- 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]
See also
References
- ^ What do the recently jailed Liam Lawlor TD and Kevin Fennelly have in common? from "An Fear Rua" GAA site
- This page incorporates information from this member's entry in the Oireachtas Members Database
External links
- Clement Coughlan's electoral history (ElectionsIreland.org)
Categories:- 1942 births
- 1983 deaths
- Fianna Fáil politicians
- Teachtaí Dála
- Members of the 21st Dáil
- Members of the 22nd Dáil
- Members of the 23rd Dáil
- Members of the 24th Dáil
- Donegal Gaelic footballers
- Fianna Fáil politician stubs
Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.