- Michael D'Arcy, Snr
Michael D'Arcy (born 7 March 1934) is a retired Irish
Fine Gael politician, and a former TD for the Wexford constituency.He was first elected to
Dáil Éireann in the 1977 General Election and held it until the 1987 General Election when he lost it toBrendan Howlin of Labour. He was re-elected at the 1989 General Election at the expense of party colleagueAvril Doyle but she regained his seat at the 1992 election. He was then elected to the20th Seanad on theAgricultural Panel .At the 1997 election, D'Arcy was returned to the
28th Dáil , again unseating Avril Doyle. He lost his seat again at the 2002 election, this time to the independent candidateLiam Twomey , who later joined Fine Gael.In 1981, in
Garret FitzGerald 's first government, D'Arcy was appointed a Minister of State for Agriculture in the22nd Dáil . In the 1982–1987 government under FitzGerald he was Minister of State for Fisheries until his removal in February 1986 to allow a reshuffle.In 1999, he was elected to
Gorey Town Council, and was re-elected at the 2004 local elections.His son, also Michael D'Arcy, was elected to the Dáil in the 2007 general election.
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Families in the Oireachtas External links
* [http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=3077 Michael D'Arcy's electoral history] (ElectionsIreland.org)
* [http://www.ireland.com/focus/election_2002/biogs/d'arcy_michael.htm Michael D'Arcy] on the Irish Times Election 2002 website
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