snr" title="Eoin Ryan Snr">Eoin Ryan Snr</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Panel" title="Labour Panel">Labour Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Boland_(Fine_Gael_politician)" title="John Boland (Fine Gael politician)">John Boland</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Brosnahan" title="Seán Brosnahan">Seán Brosnahan</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9amus_Dolan" title="Séamus Dolan">Séamus Dolan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Des Hanafin</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Harte_(politician)" title="Jack Harte (politician)">Jack Harte</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fintan_Kennedy" title="Fintan Kennedy">Fintan Kennedy</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Killilea_Jnr" title="Mark Killilea Jnr">Mark Killilea Jnr</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Lyons_(politician)" title="Michael Lyons (politician)">Michael Lyons</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Markey" title="Bernard Markey">Bernard Markey</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_O%27Brien_(Fine_Gael_politician)" title="William O'Brien (Fine Gael politician)">William O'Brien</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evelyn_Owens" title="Evelyn Owens">Evelyn Owens</a> (Lab)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dublin_University_(constituency)" title="Dublin University (constituency)">Dublin University</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No%C3%ABl_Browne" title="Noël Browne">Noël Browne</a> (SLP)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Robinson" title="Mary Robinson">Mary Robinson</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trevor_West" title="Trevor West">Trevor West</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_University_of_Ireland_(constituency)" title="National University of Ireland (constituency)">National University</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Horgan_(academic)" title="John Horgan (academic)">John Horgan</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augustine_Martin" title="Augustine Martin">Augustine Martin</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Quinlan_(politician)" title="Patrick Quinlan (politician)">Patrick Quinlan</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Nominated_members_of_Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Nominated members of Seanad Éireann">Nominated by the Taoiseach</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Blennerhassett_(politician)" title="John Blennerhassett (politician)">John Blennerhassett</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Austin_Deasy" title="Austin Deasy">Austin Deasy</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Guinness,_3rd_Earl_of_Iveagh" title="Benjamin Guinness, 3rd Earl of Iveagh">Benjamin Guinness</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Halligan" title="Brendan Halligan">Brendan Halligan</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_D._Higgins" title="Michael D. Higgins">Michael D. Higgins</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Kerrigan" title="Patrick Kerrigan">Patrick Kerrigan</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_W._McGrath" title="Patrick W. McGrath">Patrick W. McGrath</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Mullen_(Irish_politician)" title="Michael Mullen (Irish politician)">Michael Mullen</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_O%27Higgins" title="Michael O'Higgins">Michael J. O'Higgins</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paddy_O%27Toole" title="Paddy O'Toole">Paddy O'Toole</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Sanfey" title="James Sanfey">James Sanfey</a> (FG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Elected or nominated later</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>1975</b> <a href="/wiki/Pat_Codd" title="Pat Codd">Pat Codd</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roddy_Connolly" title="Roddy Connolly">Roddy Connolly</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Daly_(politician)" title="Jack Daly (politician)">Jack Daly</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Ferris_(politician)" title="Michael Ferris (politician)">Michael Ferris</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miche%C3%A1l_Prendergast" title="Micheál Prendergast">Micheál Prendergast</a> (FG)</li> <li><b>1976</b> <a href="/wiki/Vincent_McHugh" title="Vincent McHugh">Vincent McHugh</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruairi_Quinn" title="Ruairi Quinn">Ruairi Quinn</a> (Lab)</li> <li><b>1977</b> <a href="/wiki/Liam_Burke" title="Liam Burke">Liam Burke</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Finn" title="Martin Finn">Martin Finn</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_King_(Irish_politician)" title="Frank King (Irish politician)">Frank King</a> (Lab)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>FF: <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a></li> <li>FG: <a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a></li> <li>Lab: <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</a></li> <li>SLP: <a href="/wiki/Socialist_Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Socialist Labour Party (Ireland)">Socialist Labour Party</a></li> <li>Ind: <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> 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Kitt</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myles_Staunton" title="Myles Staunton">Myles Staunton</a> (FG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Agricultural_Panel" title="Agricultural Panel">Agricultural Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pierce_Butler_(Irish_politician,_born_1922)" title="Pierce Butler (Irish politician, born 1922)">Pierce Butler</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Connaughton_Snr" title="Paul Connaughton Snr">Paul Connaughton Snr</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Ellis_(Fianna_F%C3%A1il_politician)" title="John Ellis (Fianna Fáil politician)">John Ellis</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Justin_Keating" title="Justin Keating">Justin Keating</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rory_Kiely" title="Rory Kiely">Rory Kiely</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerard_Lynch_(Irish_politician)" title="Gerard Lynch (Irish politician)">Gerard Lynch</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_McCartin" title="Joe McCartin">Joe McCartin</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_McDonald_(Irish_politician)" title="Charles McDonald (Irish politician)">Charles McDonald</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_McGowan_(Irish_politician)" title="Patrick McGowan (Irish politician)">Patrick McGowan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_O%27Toole" title="Martin O'Toole">Martin O'Toole</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Ryan_(Irish_politician)" title="William Ryan (Irish politician)">William Ryan</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cultural_and_Educational_Panel" title="Cultural and Educational Panel">Cultural and Educational Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Conroy" title="Richard Conroy">Richard Conroy</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Cooney" title="Patrick Cooney">Patrick Cooney</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flor_Crowley" title="Flor