- Michael Murphy (Irish politician)
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For other people named Michael Murphy, see Michael Murphy (disambiguation).
Michael Pat Murphy (12 March 1919 – 28 October 2000) was an Irish Labour Party politician. A publican before entering politics, he was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork West constituency at the 1951 general election.[1] He was re-elected at each subsequent election until he was retired at the 1981 general election. From 1961 he was elected for the Cork South West constituency.[2] He was appointed a Parliamentary Secretary by the Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave and served at the Department of Agriculture and Fisheries from 1973–77.[1]
His daughter Kate is married to John O'Donoghue, former Fianna Fáil TD for Kerry South.
References
- ^ a b "Mr. Michael Murphy". Oireachtas Members Database. http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=14&MemberID=801&ConstID=46. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
- ^ "Michael Murphy". ElectionsIreland.org. http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=1876. Retrieved 31 January 2008.
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