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class="mw-empty-elt"> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output 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title="2024 Irish general election">November 2024</a></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/Cork_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Cork East (Dáil constituency)">Cork East</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">1972-12-06</span>) </span>6 December 1972<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 51)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Cork_(city)" title="Cork (city)">Cork</a>, Ireland</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Political party</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</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;">Máire Ní Ríordáin</div> <div style="display:inline-block;"></div>(<abbr title="married">m.</abbr> 2015)<wbr /></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Children</th><td class="infobox-data">3</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Parent</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Sherlock" title="Joe Sherlock">Joe Sherlock</a> (father)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data">Patrician Academy, Mallow</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Alma_mater" title="Alma mater">Alma mater</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/University_of_Galway" title="University of Galway">University College Galway</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Seán Sherlock</b> (born 6 December 1972) is an Irish former <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</a> politician who served as a <a href="/wiki/Teachta_D%C3%A1la" title="Teachta Dála">Teachta Dála</a> (TD) for the <a href="/wiki/Cork_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Cork East (Dáil constituency)">Cork East</a> constituency from 2007 to 2024. He served as a <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_(Ireland)" title="Minister of State (Ireland)">Minister of State</a> from 2011 to 2016.<sup id="cite_ref-oireachtas_db_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-oireachtas_db-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life">Early life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Se%C3%A1n_Sherlock&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sherlock was born in <a href="/wiki/Cork_(city)" title="Cork (city)">Cork</a> in 1972, but is a native of <a href="/wiki/Mallow,_County_Cork" title="Mallow, County Cork">Mallow</a>, <a href="/wiki/County_Cork" title="County Cork">County Cork</a>. He is the son of <a href="/wiki/Joe_Sherlock" title="Joe Sherlock">Joe Sherlock</a>, who at the time<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers#Chronological_items" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="The time period mentioned near this tag is ambiguous. (December 2023)">when?</span></a></i>]</sup> was an <a href="/wiki/Workers%27_Party_(Ireland)" title="Workers' Party (Ireland)">Official Sinn Féin</a> member of <a href="/wiki/Cork_County_Council" title="Cork County Council">Cork County Council</a>. He was educated locally at St. Patrick's Boys' National School and the Patrician Academy, before later attending <a href="/wiki/Cork_College_of_Commerce" title="Cork College of Commerce">Cork College of Commerce</a>. Sherlock subsequently studied at <a href="/wiki/University_of_Galway" title="University of Galway">University College Galway</a>,<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> where he completed a degree in Economics and Politics. </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=Se%C3%A1n_Sherlock&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Political career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sherlock first became directly involved in politics when he served a six-month internship with <a href="/wiki/Member_of_the_European_Parliament" title="Member of the European Parliament">MEP</a> <a href="/wiki/Proinsias_De_Rossa" title="Proinsias De Rossa">Proinsias De Rossa</a>, in his office at the <a href="/wiki/European_Parliament" title="European Parliament">European Parliament</a>. Following the completion of his internship he was offered a full-time job working as an assistant to de Rossa.<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 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>In 2002, Sherlock served as election manager for his father in his attempt to win back a seat in the <a href="/wiki/Cork_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Cork East (Dáil constituency)">Cork East</a> constituency at <a href="/wiki/2002_Irish_general_election" title="2002 Irish general election">the general election</a> as a <a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</a> candidate. The campaign was successful; Joe Sherlock returned to <a href="/wiki/D%C3%A1il_%C3%89ireann" title="Dáil Éireann">Dáil Éireann</a> after a ten-year absence.<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 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>The abolition of the <a href="/wiki/Dual_mandate" title="Dual mandate">dual mandate</a> in 2003 meant that Joe Sherlock had to vacate his seats on Mallow Town Council and Cork County Council. Seán was <a href="/wiki/Co-opt" class="mw-redirect" title="Co-opt">co-opted</a> onto both councils that year. The following year he won both seats in his own right when he was successful at the <a href="/wiki/2004_Irish_local_elections" title="2004 Irish local elections">local elections</a>. He was then elected Mayor of Mallow.