Crowley">Flor Crowley</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timothy_McAuliffe" title="Timothy McAuliffe">Timothy McAuliffe</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Molony" title="David Molony">David Molony</a> (FG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Industrial_and_Commercial_Panel" title="Industrial and Commercial Panel">Industrial and Commercial Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ruair%C3%AD_Brugha" title="Ruairí Brugha">Ruairí Brugha</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexis_FitzGerald_Snr" title="Alexis FitzGerald Snr">Alexis FitzGerald Snr</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Desmond_Governey" title="Desmond Governey">Desmond Governey</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Howard_(Irish_politician)" title="Michael Howard (Irish politician)">Michael Howard</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liam_Hyland" title="Liam Hyland">Liam Hyland</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Lanigan" title="Mick Lanigan">Mick Lanigan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Moynihan_(Kerry_politician)" title="Michael Moynihan (Kerry politician)">Michael Moynihan</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_J._Reynolds_(politician)" title="Patrick J. Reynolds (politician)">Patrick J. Reynolds</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eoin_Ryan_Snr" title="Eoin Ryan Snr">Eoin Ryan Snr</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Panel" title="Labour Panel">Labour Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Blennerhassett_(politician)" title="John Blennerhassett (politician)">John Blennerhassett</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9amus_Dolan" title="Séamus Dolan">Séamus Dolan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Dowling" title="Joseph Dowling">Joseph Dowling</a> (FF)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Des Hanafin</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Harte_(politician)" title="Jack Harte (politician)">Jack Harte</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Herbert" title="Tony Herbert">Tony Herbert</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Hillery" title="Brian Hillery">Brian Hillery</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fintan_Kennedy" title="Fintan Kennedy">Fintan Kennedy</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Lyons_(politician)" title="Michael Lyons (politician)">Michael Lyons</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Markey" title="Bernard Markey">Bernard Markey</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_O%27Brien_(politician)" title="Andy O'Brien (politician)">Andy O'Brien</a> (FG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dublin_University_(constituency)" title="Dublin University (constituency)">Dublin University</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Conor_Cruise_O%27Brien" title="Conor Cruise O'Brien">Conor Cruise O'Brien</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Robinson" title="Mary Robinson">Mary Robinson</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trevor_West" title="Trevor West">Trevor West</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_University_of_Ireland_(constituency)" title="National University of Ireland (constituency)">National University</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gemma_Hussey" title="Gemma Hussey">Gemma Hussey</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Augustine_Martin" title="Augustine Martin">Augustine Martin</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_A._Murphy" title="John A. Murphy">John A. Murphy</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Nominated_members_of_Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Nominated members of Seanad Éireann">Nominated by the Taoiseach</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9amus_Brennan" title="Séamus Brennan">Séamus Brennan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9amus_de_Br%C3%BAn" title="Séamus de Brún">Séamus de Brún</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eileen_Cassidy" title="Eileen Cassidy">Eileen Cassidy</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valerie_Goulding" title="Valerie Goulding">Valerie Goulding</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Harney" title="Mary Harney">Mary Harney</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valentine_Jago" title="Valentine Jago">Valentine Jago</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gordon_Lambert" title="Gordon Lambert">Gordon Lambert</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_McGlinchey" title="Bernard McGlinchey">Bernard McGlinchey</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noel_Mulcahy" title="Noel Mulcahy">Noel Mulcahy</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._K._Whitaker" title="T. K. Whitaker">T. K. Whitaker</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Yeats" title="Michael Yeats">Michael Yeats</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Elected or nominated later</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>1977</b> <a href="/wiki/Michael_Donnelly_(politician)" title="Michael Donnelly (politician)">Michael Donnelly</a> (FF)</li> <li><b>1979</b> <a href="/wiki/Catherine_McGuinness" title="Catherine McGuinness">Catherine McGuinness</a> (Ind)</li> <li><b>1980</b> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Doolan" title="Jim Doolan">Jim Doolan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Ruttle" title="Jim Ruttle">Jim Ruttle</a> (FF)</li> <li><b>1981</b> <a href="/wiki/P._J._Mara" title="P. J. Mara">P. J. Mara</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_O%27Neill_(politician)" title="Joseph O'Neill (politician)">Joseph O'Neill</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>FF: <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a></li> <li>FG: <a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a></li> <li>Lab: <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</a></li> <li>Ind: <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="«_14th_Seanad_«_Members_of_the_15th_Seanad_(1981–1982)_»_16th_Seanad_»" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks 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</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_Panel" title="Administrative Panel">Administrative Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Katharine_Bulbulia" title="Katharine Bulbulia">Katharine Bulbulia</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miche%C3%A1l_Cranitch" title="Micheál Cranitch">Micheál Cranitch</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tras_Honan" title="Tras Honan">Tras Honan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Kennedy_(Limerick_politician)" title="Patrick Kennedy (Limerick politician)">Patrick Kennedy</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Leonard" title="Jimmy Leonard">Jimmy Leonard</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flor_O%27Mahony" title="Flor O'Mahony">Flor O'Mahony</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myles_Staunton" title="Myles Staunton">Myles Staunton</a> (FG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Agricultural_Panel" title="Agricultural Panel">Agricultural Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Bruton" title="Richard Bruton">Richard Bruton</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pierce_Butler_(Irish_politician,_born_1922)" title="Pierce