Michael Mulcahy (Irish politician)

For other people named Michael Mulcahy, see Michael Mulcahy (disambiguation).

Michael Mulcahy
Teachta Dála
In office May 2002 – February 2011
Constituency	Dublin South Central
Senator
In office February 1993 – July 1997
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born	23 June 1960 (1960-06-23) (age 51)
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin
Website	Official website

Michael Mulcahy (born 23 June 1960) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South Central constituency from 2002 to 2011.^[1]

A barrister and graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, Mulcahy entered politics as a member of Dublin Corporation, where he served from 1985–2003. He was Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2001–2002. He is a son of John Mulcahy, the proprietor of The Phoenix magazine and founder of the Sunday Tribune newspaper.^[2]

He was first elected to Dáil Éireann on his fifth attempt at the 2002 general election and was re-elected at the 2007 general election.^[3]

He had previously served as a Senator in the 20th Seanad, to which he was nominated by the Taoiseach, Albert Reynolds. He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland in 2002.^{[citation needed]}

He lost his seat at the 2011 general election.

References

1. ^ "Mr. Michael Mulcahy". Oireachtas Members Database. http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=20&MemberID=1539&ConstID=210. Retrieved 5 October 2009. 
2. ^ "John Mulcahy, Romance, rebellion ... and robert emmet". Irish Independent. 12 December 2009. http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/books/romance-rebellion--and-robert-emmet-1972386.html. 
3. ^ "Michael Mulcahy". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3985. Retrieved 5 October 2009. 

External links

• Michael Mulcahy's official website

Civic offices
Preceded by Maurice Ahern	Lord Mayor of Dublin 2001–2002	Succeeded by Dermot Lacey
Oireachtas
Preceded by Ben Briscoe (Fianna Fáil)	Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála for Dublin South Central 2002–2011	Succeeded by Joan Collins (People Before Profit Alliance)

Persondata
Name	Mulcahy, Michael
Alternative names
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Date of birth	23 June 1960
Place of birth
Date of death
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