<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 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p><p>When Joe Sherlock announced that he would not be contesting the <a href="/wiki/2007_Irish_general_election" title="2007 Irish general election">2007 general election</a>, Seán was selected to succeed him. He contested Cork East for the Labour Party and was elected.<sup id="cite_ref-elecs_irl_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-elecs_irl-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Fianna_F%C3%A1il" title="Fianna Fáil">Fianna Fáil</a>-led government returned to office for the third successive election. Seán Sherlock was appointed Labour Party spokesperson on <a href="/wiki/Minister_for_Agriculture,_Food_and_the_Marine" title="Minister for Agriculture, Food and the Marine">Agriculture and Food</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 2020)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Minister_of_State">Minister of State</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Se%C3%A1n_Sherlock&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Minister of State"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sherlock retained his Dáil seat at the <a href="/wiki/2011_Irish_general_election" title="2011 Irish general election">2011 general election</a>, topping the poll in Cork East. He was appointed by the new <a href="/wiki/29th_Government_of_Ireland" class="mw-redirect" title="29th Government of Ireland">Fine Gael–Labour coalition government</a> as <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Enterprise,_Trade_and_Employment" title="Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment">Minister of State at the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation</a> and <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Education" title="Minister of State at the Department of Education">at the Department of Education and Skills</a> with special responsibility for Research and Innovation.<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><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><sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In January 2012, Sherlock proposed legislation to give copyright holders the right to seek an injunction against copyright violators. A group called "Stop SOPA Ireland" petitioned against the legislation, comparisons being made between these reforms and the <a href="/wiki/Stop_Online_Piracy_Act" title="Stop Online Piracy Act">Stop Online Piracy Act</a> in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>. Sherlock said such comparisons were "not based on fact".<sup id="cite_ref-times_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-times-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> According to the Irish government the legislation was intended to close a loophole after a <a href="/wiki/High_Court_(Ireland)" title="High Court (Ireland)">High Court</a> case in 2010, in which <a href="/wiki/EMI" title="EMI">EMI</a> sued <a href="/wiki/UPC_Broadband" title="UPC Broadband">UPC</a>, an <a href="/wiki/Internet_service_provider" title="Internet service provider">internet service provider</a>, over illegal downloads. A <a href="/wiki/Denial-of-service_attack" title="Denial-of-service attack">denial-of-service attack</a> was performed against government websites in protest over the changes.<sup id="cite_ref-indo_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-indo-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> On 29 February 2012, Sherlock signed the legislation, citing Ireland's "obligations under EU law".<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><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> The legislation subsequently resulted in the blocking of <a href="/wiki/The_Pirate_Bay" title="The Pirate Bay">The Pirate Bay</a> in Ireland.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>On 15 July 2014, he was appointed as <a href="/wiki/Minister_of_State_at_the_Department_of_Foreign_Affairs" title="Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs">Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade</a> with special responsibility for Overseas Development Aid, Trade Promotion and North–South Cooperation.<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><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> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Return_to_opposition">Return to opposition</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Se%C3%A1n_Sherlock&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Return to opposition"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Following the <a href="/wiki/2016_Irish_general_election" title="2016 Irish general election">2016 general election</a>, Sherlock was one of seven remaining Labour TDs.<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><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> He opposed returning to coalition with <a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> during the <a href="/wiki/2016_Irish_government_formation" title="2016 Irish government formation">government formation</a> talks that year.<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> He continued to serve as a junior minister until the new government was formed on 6 May 2016. He was party spokesperson on Children and Youth Affairs and the Environment in the <a href="/wiki/32nd_D%C3%A1il" title="32nd Dáil">32nd Dáil</a>. </p><p>Sherlock was re-elected at the <a href="/wiki/2020_Irish_general_election" title="2020 Irish general election">2020 general election</a>.