Joe Costello (Irish politician)
- Joe Costello (Irish politician)
Joe Costello (born 13 July 1945) is an Irish Labour Party politician. He is a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin Central [cite web |url=http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=21&MemberID=240&ConstID=208 |title=Mr. Joe Costello |work=Oireachtas Members Database |accessdate=2008-02-18] and is currently the Labour Party Spokesperson for European Affairs and Human Rights.
Costello was born in Geevagh, County Sligo and was educated at Summerhill College, Sligo, St Patrick's College, Maynooth and University College, Dublin. He worked as a secondary school teacher before becoming a full time public representative.fact|date=February 2008
He joined the Labour Party in 1985, and in 1989 he was elected to the 19th Seanad Éireann. He remained there until the 1992 general election when he was elected to Dáil Éireann. On that occasion the Labour Party won a record 33 seats, an achievement that has never been equalled since. Costello lost his seat in the 1997 general election but was subsequently elected to the Seanad again. Costello was re-elected to the Dáil again in 2002 and in 2007. [cite web |url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3617 |title=Joe Costello's electoral history |work=ElectionsIreland.org |accessdate=2008-02-18]
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