Butler (Irish politician, born 1922)">Pierce Butler</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Ferris_(politician)" title="Michael Ferris (politician)">Michael Ferris</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Fitzgerald_(Irish_politician)" title="Tom Fitzgerald (Irish politician)">Tom Fitzgerald</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hussey_(Irish_politician)" title="Thomas Hussey (Irish politician)">Thomas Hussey</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rory_Kiely" title="Rory Kiely">Rory Kiely</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mannion_Jnr" title="John Mannion Jnr">John Mannion Jnr</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_McDonald_(Irish_politician)" title="Charles McDonald (Irish politician)">Charles McDonald</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liam_Naughten" title="Liam Naughten">Liam Naughten</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_O%27Toole" title="Martin O'Toole">Martin O'Toole</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Ryan_(Irish_politician)" title="William Ryan (Irish politician)">William Ryan</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cultural_and_Educational_Panel" title="Cultural and Educational Panel">Cultural and Educational Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Patsy_Lawlor" title="Patsy Lawlor">Patsy Lawlor</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Manning" title="Maurice Manning">Maurice Manning</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timothy_McAuliffe" title="Timothy McAuliffe">Timothy McAuliffe</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_O%27Rourke" title="Mary O'Rourke">Mary O'Rourke</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Walsh_(Irish_politician)" title="Joe Walsh (Irish politician)">Joe Walsh</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Industrial_and_Commercial_Panel" title="Industrial and Commercial Panel">Industrial and Commercial Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deirdre_Bolger" title="Deirdre Bolger">Deirdre Bolger</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Cogan_(politician)" title="Barry Cogan (politician)">Barry Cogan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Fallon_(politician)" title="Seán Fallon (politician)">Seán Fallon</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alexis_FitzGerald_Jnr" title="Alexis FitzGerald Jnr">Alexis FitzGerald Jnr</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Howard_(Irish_politician)" title="Michael Howard (Irish politician)">Michael Howard</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Lanigan" title="Mick Lanigan">Mick Lanigan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruairi_Quinn" title="Ruairi Quinn">Ruairi Quinn</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_J._Reynolds_(politician)" title="Patrick J. Reynolds (politician)">Patrick J. Reynolds</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eoin_Ryan_Snr" title="Eoin Ryan Snr">Eoin Ryan Snr</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Panel" title="Labour Panel">Labour Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Blennerhassett_(politician)" title="John Blennerhassett (politician)">John Blennerhassett</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toddie_Byrne" title="Toddie Byrne">Toddie Byrne</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donal_Carey" title="Donal Carey">Donal Carey</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9amus_Dolan" title="Séamus Dolan">Séamus Dolan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Des Hanafin</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Harte_(politician)" title="Jack Harte (politician)">Jack Harte</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Hillery" title="Brian Hillery">Brian Hillery</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Kiely" title="Dan Kiely">Dan Kiely</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Mullooly" title="Brian Mullooly">Brian Mullooly</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_O%27Brien_(politician)" title="Andy O'Brien (politician)">Andy O'Brien</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_O%27Connell_(Fine_Gael_politician)" title="Maurice O'Connell (Fine Gael politician)">Maurice O'Connell</a> (FG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dublin_University_(constituency)" title="Dublin University (constituency)">Dublin University</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Catherine_McGuinness" title="Catherine McGuinness">Catherine McGuinness</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Robinson" title="Mary Robinson">Mary Robinson</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shane_Ross" title="Shane Ross">Shane Ross</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_University_of_Ireland_(constituency)" title="National University of Ireland (constituency)">National University</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gemma_Hussey" title="Gemma Hussey">Gemma Hussey</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_A._Murphy" title="John A. Murphy">John A. Murphy</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Ryan_(Cork_politician)" title="Brendan Ryan (Cork politician)">Brendan Ryan</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Nominated_members_of_Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Nominated members of Seanad Éireann">Nominated by the Taoiseach</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ulick_Burke_(politician)" title="Ulick Burke (politician)">Ulick Burke</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Carroll_(trade_unionist)" title="John Carroll (trade unionist)">John F. Carroll</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timmy_Conway" title="Timmy Conway">Timmy Conway</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Dooge" title="James Dooge">James Dooge</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paddy_Dunne_(politician)" title="Paddy Dunne (politician)">Paddy Dunne</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Fausset" title="Robert Fausset">Robert Fausset</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Higgins_(Irish_politician)" title="Jim Higgins (Irish politician)">Jim Higgins</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Miriam_Kearney" title="Miriam Kearney">Miriam Kearney</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Magner" title="Pat Magner">Pat Magner</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_O%27Leary" title="Seán O'Leary">Seán O'Leary</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/T._K._Whitaker" title="T. K. Whitaker">T. K. Whitaker</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>FF: <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a></li> <li>FG: <a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a></li> <li>Lab: <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</a></li> <li>Ind: <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="«_15th_Seanad_«_Members_of_the_16th_Seanad_(1982–1983)_»_17th_Seanad_»" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" 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Panel">Agricultural Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Durkan" title="Bernard Durkan">Bernard Durkan</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Ferris_(politician)" title="Michael Ferris (politician)">Michael Ferris</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Fitzgerald_(Irish_politician)" title="Tom