Brendan Crinion

Irish politician (1923–1989)

Brendan Crinion
Teachta Dála
In office
February 1973 – February 1982
ConstituencyMeath
In office
October 1961 – June 1969
ConstituencyKildare
Senator
In office
5 November 1969 – 28 February 1973
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born(1923-11-11)11 November 1923
County Kildare, Ireland
Died2 July 1989(1989-07-02) (aged 65)
Political partyFianna Fáil

Brendan Crinion (11 November 1923 – 2 July 1989) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served for more than twenty years as a Teachta Dála (TD) and as a Senator.[1]

A farmer before entering politics, Crinion was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Kildare constituency at the 1961 general election.[2] He was returned for Kildare at the 1965 general election, but after boundary changes[3] for the 1969 general election he stood in the neighbouring Meath constituency. He was defeated there, but was then nominated by the Taoiseach, Jack Lynch, to the 12th Seanad.

At the next general election in 1973, he stood again in Meath, unseating the long-serving Fianna Fáil TD Michael Hilliard. Crinion was re-elected in Meath at the 1977 general election and again in 1981 general election, before retiring from politics at the February 1982 general election.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Brendan Crinion". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  2. ^ a b "Brendan Crinion". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 25 September 2012. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
  3. ^ The 1961 constituency boundaries had incorporated the areas of County Meath around Dunshaughlin and Trim in the Kildare constituency; but the 1969 boundary changes placed those districts in the Meath constituency, along with the Kildare districts of Edenderry and Celbridge.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Kildare constituency
This table is transcluded from Kildare (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923 Hugh Colohan
(Lab)
John Conlan
(FP)
George Wolfe
(CnaG)
5th 1927 (Jun) Domhnall Ua Buachalla
(FF)
6th 1927 (Sep)
1931 by-election Thomas Harris
(FF)
7th 1932 William Norton
(Lab)
Sydney Minch
(CnaG)
8th 1933
9th 1937 Constituency abolished. See Carlow–Kildare


Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948 William Norton
(Lab)
Thomas Harris
(FF)
Gerard Sweetman
(FG)
3 seats
until 1961
3 seats
until 1961
14th 1951
15th 1954
16th 1957 Patrick Dooley
(FF)
17th 1961 Brendan Crinion
(FF)
4 seats
1961–1969
1964 by-election Terence Boylan
(FF)
18th 1965 Patrick Norton
(Lab)
19th 1969 Paddy Power
(FF)
3 seats
1969–1981
3 seats
1969–1981
1970 by-election Patrick Malone
(FG)
20th 1973 Joseph Bermingham
(Lab)
21st 1977 Charlie McCreevy
(FF)
22nd 1981 Bernard Durkan
(FG)
Alan Dukes
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb) Gerry Brady
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov) Bernard Durkan
(FG)
25th 1987 Emmet Stagg
(Lab)
26th 1989 Seán Power
(FF)
27th 1992
28th 1997 Constituency abolished. See Kildare North and Kildare South
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Meath constituency
This table is transcluded from Meath (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
4th 1923 Patrick Mulvany
(FP)
David Hall
(Lab)
Eamonn Duggan
(CnaG)
5th 1927 (Jun) Matthew O'Reilly
(FF)
6th 1927 (Sep) Arthur Matthews
(CnaG)
7th 1932 James Kelly
(FF)
8th 1933 Robert Davitt
(CnaG)
Matthew O'Reilly
(FF)
9th 1937 Constituency abolished. See Meath–Westmeath


Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948 Matthew O'Reilly
(FF)
Michael Hilliard
(FF)
3 seats
until 1977
Patrick Giles
(FG)
3 seats
until 1977
14th 1951
15th 1954 James Tully
(Lab)
16th 1957 James Griffin
(FF)
1959 by-election Henry Johnston
(FF)
17th 1961 James Tully
(Lab)
Denis Farrelly
(FG)
18th 1965
19th 1969 John Bruton
(FG)
20th 1973 Brendan Crinion
(FF)
21st 1977 Jim Fitzsimons
(FF)
4 seats
1977–1981
22nd 1981 John V. Farrelly
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb) Michael Lynch
(FF)
Colm Hilliard
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov) Frank McLoughlin
(Lab)
25th 1987 Michael Lynch
(FF)
Noel Dempsey
(FF)
26th 1989 Mary Wallace
(FF)
27th 1992 Brian Fitzgerald
(Lab)
28th 1997 Johnny Brady
(FF)
John V. Farrelly
(FG)
29th 2002 Damien English
(FG)
2005 by-election Shane McEntee
(FG)
30th 2007 Constituency abolished. See Meath East and Meath West
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