- Eileen Lemass
Eileen Lemass (born 7 July 1923) is a former Irish
Fianna Fáil politician.Eileen Delaney was born in
Dublin in 1923. She was educated at St. Kevin's School, the National College of Art, Grafton Academy of Dress Designing and theAbbey Theatre School of Acting. She first became involved in politics in 1955 when she was first elected toDublin City Council . In 1976 she contested the by-election in Dublin South West, following the death of her 47-year-old husband,Noel Lemass, Jnr , a son of former TaoiseachSean Lemass and a brother-in-law to another former TaoiseachCharles Haughey .She was elected to
Dáil Éireann at the 1977 general election. Lemass was re-elected in the 1981 election, but lost her Dáil seat in February 1982. However she regained her seat in that year's second general election in November 1982. Two years later in 1984 she was elected to theEuropean Parliament . She retired from domestic politics at the 1987 election and from European politics in 1989 when she lost her European seat.References
*Oireachtas-database
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