Thomas Meaney
Irish Fianna Fáil politician (1931–2022)
1980–1981
June 1981 – November 1982
April 1965 – June 1981
Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland
Derrinagree, County Cork, Ireland
Joan O'Donoghue
(m. 1961; died 2021)- Con Meaney (father)
Thomas Meaney (11 August 1931 – 26 December 2022) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Minister of State from 1980 to 1981. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1965 to 1981.
Before entering politics Meaney worked as a farmer. His father Con Meaney was also a Fianna Fáil TD. When his father retired at the 1965 general election, Tom Meaney succeeded him as the Fianna Fáil TD for the Cork Mid constituency.[1] He was re-elected at every subsequent general election until his retirement from politics at the November 1982 general election.[2] In March 1980, he was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy, serving until June 1981.[3]
He was a member of Cork County Council from 1970 to 1977. He was part of a group of Fianna Fáil TDs known as the Gang of 22, who opposed the leadership of Charles Haughey in the early 1980s.[4]
Meaney died on 26 December 2022, at the age of 91.[5]
See also
Sources
- Nealon, Ted; Dunlop, Frank (1977). Ted Nealon's guide to the 21st Dáil and Seanad. ISBN 0950598410.
- Joyce, Joe; Murtagh, Peter (1983). The Boss.
References
- ^ "Thomas Meaney". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- ^ "Thomas Meaney". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 19 September 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
- ^ "Appointment of Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (21st Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 27 March 1980. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ^ "Obituary: Tom Meaney, Fianna Fáil stalwart who was close to Jack Lynch and opposed Charlie Haughey leadership". Irish Independent. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
- ^ "Martin leads tributes following death of former Cork TD Tom Meaney". Irish Examiner. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ray Burke | Minister of State at the Department of Industry, Commerce and Tourism 1980–1981 With: Ray Burke (to October 1980) Denis Gallagher (Oct. 1980 to June 1981) | Succeeded by Michael Begley as Minister of State at the Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism |
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Cork Mid constituency
This table is transcluded from Cork Mid (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||||
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| 17th | 1961 | Dan Desmond (Lab) | Seán McCarthy (FF) | Con Meaney (FF) | Denis J. O'Sullivan (FG) | 4 seats 1961–1977 | |||||
| 1965 by-election | Eileen Desmond (Lab) | ||||||||||
| 18th | 1965 | Flor Crowley (FF) | Thomas Meaney (FF) | Donal Creed (FG) | |||||||
| 19th | 1969 | Philip Burton (FG) | Paddy Forde (FF) | ||||||||
| 1972 by-election | Gene Fitzgerald (FF) | ||||||||||
| 20th | 1973 | Eileen Desmond (Lab) | |||||||||
| 21st | 1977 | Barry Cogan (FF) | |||||||||
| 22nd | 1981 | Constituency abolished. See Cork North-Central and Cork South-Central | |||||||||