Fitzgerald (Irish politician)">Tom Fitzgerald</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Hourigan" title="Richard Hourigan">Richard Hourigan</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hussey_(Irish_politician)" title="Thomas Hussey (Irish politician)">Thomas Hussey</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Lennon" title="Joseph Lennon">Joseph Lennon</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Mannion_Jnr" title="John Mannion Jnr">John Mannion Jnr</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_McDonald_(Irish_politician)" title="Charles McDonald (Irish politician)">Charles McDonald</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_O%27Toole" title="Martin O'Toole">Martin O'Toole</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Ryan_(Irish_politician)" title="William Ryan (Irish politician)">William Ryan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Smith_(Irish_politician)" title="Michael Smith (Irish politician)">Michael Smith</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cultural_and_Educational_Panel" title="Cultural and Educational Panel">Cultural and Educational Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9amus_de_Br%C3%BAn" title="Séamus de Brún">Séamus de Brún</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joachim_Loughrey" title="Joachim Loughrey">Joachim Loughrey</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timothy_McAuliffe" title="Timothy McAuliffe">Timothy McAuliffe</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_O%27Rourke" title="Mary O'Rourke">Mary O'Rourke</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madeleine_Taylor-Quinn" title="Madeleine Taylor-Quinn">Madeleine Taylor</a> (FG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Industrial_and_Commercial_Panel" title="Industrial and Commercial Panel">Industrial and Commercial Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Deirdre_Bolger" title="Deirdre Bolger">Deirdre Bolger</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Timmy_Conway" title="Timmy Conway">Timmy Conway</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Daly_(politician)" title="Jack Daly (politician)">Jack Daly</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Fallon_(politician)" title="Seán Fallon (politician)">Seán Fallon</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Farrell" title="Willie Farrell">Willie Farrell</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Howard_(Irish_politician)" title="Michael Howard (Irish politician)">Michael Howard</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Lanigan" title="Mick Lanigan">Mick Lanigan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_J._Reynolds_(politician)" title="Patrick J. Reynolds (politician)">Patrick J. Reynolds</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eoin_Ryan_Snr" title="Eoin Ryan Snr">Eoin Ryan Snr</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Panel" title="Labour Panel">Labour Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Monica_Barnes" title="Monica Barnes">Monica Barnes</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Toddie_Byrne" title="Toddie Byrne">Toddie Byrne</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donie_Cassidy" title="Donie Cassidy">Donie Cassidy</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denis_Cregan" title="Denis Cregan">Denis Cregan</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Dowling" title="Dick Dowling">Dick Dowling</a> (FG)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Des Hanafin</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Harte_(politician)" title="Jack Harte (politician)">Jack Harte</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Herbert" title="Tony Herbert">Tony Herbert</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Killilea_Jnr" title="Mark Killilea Jnr">Mark Killilea Jnr</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Mullooly" title="Brian Mullooly">Brian Mullooly</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_O%27Connell_(Fine_Gael_politician)" title="Maurice O'Connell (Fine Gael politician)">Maurice O'Connell</a> (FG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dublin_University_(constituency)" title="Dublin University (constituency)">Dublin University</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Robinson" title="Mary Robinson">Mary Robinson</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shane_Ross" title="Shane Ross">Shane Ross</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trevor_West" title="Trevor West">Trevor West</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_University_of_Ireland_(constituency)" title="National University of Ireland (constituency)">National University</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_Dooge" title="James Dooge">James Dooge</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_A._Murphy" title="John A. Murphy">John A. Murphy</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Ryan_(Cork_politician)" title="Brendan Ryan (Cork politician)">Brendan Ryan</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Nominated_members_of_Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Nominated members of Seanad Éireann">Nominated by the Taoiseach</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paudge_Brennan" title="Paudge Brennan">Paudge Brennan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Flor_Crowley" title="Flor Crowley">Flor Crowley</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camilla_Hannon" title="Camilla Hannon">Camilla Hannon</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/James_Larkin_(Independent_Fianna_F%C3%A1il)" title="James Larkin (Independent Fianna Fáil)">James Larkin</a> (Ind FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Seamus_Mallon" title="Seamus Mallon">Seamus Mallon</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P._J._Mara" title="P. J. Mara">P. J. Mara</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_McGlinchey" title="Bernard McGlinchey">Bernard McGlinchey</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._J._Nolan" title="M. J. Nolan">M. J. Nolan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ned_O%27Keeffe" title="Ned O'Keeffe">Ned O'Keeffe</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Robb_(surgeon)" title="John Robb (surgeon)">John Robb</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._V._Wright" title="G. V. Wright">G. V. Wright</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Nominated December 1982</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Aidan_Eames" title="Aidan Eames">Aidan Eames</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_O%27Connor_(businessman)" title="Seán O'Connor (businessman)">Seán O'Connor</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Wall_(Irish_politician)" title="Frank Wall (Irish politician)">Frank Wall</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>FF: <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a></li> <li>FG: <a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a></li> <li>Lab: <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</a></li> <li>Ind: <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a></li> <li>Ind FF: <a href="/wiki/Independent_Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Independent Fianna Fáil">Independent Fianna Fáil</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="«_16th_Seanad_«_Members_of_the_17th_Seanad_(1983–1987)_»_18th_Seanad_»" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Members_of_the_17th_Seanad" title="Template:Members