<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><sup id="cite_ref-irish-times-2020-02-10-ge2020-cork-east-report_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-irish-times-2020-02-10-ge2020-cork-east-report-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> When <a href="/wiki/Brendan_Howlin" title="Brendan Howlin">Brendan Howlin</a> stood down as party leader in 2020, Sherlock ruled out contesting the <a href="/wiki/2020_Labour_Party_leadership_election_(Ireland)" title="2020 Labour Party leadership election (Ireland)">Labour Party leadership election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He nominated <a href="/wiki/Alan_Kelly_(politician)" title="Alan Kelly (politician)">Alan Kelly</a>, who would defeat <a href="/wiki/Aodh%C3%A1n_%C3%93_R%C3%ADord%C3%A1in" title="Aodhán Ó Ríordáin">Aodhán Ó Ríordáin</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><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> In July 2020, Sherlock was appointed Labour Party spokesperson on Social Protection, Rural and Community Affairs and the Islands, including Agriculture and the Marine.<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><p>Following the redrawing 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Browne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Buckley_(Irish_politician)" title="Pat Buckley (Irish politician)">Buckley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Carthy" title="Matt Carthy">Carthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sorca_Clarke" title="Sorca Clarke">Clarke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rose_Conway-Walsh" title="Rose Conway-Walsh">Conway-Walsh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9ada_Cronin" title="Réada Cronin">Cronin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Crowe" title="Seán Crowe">S. Crowe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Cullinane" title="David Cullinane">Cullinane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pa_Daly" title="Pa Daly">Daly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pearse_Doherty" title="Pearse Doherty">Doherty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Donnelly_(politician)" title="Paul Donnelly (politician)">P. Donnelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dessie_Ellis" title="Dessie Ellis">Ellis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mair%C3%A9ad_Farrell_(politician)" title="Mairéad Farrell (politician)">M. 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Kenny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claire_Kerrane" title="Claire Kerrane">Kerrane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/P%C3%A1draig_Mac_Lochlainn" title="Pádraig Mac Lochlainn">Mac Lochlainn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Lou_McDonald" title="Mary Lou McDonald">McDonald</a>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denise_Mitchell" title="Denise Mitchell">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imelda_Munster" title="Imelda Munster">Munster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Johnny_Mythen" title="Johnny Mythen">Mythen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eoin_%C3%93_Broin" title="Eoin Ó Broin">Ó Broin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donnchadh_%C3%93_Laoghaire" title="Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire">Ó Laoghaire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruair%C3%AD_%C3%93_Murch%C3%BA" title="Ruairí Ó Murchú">Ó Murchú</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louise_O%27Reilly" title="Louise O'Reilly">O'Reilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darren_O%27Rourke" title="Darren O'Rourke">O'Rourke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aengus_%C3%93_Snodaigh" title="Aengus Ó Snodaigh">Ó Snodaigh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Maurice_Quinlivan" title="Maurice Quinlivan">Quinlivan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pauline_Tully" title="Pauline Tully">Tully</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Ward_(politician)" title="Mark Ward (politician)">Ward</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Fine_Gael" title="Fine Gael">Fine Gael</a> (32)</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/Colm_Brophy" title="Colm Brophy">Brophy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Bruton" title="Richard Bruton">Bruton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Colm_Burke" title="Colm Burke">C. Burke</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Peter_Burke_(politician)" title="Peter Burke (politician)">P. Burke</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Carroll_MacNeill" title="Jennifer Carroll MacNeill">Carroll MacNeill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ciar%C3%A1n_Cannon" title="Ciarán Cannon">Cannon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simon_Coveney" title="Simon Coveney">Coveney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Creed" title="Michael Creed">Creed</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Dillon" title="Alan Dillon">Dillon</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Paschal_Donohoe" title="Paschal Donohoe">Donohoe</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Durkan" title="Bernard Durkan">Durkan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Damien_English" title="Damien English">English</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Farrell" title="Alan Farrell">A. Farrell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Feighan" title="Frank Feighan">Feighan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Flanagan" title="Charles Flanagan">Flanagan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Griffin_(Kerry_politician)" title="Brendan Griffin (Kerry politician)">Griffin</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Simon_Harris" title="Simon Harris">Harris</a></i>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Heydon" title="Martin Heydon">Heydon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emer_Higgins" title="Emer Higgins">Higgins</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heather_Humphreys" title="Heather