Michael Conaghan

Michael Conaghan
Michael Conaghan
	Conaghan in 2008
Teachta Dála
	In office; February 2011 – February 2016
Constituency	Dublin South-Central
Lord Mayor of Dublin
	In office; June 2004 – June 2005
Preceded by	Royston Brady
Succeeded by	Catherine Byrne
Personal details
Born	4 September 1944; Letterkenny, County Donegal, Ireland
Died	4 August 2026 (aged 81); Dublin, Ireland
Party	Labour Party
Spouse	Marian Conaghan
Children	2
Education	University College Dublin

Michael Conaghan (4 September 1944 – 4 August 2026) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin South-Central from 2011 to 2016. He also served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2004 to 2005.^[1]

Biography

Conaghan was originally from County Donegal. He lived in Ballyfermot, Dublin and was married with two children.^[2] He was a teacher by profession, and was vice-principal of Inchicore College of Further Education.

Originally a member of Jim Kemmy's Democratic Socialist Party (DSP), he was the unsuccessful DSP candidate in Dublin West at the 1982 by-election and the November 1982, 1987, and 1989 general elections.^[3] When the DSP merged with Labour in 1991, he was elected to Dublin City Council representing the Ballyfermot local electoral area.^[3] At the 1997 general election, he was an independent candidate in Dublin Central.

He was Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2004 to 2005.^[4] He was elected as a Labour TD for Dublin South-Central at the 2011 general election,^[3] but did not contest the 2016 general election.^[5]

He died on 4 August 2026, at the age of 81.^[6]^[7]^[8]

References

↑ "Michael Conaghan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
↑ "Michael Conaghan TD". The Labour Party website. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
1 2 3 "Michael Conaghan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.
↑ "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
↑ "Labour TD confirms he will not contest next general election". The Irish Times. 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.
↑ "Dublin's Lord Mayor expresses condolences on death of former Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan". Dublin City Council. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
↑ "Former Labour TD and Dublin Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan dies". RTÉ News. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.
↑ "Death notice of Michael Conaghan". RIP.ie. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.

Civic offices

Preceded by

Royston Brady

Lord Mayor of Dublin
2004–2005

Succeeded by

Catherine Byrne

[oireachtas_db-1] "Michael Conaghan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 July 2018. Retrieved 23 April 2011.

[labour_bio-2] "Michael Conaghan TD". The Labour Party website. Archived from the original on 7 April 2011. Retrieved 27 February 2011.

[elecs_irl-3] 1 2 3 "Michael Conaghan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 23 April 2011.

[4] "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2023.

[5] "Labour TD confirms he will not contest next general election". The Irish Times. 30 June 2015. Archived from the original on 3 July 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2015.

[6] "Dublin's Lord Mayor expresses condolences on death of former Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan". Dublin City Council. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.

[7] "Former Labour TD and Dublin Lord Mayor Michael Conaghan dies". RTÉ News. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.

[8] "Death notice of Michael Conaghan". RIP.ie. 5 August 2026. Retrieved 5 August 2026.

[9] O'Connell served as Ceann Comhairle in the 22nd and 23rd Dáil from 1981 to 1983 and was returned automatically at the February 1982 and November 1982 general elections. He joined Fianna Fáil in January 1985.

[10] Founded Right to Change in May 2020.

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