18th Seanad

Members of the Seanad from 1987 to 1989 October 2021 October 2021 18th Seanad Oireachtas logo.svg 100px Seanad Éireann Ireland Leinster House 25 April 1987 5 July 1989 17th Seanad 19th Seanad 60 Cathaoirleach Tras Honan (FF) Leas-Chathaoirleach Charles McDonald (FG) Leader of theSeanad Mick Lanigan 20th government of Ireland The 18th Seanad was in office from 1987 to 1989. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1987 general election to the 25th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 19th Seanad. Cathaoirleach On 25 April 1987, Tras Honan (FF) was proposed as Cathaoirleach by Mick Lanigan (FF) and seconded by William Ryan (FF). She was elected without a division.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1987-04-25/2/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 116 No. 1 Election of Cathaoirleach 25 April 1987 31 December 2024 30 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231130015949/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1987-04-25/2/ live On 20 May 1987, Charles McDonald (FG) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by Maurice Manning (FG) and seconded by Katharine Bulbulia (FG). He was elected without a division.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1987-05-20/4/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 116 No. 2 Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach 20 May 1987 Composition of the 18th Seanad There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 were elected on five vocational panels, 6 were elected from two university constituencies and 11 were nominated by the Taoiseach. The following table shows the composition by party when the 18th Seanad first met on 25 April 1987. rowspan="2" colspan="2" Party Origin Vocational panels NUI DU Nominated TotalAdminAgriCult & EducInd & CommLabour Fianna Fáil 4 6 3 5 6 0 0 6 30 Fine Gael 3 4 2 3 4 0 0 0 16 Labour Party 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 Independent 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 11 Total 7 11 5 9 11 3 3 11 60 List of senators Katharine Bulbulia Administrative Panel Fine Gael Michael Doherty Michael Doherty (Irish politician) Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Joe Doyle Joe Doyle (politician) Administrative Panel Fine Gael Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989 Seán Haughey Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Tras Honan Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Patrick Kennedy Patrick Kennedy (Limerick politician) Administrative Panel Fine Gael Mary Wallace Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989 Paul Bradford Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989 John Connor John Connor (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989 Michael Ferris Michael Ferris (politician) Agricultural Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989 Tom Fitzgerald Tom Fitzgerald (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Thomas Hussey Thomas Hussey (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Rory Kiely Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Pádraic McCormack Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989 Charles McDonald Charles McDonald (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Patrick McGowan Patrick McGowan (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Martin O'Toole Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989 William Ryan William Ryan (Irish politician) Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Seán Byrne Seán Byrne (politician) Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil Joachim Loughrey Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael Maurice Manning Cultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael Tony McKenna Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil Paschal Mooney Cultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil Eddie Bohan Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Tony Bromell Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil yes Elected at by-election on 19 December 1988 after death of Jack Daly Jack Daly Jack Daly (politician) Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Died on 5 May 1988 Seán Fallon Seán Fallon (politician) Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Willie Farrell Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Jack Fitzsimons Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Phil Hogan Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989 Mick Lanigan Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Brian O'Shea Brian O'Shea (politician) Industrial and Commercial Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989 Gerry Reynolds Gerry Reynolds (Irish politician) Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989 Donie Cassidy Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Denis Cregan Labour Panel Fine Gael Nuala Fennell Labour Panel Fine Gael Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989 Des Hanafin Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Jack Harte Jack Harte (politician) Labour Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Brian Hillery Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989 Peter Kelleher Peter Kelleher (politician) Labour Panel Fine Gael Dan Kiely Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Don Lydon Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Larry McMahon Labour Panel Fine Gael Brian Mullooly Labour Panel Fianna Fáil John A. Murphy National University of Ireland Independent politician (Ireland) Joe O'Toole National University of Ireland Independent politician (Ireland) Brendan Ryan Brendan Ryan (Cork politician) National University of Ireland Independent politician (Ireland) David Norris David Norris (politician) Dublin University Independent politician (Ireland) Mary Robinson Dublin University Independent politician (Ireland) Shane Ross Dublin University Independent politician (Ireland) Séamus Cullimore Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989 Michael Dawson Michael Dawson (businessman) Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil yes Nominated to fill vacancy on 26 June 1989 after the 1989 general election Éamon de Buitléar Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent politician (Ireland) George Eogan Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent politician (Ireland) Brian Friel Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent politician (Ireland) Paul Kavanagh Paul Kavanagh (politician) Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil yes Nominated to fill vacancy on 26 June 1989 after the 1989 general election John Magnier Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent politician (Ireland) Frank McDonnell Frank McDonnell (Irish politician) Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil yes Nominated to fill vacancy on 26 June 1989 after the 1989 general election John Robb John Robb (surgeon) Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent politician (Ireland) Tom McEllistrim Tom McEllistrim (1926–2000) Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989 Jimmy Mulroy Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Vivian O'Callaghan Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil John O'Connell John O'Connell (Dublin politician) Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989 Nicholas O'Connor Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Changes Panel 5 May 1988 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Death of Jack Dalyhttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1988-05-11/2/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 119 No. 10 Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy 11 May 1988 31 December 2024 2 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200802020809/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1988-05-11/2/ live 19 December 1988 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Tony Bromell elected at by-election after the death of Jack Dalyhttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1988-11-02/4/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 121 No. 4 Vacancy in Seanad Membership: Motion 2 November 1988https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1989-01-18/2/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 121 No. 15 Election of Member 18 January 1989 15 June 1989 Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Paul Bradford elected to 26th Dáil at general electionhttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1989-07-05/2/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 122 No. 22 Election of Members to Dáil Éireann 5 July 1989 31 December 2024 22 December 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201222022539/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1989-07-05/2/ live 15 June 1989 Agricultural Panel Fine Gael John Connor elected to 26th Dáil at general election 15 June 1989 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Séamus Cullimore elected to 26th Dáil at general election 15 June 1989 Administrative Panel Fine Gael Joe Doyle elected to 26th Dáil at general election 15 June 1989 Labour Panel Fine Gael Nuala Fennell elected to 26th Dáil at general election 15 June 1989 Agricultural Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Michael Ferris elected to 26th Dáil at general election 15 June 1989 Labour Panel Fianna Fáil Brian Hillery elected to 26th Dáil at general election 15 June 1989 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Phil Hogan elected to 26th Dáil at general election 15 June 1989 Agricultural Panel Fine Gael Pádraic McCormack elected to 26th Dáil at general election 15 June 1989 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim elected to 26th Dáil at general election 15 June 1989 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil John O'Connell elected to 26th Dáil at general election 15 June 1989 Industrial and Commercial Panel Labour Party (Ireland) Brian O'Shea elected to 26th Dáil at general election 15 June 1989 Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil Martin O'Toole elected to 26th Dáil at general election 15 June 1989 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael Gerry Reynolds elected to 26th Dáil at general election 15 June 1989 Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil Mary Wallace elected to 26th Dáil at general election 26 June 1989 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Michael Dawson nominated to fill vacancy after the 1989 general electionhttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1989-07-05/3/ Seanad Debates – Vol. 122 No. 22 Nomination of Members 5 July 1989 31 December 2024 25 January 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240125015933/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1989-07-05/3/ live 26 June 1989 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Frank McDonnell nominated to fill vacancy after the 1989 general election 26 June 1989 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil Paul Kavanagh nominated to fill vacancy after the 1989 general election References External links https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/senators/?term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F18 18th Seanad Oireachtas Members Database 31 December 2024 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/find/?debateType=seanad&datePeriod=term&term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F18 18th Seanad Oireachtas Debates 31 December 2024 18