Clement Coughlan

Clement Coughlan

Clement (Clem) Coughlan (14 August 1942 – 1 February 1983) was an Irish politician and school teacher from County Donegal. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann in a 1980 by-election as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for Donegal. He only served in public office for two years before his sudden death in a road traffic accident on 1 February 1983. In a morbid twist his death and the timing of his funeral is considered to be the deciding factor in keeping Charles Haughey as leader of Fianna Fáil, when the support for the campaign to oust him dwindled following the funeral. Coughlan's brother, Cathal Coughlan, was elected in the subsequent by-election. His niece, Mary Coughlan, is also a TD and in May 2008 she was appointed as Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment.

He also played with the Donegal Senior football team.[1]

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