Humphreys">Humphreys</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Kehoe" title="Paul Kehoe">Kehoe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josepha_Madigan" title="Josepha Madigan">Madigan</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Helen_McEntee" title="Helen McEntee">McEntee</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hildegarde_Naughton" title="Hildegarde Naughton">Naughton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kieran_O%27Donnell" title="Kieran O'Donnell">O'Donnell</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Patrick_O%27Donovan" title="Patrick O'Donovan">O'Donovan</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fergus_O%27Dowd" title="Fergus O'Dowd">O'Dowd</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Paul_Phelan" title="John Paul Phelan">Phelan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neale_Richmond" title="Neale Richmond">Richmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Ring" title="Michael Ring">Ring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Stanton_(politician)" title="David Stanton (politician)">Stanton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Leo_Varadkar" title="Leo Varadkar">Varadkar</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Green_Party_(Ireland)" title="Green Party (Ireland)">Green Party</a> (12)</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/Patrick_Costello_(Irish_politician)" title="Patrick Costello (Irish politician)">Costello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Noel_Duffy" title="Francis Noel Duffy">Duffy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neasa_Hourigan" title="Neasa Hourigan">Hourigan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Leddin" title="Brian Leddin">Leddin</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Martin_(politician)" title="Catherine Martin (politician)">C. Martin</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Matthews" title="Steven Matthews">Matthews</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Malcolm_Noonan" title="Malcolm Noonan">Noonan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_O%27Brien_(politician)" title="Joe O'Brien (politician)">J. O'Brien</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_%C3%93_Cathasaigh" title="Marc Ó Cathasaigh">Ó Cathasaigh</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Roderic_O%27Gorman" title="Roderic O'Gorman">O'Gorman</a></i>§</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Eamon_Ryan" title="Eamon Ryan">E. Ryan</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ossian_Smyth" title="Ossian Smyth">O. Smyth</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party (Ireland)">Labour Party</a> (6)</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/Ivana_Bacik" title="Ivana Bacik">Bacik</a>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Howlin" title="Brendan Howlin">Howlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Kelly_(politician)" title="Alan Kelly (politician)">Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ged_Nash" title="Ged Nash">Nash</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Sherlock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duncan_Smith_(Irish_politician)" title="Duncan Smith (Irish politician)">D. Smith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Social_Democrats_(Ireland)" title="Social Democrats (Ireland)">Social Democrats</a> (6)</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/Holly_Cairns" title="Holly Cairns">Cairns</a>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gary_Gannon" title="Gary Gannon">Gannon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Murphy_(politician)" title="Catherine Murphy (politician)">C. Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cian_O%27Callaghan" title="Cian O'Callaghan">C. O'Callaghan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%B3is%C3%ADn_Shortall" title="Róisín Shortall">Shortall</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Whitmore" title="Jennifer Whitmore">Whitmore</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/People_Before_Profit%E2%80%93Solidarity" title="People Before Profit–Solidarity">PBP–Solidarity</a> (5)</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/Mick_Barry_(Irish_politician)" title="Mick Barry (Irish politician)">Barry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Boyd_Barrett" title="Richard Boyd Barrett">Boyd Barrett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gino_Kenny" title="Gino Kenny">G. Kenny</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Murphy_(Irish_politician)" title="Paul Murphy (Irish politician)">P. Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Br%C3%ADd_Smith" title="Bríd Smith">Bríd Smith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Independent_Ireland" title="Independent Ireland">Independent Ireland</a> (3)</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/Michael_Collins_(politician,_born_1968)" title="Michael Collins (politician, born 1968)">M. Collins</a>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Fitzmaurice_(politician)" title="Michael Fitzmaurice (politician)">Fitzmaurice</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_O%27Donoghue" title="Richard O'Donoghue">O'Donoghue</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Aont%C3%BA" title="Aontú">Aontú</a> (1)</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/Peadar_T%C3%B3ib%C3%ADn" title="Peadar Tóibín">Tóibín</a>§</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Right_to_Change" title="Right to Change">Right to Change</a> (1)</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/Joan_Collins_(politician)" title="Joan Collins (politician)">J. Collins</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Independent_politician_(Ireland)" title="Independent