Michael Barrett (Irish politician)

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Michael Barrett

Teachta Dála
In office June 1981 – November 1992
Constituency	Dublin North-West

Personal details
Born	(1927-01-15)15 January 1927 County Roscommon, Ireland
Died	8 July 2006(2006-07-08) (aged 79) Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil

Michael Barrett (15 January 1927 – 8 July 2006) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.^[1]

He was a native of Loughglinn, County Roscommon, and worked in An Foras Taluntais before entering politics.^[2] Barrett was elected to the 22nd Dáil as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency on his first attempt at the 1981 general election. He was re-elected until retiring at the 1992 general election.^[3]

He was elected to Dublin Corporation in 1979 and also served as chairperson of the Eastern Health Board. He was a traditional Catholic and a strong supporter of the anti-abortion movement.

He died in 2006 in Dublin, aged 79.^[2]

References

^ "Michael Barrett". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 November 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Former TD Michael Barrett dies". RTÉ News. 8 July 2006. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^ "Michael Barrett". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 November 2011.

Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)
2nd	1921		Philip Cosgrave (SF)	Joseph McGrath (SF)	Richard Mulcahy (SF)	Michael Staines (SF)
3rd	1922		Philip Cosgrave (PT-SF)	Joseph McGrath (PT-SF)	Richard Mulcahy (PT-SF)	Michael Staines (PT-SF)
4th	1923	Constituency abolished. See Dublin North

Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)				Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
9th	1937		Seán T. O'Kelly (FF)	A. P. Byrne (Ind)	Cormac Breathnach (FF)		Patrick McGilligan (FG)		Archie Heron (Lab)
10th	1938								Eamonn Cooney (FF)
11th	1943								Martin O'Sullivan (Lab)
12th	1944			John S. O'Connor (FF)
12th	1945 by-election		Vivion de Valera (FF)	John S. O'Connor (FF)
13th	1948		Mick Fitzpatrick (CnaP)	A. P. Byrne (Ind)		3 seats from 1948 to 1969
14th	1951		Declan Costello (FG)	A. P. Byrne (Ind)
14th	1952 by-election			Thomas Byrne (Ind)
15th	1954				Richard Gogan (FF)
16th	1957
17th	1961			Michael Mullen (Lab)
18th	1965			Michael Mullen (Lab)
19th	1969		Hugh Byrne (FG)	Jim Tunney (FF)			David Thornley (Lab)	4 seats from 1969 to 1977
20th	1973		Hugh Byrne (FG)	Jim Tunney (FF)			David Thornley (Lab)	4 seats from 1969 to 1977
21st	1977	Constituency abolished. See Dublin Finglas and Dublin Cabra

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