Lorcan Allen

Lorcan Allen (born 27 March 1940) is an Irish farmer and former Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála TD.

Allen was elected to Dáil Éireann in the 1961 general election as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Wexford constituency. Aged just 21 years and 6 months at the time, he is the second youngest ever TD, after William J. Murphy. He held his seat in 6 succeeding general elections until his defeat at the Nov 1982 general election. He also unsuccessfully contested the next three general elections.

When Charles Haughey appointed his first Government in December 1979 Allen became one of the then 10 Ministers of State, appointed to the Department of Agriculture, a position he retained in the short-serving 1982 Government.

He was expelled from Fianna Fail for one year following the 2004 local elections where he forged the then Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern's signature onto letters sent to party supporters urging them to support him rather than his running mate, Pat Rath.

Controversy also surrounded the rezoning of Allen Family lands at Raheenagurren, Gorey. This was the subject of an RTE Prime Time programme in November, 2007.

References

* [http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?MemberFirstName=Lorcan&MemberName=Allen&disp=src Lorcan Allen] in the Oireachtas Members Database
* [http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=2729 Elections Ireland.org page]

ee also

* Ministers of State of the 23rd Dáil
* Ministers of State of the 21st Dáil