politician (Ireland)">Independent</a> (20)</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/Cathal_Berry" title="Cathal Berry">Berry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Canney" title="Seán Canney">Canney</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Connolly" title="Catherine Connolly">Connolly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_Fitzpatrick" title="Peter Fitzpatrick">Fitzpatrick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noel_Grealish" title="Noel Grealish">Grealish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marian_Harkin" title="Marian Harkin">Harkin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Danny_Healy-Rae" title="Danny Healy-Rae">D. Healy-Rae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Healy-Rae" title="Michael Healy-Rae">M. Healy-Rae</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Lowry_(politician)" title="Michael Lowry (politician)">Lowry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mattie_McGrath" title="Mattie McGrath">Mattie McGrath</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_McHugh" title="Joe McHugh">McHugh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marc_MacSharry" title="Marc MacSharry">MacSharry</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verona_Murphy" title="Verona Murphy">V. Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denis_Naughten" title="Denis Naughten">Naughten</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Nolan" title="Carol Nolan">Nolan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Pringle_(politician)" title="Thomas Pringle (politician)">Pringle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Ryan_(politician)" title="Patricia Ryan (politician)">P. Ryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Matt_Shanahan_(politician)" title="Matt Shanahan (politician)">Shanahan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Stanley_(politician)" title="Brian Stanley (politician)">Stanley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violet-Anne_Wynne" title="Violet-Anne Wynne">Wynne</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><div id="Women" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">Women</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ivana_Bacik" title="Ivana Bacik">Bacik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Butler_(politician)" title="Mary Butler (politician)">Butler</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Holly_Cairns" title="Holly Cairns">Cairns</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Carroll_MacNeill" title="Jennifer Carroll MacNeill">Carroll MacNeill</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sorca_Clarke" title="Sorca Clarke">Clarke</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Collins_(politician)" title="Joan Collins (politician)">J. Collins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Connolly" title="Catherine Connolly">Connolly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rose_Conway-Walsh" title="Rose Conway-Walsh">Conway-Walsh</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%A9ada_Cronin" title="Réada Cronin">Cronin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mair%C3%A9ad_Farrell_(politician)" title="Mairéad Farrell (politician)">Farrell</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Norma_Foley" title="Norma Foley">Foley</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marian_Harkin" title="Marian Harkin">Harkin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Emer_Higgins" title="Emer Higgins">Higgins</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neasa_Hourigan" title="Neasa Hourigan">Hourigan</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Heather_Humphreys" title="Heather Humphreys">Humphreys</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claire_Kerrane" title="Claire Kerrane">Kerrane</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mary_Lou_McDonald" title="Mary Lou McDonald">McDonald</a>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Josepha_Madigan" title="Josepha Madigan">Madigan</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Martin_(politician)" title="Catherine Martin (politician)">C. Martin</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Helen_McEntee" title="Helen McEntee">McEntee</a></i></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Denise_Mitchell" title="Denise Mitchell">Mitchell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Imelda_Munster" title="Imelda Munster">Munster</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Murnane_O%27Connor" title="Jennifer Murnane O'Connor">Murnane O'Connor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catherine_Murphy_(politician)" title="Catherine Murphy (politician)">C. Murphy</a>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Verona_Murphy" title="Verona Murphy">V. Murphy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hildegarde_Naughton" title="Hildegarde Naughton">Naughton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carol_Nolan" title="Carol Nolan">Nolan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louise_O%27Reilly" title="Louise O'Reilly">O'Reilly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Anne_Rabbitte" title="Anne Rabbitte">Rabbitte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Patricia_Ryan_(politician)" title="Patricia Ryan (politician)">P. Ryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/R%C3%B3is%C3%ADn_Shortall" title="Róisín Shortall">Shortall</a>§</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Br%C3%ADd_Smith" title="Bríd Smith">B. Smith</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Niamh_Smyth" title="Niamh Smyth">N. Smyth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pauline_Tully" title="Pauline