of the 17th Seanad"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Members_of_the_17th_Seanad" title="Template talk:Members of the 17th Seanad"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Members_of_the_17th_Seanad" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Members of the 17th Seanad"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="«_16th_Seanad_«_Members_of_the_17th_Seanad_(1983–1987)_»_18th_Seanad_»" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><small>« <i><a href="/wiki/Template:Members_of_the_16th_Seanad" title="Template:Members of the 16th Seanad">16th Seanad</a></i> «</small>   <span style="padding:0 4.5em"><a href="/wiki/17th_Seanad" title="17th Seanad">Members of the 17th Seanad</a> (1983–1987)</span> <small>» <i><a href="/wiki/Template:Members_of_the_18th_Seanad" title="Template:Members of the 18th Seanad">18th Seanad</a></i> »</small></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Cathaoirleach" title="Cathaoirleach">Cathaoirleach</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Patrick_J._Reynolds_(politician)" title="Patrick J. 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Reynolds</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eoin_Ryan_Snr" title="Eoin Ryan Snr">Eoin Ryan Snr</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Panel" title="Labour Panel">Labour Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Donie_Cassidy" title="Donie Cassidy">Donie Cassidy</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denis_Cregan" title="Denis Cregan">Denis Cregan</a> (FG)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Des Hanafin</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Harte_(politician)" title="Jack Harte (politician)">Jack Harte</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Higgins_(Irish_politician)" title="Jim Higgins (Irish politician)">Jim Higgins</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Hillery" title="Brian Hillery">Brian Hillery</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Kelleher" title="Peter Kelleher">Peter Kelleher</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Killilea_Jnr" title="Mark Killilea Jnr">Mark Killilea Jnr</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_McMahon" title="Larry McMahon">Larry McMahon</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Mullooly" title="Brian Mullooly">Brian Mullooly</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Andy_O%27Brien_(politician)" title="Andy O'Brien (politician)">Andy O'Brien</a> (FG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dublin_University_(constituency)" title="Dublin University (constituency)">Dublin University</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Catherine_McGuinness" title="Catherine McGuinness">Catherine McGuinness</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Robinson" title="Mary Robinson">Mary Robinson</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shane_Ross" title="Shane Ross">Shane Ross</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_University_of_Ireland_(constituency)" title="National University of Ireland (constituency)">National University</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/James_Dooge" title="James Dooge">James Dooge</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_D._Higgins" title="Michael D. Higgins">Michael D. Higgins</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Ryan_(Cork_politician)" title="Brendan Ryan (Cork politician)">Brendan Ryan</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Nominated_members_of_Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Nominated members of Seanad Éireann">Nominated by the Taoiseach</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_Browne_(Fine_Gael_politician)" title="John Browne (Fine Gael politician)">John Browne</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Connor_(Irish_politician)" title="John Connor (Irish politician)">John Connor</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Deenihan" title="Jimmy Deenihan">Jimmy Deenihan</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Durcan_(politician)" title="Patrick Durcan (politician)">Patrick Durcan</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Howlin" title="Brendan Howlin">Brendan Howlin</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christy_Kirwan" title="Christy Kirwan">Christy Kirwan</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Magner" title="Pat Magner">Pat Magner</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stephen_McGonagle" title="Stephen McGonagle">Stephen McGonagle</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_O%27Leary" title="Seán O'Leary">Seán O'Leary</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Robb_(surgeon)" title="John Robb (surgeon)">John Robb</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Br%C3%ADd_Rodgers" title="Bríd Rodgers">Bríd Rodgers</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Nominated 1987</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Nuala_Fennell" title="Nuala Fennell">Nuala Fennell</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paddy_O%27Toole" title="Paddy O'Toole">Paddy O'Toole</a> (FG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" 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href="/wiki/Agricultural_Panel" title="Agricultural Panel">Agricultural Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Bradford" title="Paul Bradford">Paul Bradford</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Connor_(Irish_politician)" title="John Connor (Irish politician)">John Connor</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Ferris_(politician)" title="Michael Ferris (politician)">Michael Ferris</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Fitzgerald_(Irish_politician)" title="Tom Fitzgerald (Irish politician)">Tom Fitzgerald</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hussey_(Irish_politician)" title="Thomas Hussey (Irish politician)">Thomas Hussey</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rory_Kiely" title="Rory Kiely">Rory Kiely</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C3%A1draic_McCormack" title="Pádraic McCormack">Pádraic McCormack</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_McDonald_(Irish_politician)" title="Charles McDonald (Irish politician)">Charles McDonald</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_McGowan_(Irish_politician)" title="Patrick McGowan (Irish politician)">Patrick McGowan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_O%27Toole" title="Martin O'Toole">Martin O'Toole</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Ryan_(Irish_politician)" title="William Ryan (Irish politician)">William Ryan</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cultural_and_Educational_Panel" title="Cultural and Educational Panel">Cultural and Educational Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Byrne_(politician)" title="Seán Byrne (politician)">Seán Byrne</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joachim_Loughrey" title="Joachim Loughrey">Joachim Loughrey</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Manning" title="Maurice Manning">Maurice Manning</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_McKenna" title="Tony McKenna">Tony McKenna</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paschal_Mooney" title="Paschal Mooney">Paschal