Tully">Tully</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jennifer_Whitmore" title="Jennifer Whitmore">Whitmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Violet-Anne_Wynne" title="Violet-Anne Wynne">Wynne</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li>§ Party leaders; <i>Italics</i> = Ministers</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"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Teachtaí_Dála_(TDs)_for_the_Cork_East_constituency" style="white-space:normal !important;padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks 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:Cork_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)/TDs" title="Template:Cork East (Dáil constituency)/TDs"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Cork_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)/TDs" title="Template talk:Cork East (Dáil constituency)/TDs"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Cork_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)/TDs" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Cork East (Dáil constituency)/TDs"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="Teachtaí_Dála_(TDs)_for_the_Cork_East_constituency" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em"><a href="/wiki/Teachta_D%C3%A1la" title="Teachta Dála">Teachtaí Dála</a> (TDs) for the <a href="/wiki/Cork_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Cork East (Dáil constituency)">Cork East</a> constituency</div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd wraplinks" style="width:100%;padding:0;white-space:normal !important"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable relarticle mainarticle selfreference noprint">This table is <a href="/wiki/Help:Transclusion" title="Help:Transclusion">transcluded</a> from <a href="/wiki/Cork_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)" title="Cork East (Dáil constituency)">Cork East (Dáil constituency)</a>. <span class="plainlinks" style="font-style: normal; font-size:85%;">(<a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cork_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)&action=edit">edit</a> | <a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cork_East_(D%C3%A1il_constituency)&action=history">history</a>)</span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; max-width:95% !important; !important; white-space:normal !important;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Dáil</th> <th>Election</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party) </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">4th</td> <td>1923 </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDDDDD"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/John_Daly_(Irish_politician)" title="John Daly (Irish politician)">John Daly</a><br />(Ind) </td> <td rowspan="4" style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Hennessy" title="Michael Hennessy">Michael Hennessy</a><br />(CnaG) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#008800"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/David_Kent_(politician)" title="David Kent (politician)">David Kent</a><br />(Rep) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#B8860B"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/John_Dinneen" title="John Dinneen">John Dinneen</a><br />(FP) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Thomas_O%27Mahony" title="Thomas O'Mahony">Thomas O'Mahony</a><br />(CnaG) </td></tr> <tr> <td><i> 1924 by-election</i> </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michael_K._Noonan" title="Michael K. Noonan">Michael K. Noonan</a><br />(CnaG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>5th</td> <td>1927 (Jun) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#326760"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_Kent_(politician)" title="David Kent (politician)">David Kent</a><br />(SF) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#B8860B"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_O%27Gorman" title="David O'Gorman">David O'Gorman</a><br />(FP) </td> <td rowspan="4" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Martin_Corry_(politician)" title="Martin Corry (politician)">Martin Corry</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>6th</td> <td>1927 (Sep) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/John_Daly_(Irish_politician)" title="John Daly (Irish politician)">John Daly</a><br />(CnaG) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Kent_(Irish_politician)" title="William Kent (Irish politician)">William Kent</a><br />(FF) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Edmond_Carey" title="Edmond Carey">Edmond Carey</a><br />(CnaG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>7th</td> <td>1932 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/William_Broderick" title="William Broderick">William Broderick</a><br />(CnaG) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#DDDDDD"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Brook_Brasier" title="Brook Brasier">Brook Brasier</a><br />(Ind) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Murphy_(Irish_politician)" title="Patrick Murphy (Irish politician)">Patrick Murphy</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>8th</td> <td>1933 </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#87CEFA"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Daly" title="Patrick Daly">Patrick Daly</a><br />(CnaG) </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#0000FF"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_Kent_(Irish_politician)" title="William Kent (Irish politician)">William Kent</a><br />(NCP) </td></tr> <tr> <td>9th</td> <td>1937 </td> <td colspan="10"><i>Constituency