Mooney</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Industrial_and_Commercial_Panel" title="Industrial and Commercial Panel">Industrial and Commercial Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Bohan" title="Eddie Bohan">Eddie Bohan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Daly_(politician)" title="Jack Daly (politician)">Jack Daly</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Fallon_(politician)" title="Seán Fallon (politician)">Seán Fallon</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Farrell" title="Willie Farrell">Willie Farrell</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Fitzsimons" title="Jack Fitzsimons">Jack Fitzsimons</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Hogan" title="Phil Hogan">Phil Hogan</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Lanigan" title="Mick Lanigan">Mick Lanigan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_O%27Shea_(politician)" title="Brian O'Shea (politician)">Brian O'Shea</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gerry_Reynolds_(Irish_politician)" title="Gerry Reynolds (Irish politician)">Gerry Reynolds</a> (FG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Panel" title="Labour Panel">Labour Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Donie_Cassidy" title="Donie Cassidy">Donie Cassidy</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denis_Cregan" title="Denis Cregan">Denis Cregan</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nuala_Fennell" title="Nuala Fennell">Nuala Fennell</a> (FG)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Des Hanafin</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Harte_(politician)" title="Jack Harte (politician)">Jack Harte</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Hillery" title="Brian Hillery">Brian Hillery</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Kelleher" title="Peter Kelleher">Peter Kelleher</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Kiely" title="Dan Kiely">Dan Kiely</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Lydon" title="Don Lydon">Don Lydon</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_McMahon" title="Larry McMahon">Larry McMahon</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Mullooly" title="Brian Mullooly">Brian Mullooly</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dublin_University_(constituency)" title="Dublin University (constituency)">Dublin University</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/David_Norris_(politician)" title="David Norris (politician)">David Norris</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Robinson" title="Mary Robinson">Mary Robinson</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shane_Ross" title="Shane Ross">Shane Ross</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_University_of_Ireland_(constituency)" title="National University of Ireland (constituency)">National University</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_A._Murphy" title="John A. 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Murphy</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_O%27Toole" title="Joe O'Toole">Joe O'Toole</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Ryan_(Cork_politician)" title="Brendan Ryan (Cork politician)">Brendan Ryan</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Nominated_members_of_Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Nominated members of Seanad Éireann">Nominated by the Taoiseach</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/S%C3%A9amus_Cullimore" title="Séamus Cullimore">Séamus Cullimore</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%89amon_de_Buitl%C3%A9ar" title="Éamon de Buitléar">Éamon de Buitléar</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/George_Eogan" title="George Eogan">George Eogan</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Friel" title="Brian Friel">Brian Friel</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Magnier" title="John Magnier">John Magnier</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Robb_(surgeon)" title="John Robb (surgeon)">John Robb</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_McEllistrim_(1926%E2%80%932000)" title="Tom McEllistrim (1926–2000)">Tom McEllistrim</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Mulroy" title="Jimmy Mulroy">Jimmy Mulroy</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivian_O%27Callaghan" title="Vivian O'Callaghan">Vivian O'Callaghan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_O%27Connell_(Dublin_politician)" title="John O'Connell (Dublin politician)">John O'Connell</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_O%27Connor" title="Nicholas O'Connor">Nicholas O'Connor</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Elected or nominated later</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>1988</b> <a href="/wiki/Tony_Bromell" title="Tony Bromell">Tony Bromell</a> (FF)</li> <li><b>1989</b> <a 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(1989–1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Fallon_(politician)" title="Seán Fallon (politician)">Seán Fallon</a> (FF) (1992–1993)</li></ul> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Seanad" title="Leader of the Seanad">Leader of the Seanad</a></b> <a href="/wiki/Mick_Lanigan" title="Mick Lanigan">Mick Lanigan</a> (FF) (1989–1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Fallon_(politician)" title="Seán Fallon (politician)">Seán Fallon</a> (FF) (1990–1992)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._V._Wright" title="G. V. Wright">G. V. Wright</a> (FF) (1992–1993)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_Panel" title="Administrative Panel">Administrative Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Costello_(politician)" title="Joe Costello (politician)">Joe Costello</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Doherty_(Roscommon_politician)" title="Seán Doherty (Roscommon politician)">Seán Doherty</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Finneran" title="Michael Finneran">Michael Finneran</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Haughey" title="Seán Haughey">Seán Haughey</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tras_Honan" title="Tras Honan">Tras Honan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Kennedy_(Limerick_politician)" title="Patrick Kennedy (Limerick politician)">Patrick Kennedy</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Raftery" title="Tom Raftery">Tom Raftery</a> (FG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Agricultural_Panel" title="Agricultural Panel">Agricultural Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Avril_Doyle" title="Avril Doyle">Avril Doyle</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Fitzgerald_(Irish_politician)" title="Tom Fitzgerald (Irish politician)">Tom Fitzgerald</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Hourigan" title="Richard Hourigan">Richard Hourigan</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Hussey_(Irish_politician)" title="Thomas Hussey (Irish politician)">Thomas Hussey</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rory_Kiely" title="Rory Kiely">Rory Kiely</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_McCarthy_(Tipperary_politician)" title="Seán McCarthy (Tipperary politician)">Seán McCarthy</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_McDonald_(Irish_politician)" title="Charles McDonald (Irish politician)">Charles