abolished</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; max-width:95% !important; !important; white-space:normal !important;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Dáil</th> <th>Election</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party) </th></tr> <tr> <td>13th</td> <td>1948 </td> <td rowspan="5" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Martin_Corry_(politician)" title="Martin Corry (politician)">Martin Corry</a><br />(FF) </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Patrick_O%27Gorman" title="Patrick O'Gorman">Patrick O'Gorman</a><br />(FG) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC0000"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Se%C3%A1n_Keane_(Irish_politician)" title="Seán Keane (Irish politician)">Seán Keane</a><br />(Lab) </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">14th</td> <td>1951 </td></tr> <tr> <td><i> 1953 by-election</i> </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Barry_(Irish_politician)" title="Richard Barry (Irish politician)">Richard Barry</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>15th</td> <td>1954 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/John_Moher" title="John Moher">John Moher</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>16th</td> <td>1957 </td></tr> <tr> <td>17th</td> <td>1961 </td> <td colspan="6"><i>Constituency abolished</i> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; max-width:95% !important; !important; white-space:normal !important;"> <tbody><tr> <th>Dáil</th> <th>Election</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party)</th> <th colspan="2">Deputy<br />(Party) </th></tr> <tr> <td>22nd</td> <td>1981 </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Carey_Joyce" title="Carey Joyce">Carey Joyce</a><br />(FF) </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Myra_Barry" title="Myra Barry">Myra Barry</a><br />(FG) </td> <td rowspan="4" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="4"><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Hegarty" title="Patrick Hegarty">Patrick Hegarty</a><br />(FG) </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#D73D3D"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Sherlock" title="Joe Sherlock">Joe Sherlock</a><br />(SF–WP) </td></tr> <tr> <td>23rd</td> <td>1982 (Feb) </td> <td rowspan="8" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="8"><a href="/wiki/Michael_Ahern_(Irish_politician)" title="Michael Ahern (Irish politician)">Michael Ahern</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>24th</td> <td>1982 (Nov) </td> <td rowspan="7" style="color:inherit; background-color:#66BB66"></td> <td rowspan="7"><a href="/wiki/Ned_O%27Keeffe" title="Ned O'Keeffe">Ned O'Keeffe</a><br />(FF) </td></tr> <tr> <td>25th</td> <td>1987 </td> <td rowspan="2" style="color:inherit; background-color:#930C1A"></td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Joe_Sherlock" title="Joe Sherlock">Joe Sherlock</a><br />(WP) </td></tr> <tr> <td>26th</td> <td>1989 </td> <td rowspan="3" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Paul_Bradford" title="Paul Bradford">Paul Bradford</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>27th</td> <td>1992 </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC0000"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Mulvihill_(politician)" title="John Mulvihill (politician)">John Mulvihill</a><br />(Lab) </td></tr> <tr> <td>28th</td> <td>1997 </td> <td rowspan="6" style="color:inherit; background-color:#6699FF"></td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/David_Stanton_(politician)" title="David Stanton (politician)">David Stanton</a><br />(FG) </td></tr> <tr> <td>29th</td> <td>2002 </td> <td style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC0000"></td> <td><a href="/wiki/Joe_Sherlock" title="Joe Sherlock">Joe Sherlock</a><br />(Lab) </td></tr> <tr> <td>30th</td> <td>2007 </td> <td rowspan="4" style="color:inherit; background-color:#CC0000"></td> <td rowspan="4"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Seán Sherlock</a><br />(Lab) </td></tr> <tr> <td>31st</td> <td>2011 </td> <td style="color:inherit; 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O'Connell">Thomas J. O'Connell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_Norton" title="William Norton">William Norton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Corish" title="Brendan Corish">Brendan Corish</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Cluskey" title="Frank Cluskey">Frank Cluskey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_O%27Leary_(politician)" title="Michael O'Leary (politician)">Michael O'Leary</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dick_Spring" title="Dick Spring">Dick Spring</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruairi_Quinn" title="Ruairi Quinn">Ruairi Quinn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pat_Rabbitte" title="Pat Rabbitte">Pat Rabbitte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eamon_Gilmore" title="Eamon Gilmore">Eamon Gilmore</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Burton" title="Joan Burton">Joan Burton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Howlin" title="Brendan Howlin">Brendan Howlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Kelly_(politician)" title="Alan Kelly (politician)">Alan Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivana_Bacik" title="Ivana Bacik">Ivana Bacik</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#CC0000;color:white;">Deputy leaders</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/Barry_Desmond" title="Barry Desmond">Barry Desmond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruairi_Quinn" title="Ruairi Quinn">Ruairi Quinn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Howlin" title="Brendan Howlin">Brendan Howlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Liz_McManus" title="Liz McManus">Liz McManus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joan_Burton" title="Joan Burton">Joan Burton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Kelly_(politician)" title="Alan Kelly (politician)">Alan Kelly</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#CC0000;color:white;"><a href="/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Seanad Éireann"><span style="color:white;">Seanad leaders</span></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/Michael_Ferris_(politician)" title="Michael Ferris (politician)">Michael Ferris</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Harte_(politician)" title="Jack Harte (politician)">Jack Harte</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jan_O%27Sullivan" title="Jan O'Sullivan">Jan O'Sullivan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Costello_(politician)" title="Joe Costello (politician)">Joe Costello</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Ryan_(Cork_politician)" title="Brendan Ryan (Cork politician)">Brendan Ryan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_White_(Irish_politician)" title="Alex White (Irish politician)">Alex White</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Prendergast" title="Phil Prendergast">Phil Prendergast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ivana_Bacik" title="Ivana Bacik">Ivana Bacik</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Moynihan" title="Rebecca Moynihan">Rebecca Moynihan</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#CC0000;color:white;">Presidents</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/Proinsias_De_Rossa" title="Proinsias De Rossa">Proinsias De Rossa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_D._Higgins" title="Michael D. Higgins">Michael D. Higgins</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CC0000;color:white;;width:1%">Leadership elections</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2014_Labour_Party_leadership_election_(Ireland)" title="2014 Labour Party leadership election (Ireland)">2014 (Burton)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Labour_Party_leadership_election_(Ireland)" title="2016 Labour Party leadership election (Ireland)">2016 (Howlin)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Labour_Party_leadership_election_(Ireland)" title="2020 Labour Party leadership election (Ireland)">2020 (Kelly)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Labour_Party_leadership_election_(Ireland)" title="2022 Labour Party leadership election (Ireland)">2022 (Bacik)</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CC0000;color:white;;width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Category:Labour Party (Ireland)"><span style="color:white;">Party structures</span></a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Leader_of_the_Labour_Party_(Ireland)" title="Leader of the Labour Party (Ireland)">Leader of the Labour Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labour_Party_Front_Bench_(Ireland)" title="Labour Party Front Bench (Ireland)">Labour Party Front Bench</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labour_Youth" title="Labour Youth">Labour Youth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Labour_Women" title="Labour Women">Labour Women</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CC0000;color:white;;width:1%">Presidential candidates</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Mary_Robinson" title="Mary Robinson">Mary Robinson</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/1990_Irish_presidential_election" title="1990 Irish presidential election">1990</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Adi_Roche" title="Adi Roche">Adi Roche</a> (<a href="/wiki/1997_Irish_presidential_election" title="1997 Irish presidential election">1997</a>)</li> <li><b><a href="/wiki/Michael_D._Higgins" title="Michael D. Higgins">Michael D. Higgins</a></b> (<a href="/wiki/2011_Irish_presidential_election" title="2011 Irish presidential election">2011</a>)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="background:#CC0000;color:white;;width:1%">Elected representatives</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#CC0000;color:white;"><a href="/wiki/D%C3%A1il_%C3%89ireann" title="Dáil Éireann"><span style="color:white;">Dáil Éireann</span></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><b><a href="/wiki/Ivana_Bacik" title="Ivana Bacik">Ivana Bacik</a></b></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brendan_Howlin" title="Brendan Howlin">Brendan Howlin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Kelly_(politician)" title="Alan Kelly (politician)">Alan Kelly</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ged_Nash" title="Ged Nash">Ged Nash</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Seán Sherlock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Duncan_Smith_(Irish_politician)" title="Duncan Smith (Irish politician)">Duncan Smith</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:#CC0000;color:white;"><a href="/wiki/Seanad_%C3%89ireann" title="Seanad Éireann"><span style="color:white;">Seanad Éireann</span></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/Annie_Hoey" title="Annie Hoey">Annie Hoey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rebecca_Moynihan" title="Rebecca Moynihan">Rebecca Moynihan</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marie_Sherlock" title="Marie Sherlock">Marie Sherlock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Wall_(politician)" title="Mark Wall (politician)">Mark Wall</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th 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