McDonald</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_McGowan_(Irish_politician)" title="Patrick McGowan (Irish politician)">Patrick McGowan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liam_Naughten" title="Liam Naughten">Liam Naughten</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_O%27Brien_(Irish_politician)" title="Francis O'Brien (Irish politician)">Francis O'Brien</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Upton_(politician)" title="Pat Upton (politician)">Pat Upton</a> (Lab)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cultural_and_Educational_Panel" title="Cultural and Educational Panel">Cultural and Educational Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Byrne_(politician)" title="Seán Byrne (politician)">Seán Byrne</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Manning" title="Maurice Manning">Maurice Manning</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paschal_Mooney" title="Paschal Mooney">Paschal Mooney</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_O%27Reilly" title="Joe O'Reilly">Joe O'Reilly</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/%C3%89amon_%C3%93_Cu%C3%ADv" title="Éamon Ó Cuív">Éamon Ó Cuív</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Industrial_and_Commercial_Panel" title="Industrial and Commercial Panel">Industrial and Commercial Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Bohan" title="Eddie Bohan">Eddie Bohan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Conroy" title="Richard Conroy">Richard Conroy</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liam_T._Cosgrave" title="Liam T. Cosgrave">Liam T. Cosgrave</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Fallon_(politician)" title="Seán Fallon (politician)">Seán Fallon</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Farrell" title="Willie Farrell">Willie Farrell</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denis_Foley" title="Denis Foley">Denis Foley</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Howard_(Irish_politician)" title="Michael Howard (Irish politician)">Michael Howard</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Ryan_(Irish_politician)" title="John Ryan (Irish politician)">John Ryan</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Myles_Staunton" title="Myles Staunton">Myles Staunton</a> (FG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Panel" title="Labour Panel">Labour Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Donie_Cassidy" title="Donie Cassidy">Donie Cassidy</a> (FF)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Des Hanafin</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Harte_(politician)" title="Jack Harte (politician)">Jack Harte</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Jackman" title="Mary Jackman">Mary Jackman</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Kiely" title="Dan Kiely">Dan Kiely</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Lydon" title="Don Lydon">Don Lydon</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Larry_McMahon" title="Larry McMahon">Larry McMahon</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Mullooly" title="Brian Mullooly">Brian Mullooly</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Neville" title="Dan Neville">Dan Neville</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C3%B3l_%C3%93_Foighil" title="Pól Ó Foighil">Pól Ó Foighil</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Batt_O%27Keeffe" title="Batt O'Keeffe">Batt O'Keeffe</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dublin_University_(constituency)" title="Dublin University (constituency)">Dublin University</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Carmencita_Hederman" title="Carmencita Hederman">Carmencita Hederman</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Norris_(politician)" title="David Norris (politician)">David Norris</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shane_Ross" title="Shane Ross">Shane Ross</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_University_of_Ireland_(constituency)" title="National University of Ireland (constituency)">National University</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/John_A._Murphy" title="John A. Murphy">John A. Murphy</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_O%27Toole" title="Joe O'Toole">Joe O'Toole</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Ryan_(Cork_politician)" title="Brendan Ryan (Cork politician)">Brendan Ryan</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Nominated_members_of_Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Nominated members of Seanad Éireann">Nominated by the Taoiseach</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Olga_Bennett" title="Olga Bennett">Olga Bennett</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hugh_Byrne_(Fianna_F%C3%A1il_politician)" title="Hugh Byrne (Fianna Fáil politician)">Hugh Byrne</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Cullen" title="Martin Cullen">Martin Cullen</a> (PD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Dardis" title="John Dardis">John Dardis</a> (PD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_Keogh" title="Helen Keogh">Helen Keogh</a> (PD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Lanigan" title="Mick Lanigan">Mick Lanigan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_McKenna" title="Tony McKenna">Tony McKenna</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denis_O%27Donovan" title="Denis O'Donovan">Denis O'Donovan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donal_Ormonde" title="Donal Ormonde">Donal Ormonde</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eoin_Ryan_Jnr" title="Eoin Ryan Jnr">Eoin Ryan Jnr</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/G._V._Wright" title="G. V. Wright">G. V. Wright</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Elected or nominated later</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>1992</b> <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Daly_(politician)" title="Brendan Daly (politician)">Brendan Daly</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Farrell" title="Pat Farrell">Pat Farrell</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terry_Leyden" title="Terry Leyden">Terry Leyden</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Roche" title="Dick Roche">Dick Roche</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>FF: <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a></li> <li>FG: <a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a></li> <li>Lab: <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</a></li> <li>PD: <a href="/wiki/Progressive_Democrats" title="Progressive Democrats">Progressive Democrats</a></li> <li>Ind: <a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="«_20th_Seanad_«_Members_of_the_21st_Seanad_(1997–2002)_»_22nd_Seanad_»" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks hlist mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li 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href="/wiki/Joe_Doyle_(politician)" title="Joe Doyle (politician)">Joe Doyle</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Finneran" title="Michael Finneran">Michael Finneran</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Camillus_Glynn" title="Camillus Glynn">Camillus Glynn</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tony_Kett" title="Tony Kett">Tony Kett</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fergus_O%27Dowd" title="Fergus O'Dowd">Fergus O'Dowd</a> (FG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Agricultural_Panel" title="Agricultural Panel">Agricultural Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Paddy_Burke" title="Paddy Burke">Paddy Burke</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Callanan" title="Peter Callanan">Peter Callanan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Connor_(Irish_politician)" title="John Connor (Irish politician)">John Connor</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avril_Doyle" title="Avril Doyle">Avril Doyle</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Hayes_(Irish_politician)" title="Tom Hayes (Irish politician)">Tom Hayes</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rory_Kiely" title="Rory Kiely">Rory Kiely</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patrick_McGowan_(Irish_politician)" title="Patrick McGowan (Irish politician)">Patrick McGowan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Moylan_(politician)" title="Pat Moylan (politician)">Pat Moylan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_O%27Brien_(Irish_politician)" title="Francis O'Brien (Irish politician)">Francis O'Brien</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kathleen_O%27Meara_(politician)" title="Kathleen O'Meara (politician)">Kathleen O'Meara</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Walsh_(Irish_politician)" title="Jim Walsh (Irish politician)">Jim Walsh</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Cultural_and_Educational_Panel" title="Cultural and Educational Panel">Cultural and Educational Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Manning" title="Maurice Manning">Maurice Manning</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paschal_Mooney" title="Paschal Mooney">Paschal Mooney</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labhr%C3%A1s_%C3%93_Murch%C3%BA" title="Labhrás Ó Murchú">Labhrás Ó Murchú</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Ormonde" title="Ann Ormonde">Ann Ormonde</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madeleine_Taylor-Quinn" title="Madeleine Taylor-Quinn">Madeleine Taylor-Quinn</a> (FG)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Industrial_and_Commercial_Panel" title="Industrial and Commercial Panel">Industrial and Commercial Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Eddie_Bohan" title="Eddie Bohan">Eddie Bohan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ernie_Caffrey" title="Ernie Caffrey">Ernie Caffrey</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Coghlan" title="Paul Coghlan">Paul Coghlan</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liam_T._Cosgrave" title="Liam T. Cosgrave">Liam T. Cosgrave</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Margaret_Cox" title="Margaret Cox">Margaret Cox</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Willie_Farrell" title="Willie Farrell">Willie Farrell</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Gallagher_(Labour_politician)" title="Pat Gallagher (Labour politician)">Pat Gallagher</a> (Lab)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mick_Lanigan" title="Mick Lanigan">Mick Lanigan</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denis_O%27Donovan" title="Denis O'Donovan">Denis O'Donovan</a> (FF)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Panel" title="Labour Panel">Labour Panel</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Donie_Cassidy" title="Donie Cassidy">Donie Cassidy</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denis_Cregan" title="Denis Cregan">Denis Cregan</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liam_Fitzgerald" title="Liam Fitzgerald">Liam Fitzgerald</a> (FF)</li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Des Hanafin</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Jackman" title="Mary Jackman">Mary Jackman</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dan_Kiely" title="Dan Kiely">Dan Kiely</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Don_Lydon" title="Don Lydon">Don Lydon</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jarlath_McDonagh" title="Jarlath McDonagh">Jarlath McDonagh</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Mullooly" title="Brian Mullooly">Brian Mullooly</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Therese_Ridge" title="Therese Ridge">Therese Ridge</a> (FG)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Ryan_(Irish_politician)" title="Seán Ryan (Irish politician)">Seán Ryan</a> (Lab)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Dublin_University_(constituency)" title="Dublin University (constituency)">Dublin University</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Henry_(doctor)" title="Mary Henry (doctor)">Mary Henry</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Norris_(politician)" title="David Norris (politician)">David Norris</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shane_Ross" title="Shane Ross">Shane Ross</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/National_University_of_Ireland_(constituency)" title="National University of Ireland (constituency)">National University</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joe_O%27Toole" title="Joe O'Toole">Joe O'Toole</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Feargal_Quinn" title="Feargal Quinn">Feargal Quinn</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Ryan_(Cork_politician)" title="Brendan Ryan (Cork politician)">Brendan Ryan</a> (Ind)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Nominated_members_of_Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Nominated members of Seanad Éireann">Nominated by the Taoiseach</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Enda_Bonner" title="Enda Bonner">Enda Bonner</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Chambers" title="Frank Chambers">Frank Chambers</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Dardis" title="John Dardis">John Dardis</a> (PD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Fitzgerald_(Irish_politician)" title="Tom Fitzgerald (Irish politician)">Tom Fitzgerald</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dermot_Fitzpatrick" title="Dermot Fitzpatrick">Dermot Fitzpatrick</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Gibbons_Jnr" title="Jim Gibbons Jnr">Jim Gibbons Jnr</a> (PD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Edward_Haughey,_Baron_Ballyedmond" title="Edward Haughey, Baron Ballyedmond">Edward Haughey</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Hayes" title="Maurice Hayes">Maurice Hayes</a> (Ind)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helen_Keogh" title="Helen Keogh">Helen Keogh</a> (PD)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ann_Leonard" title="Ann Leonard">Ann Leonard</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/M%C3%A1ir%C3%ADn_Quill" title="Máirín Quill">Máirín Quill</a> (PD)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Elected or nominated later</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b>1998</b> <a href="/wiki/John_Cregan_(politician)" title="John Cregan (politician)">John Cregan</a> (FF)</li> <li><b>2000</b> <a href="/wiki/Jim_Glennon" title="Jim Glennon">Jim Glennon</a> (FF)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_%C3%93_Feargha%C3%ADl" title="Seán Ó Fearghaíl">Seán Ó Fearghaíl</a> (FF)</li> <li><b>2001</b> <a href="/wiki/M._J._Nolan" title="M. J. Nolan">M. J. 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