15th Dáil

TDs from 1954 to 1957 July 2021 July 2021 15th Dáil Oireachtas logo.svg 100px Dáil Éireann Ireland Leinster House 1954 general election 7th government of Ireland 2 June 1954 12 February 1957 14th Dáil 16th Dáil 147 Ceann Comhairle Patrick Hogan Taoiseach John A. Costello Tánaiste William Norton Chief Whip Denis J. O'Sullivan Leader of the Opposition Éamon de Valera 2 June 1954 15 July 1954 27 October 1954 14 July 1955 26 October 1955 26 July 1956 24 October 1956 13 December 1956 The 15th Dáil was elected at the 1954 general election on 14 May 1954 and met on 2 June 1954. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature), of Ireland are known as TDs. It sat with the 8th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas. On 12 February 1957, President Seán T. O'Kelly dissolved the Dáil at the request of the Taoiseach John A. Costello on 4 February. The 15th Dáil lasted 2 Jun 1954 12 Feb 1957. Composition of the 15th Dáil DAEFF2 #A2A9B1 Second Inter-Party Government (7th government) coalition parties F7F4DE #A2A9B1 Providing confidence and supply PartyMay 1954Feb. 1957Change Fianna Fáil 65 68 3 Fine Gael 50 48 2 Labour 19 17 2 Clann na Talmhan 5 5 Clann na Poblachta 3 3 Independent politician (Ireland) 5 5 Ceann Comhairle 1 1Total 147 Fine Gael, the Labour Party, and Clann na Talmhan formed the 7th government of Ireland, a minority government dependent on the support of Clann na Poblachta. Graphical representation This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 15th Dáil from June 1954. This was not the official seating plan. 290px Ceann Comhairle On the meeting of the Dáil, Patrick Hogan (Lab), who had served as Ceann Comhairle in the previous Dáil, was proposed by Éamon de Valera (FF) and seconded by Richard Mulcahy (FG) for the position. His election was approved without a vote.Election of Ceann Comhairle - Dáil Éireann (15th Dáil) – Vol. 146 No. 1 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1954-06-02/3/ Houses of the Oireachtas 17 August 2022 2 June 1954 22 June 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220622094250/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1954-06-02/3/ live Hogan had served as Leas-Cheann Comhairle from 1927 to 1928, from 1932 to 1938 and from 1948 to 1951. TDs by constituency The list of the 147 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.TDs & Senators (15th Dáil) https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/tds/?term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fdail%2F15 Houses of the Oireachtas 20 April 2022 5 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180505121102/http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=15&MemberID=170&ConstID=30 live Members of the 15th Dáil Carlow–Kilkenny 5 Patrick Crotty Fine Gael Joseph Hughes Fine Gael Thomas Derrig Fianna Fáil James Pattison Labour Party (Ireland) Thomas Walsh Fianna Fáil Cavan 4 Patrick O'Reilly Fine Gael Michael Sheridan Fianna Fáil Paddy Smith Fianna Fáil John Tully Clann na Poblachta Clare 4 Éamon de Valera Fianna Fáil Patrick Hillery Fianna Fáil Patrick Hogan Labour Party (Ireland) William Murphy Fine Gael Cork Borough 5 Stephen Barrett Fine Gael Anthony Barry Fine Gael Seán Casey Labour Party (Ireland) Jack Lynch Fianna Fáil Patrick McGrath Fianna Fáil Cork East 3 Richard Barry Fine Gael Martin Corry Fianna Fáil John Moher Fianna Fáil Cork North 3 Patrick McAuliffe Labour Party (Ireland) Seán Moylan Fianna Fáil Denis O'Sullivan Fine Gael Cork South 3 Dan Desmond Labour Party (Ireland) Seán McCarthy Fianna Fáil Tadhg Manley Fine Gael Cork West 3 Seán Collins Fine Gael Edward Cotter Fianna Fáil Michael Pat Murphy Labour Party (Ireland) Donegal East 4 Neil Blaney Fianna Fáil Liam Cunningham Fianna Fáil Daniel McMenamin Fine Gael William Sheldon Independent politician (Ireland) Donegal West 3 Joseph Brennan Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin Fianna Fáil Patrick O'Donnell Fine Gael Dublin County 3 Patrick Burke Fianna Fáil Seán Dunne Labour Party (Ireland) Éamon Rooney Fine Gael Dublin North-Central 3 Vivion de Valera Fianna Fáil Patrick McGilligan Fine Gael Maureen O'Carroll Labour Party (Ireland) Dublin North-East 5 Jack Belton Fine Gael Alfie Byrne Independent politician (Ireland) Harry Colley Fianna Fáil Denis Larkin Labour Party (Ireland) Oscar Traynor Fianna Fáil Dublin North-West 3 Thomas Byrne Independent politician (Ireland) Declan Costello Fine Gael Richard Gogan Fianna Fáil Dublin South-Central 5 Maurice E. Dockrell Fine Gael Thomas Finlay Fine Gael James Larkin Jnr Labour Party (Ireland) Seán Lemass Fianna Fáil Celia Lynch Fianna Fáil Dublin South-East 3 John A. Costello Fine Gael Seán MacEntee Fianna Fáil John O'Donovan Fine Gael Dublin South-West 5 Robert Briscoe Fianna Fáil Bernard Butler Fianna Fáil Peadar Doyle Fine Gael Seán MacBride Clann na Poblachta Michael O'Higgins Fine Gael Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown 3 Seán Brady Fianna Fáil Liam Cosgrave Fine Gael H. Percy Dockrell Fine Gael Galway North 3 Michael Donnellan Clann na Talmhan James Hession Fine Gael Mark Killilea Snr Fianna Fáil Galway South 3 Patrick Beegan Fianna Fáil Brendan Glynn Fine Gael Robert Lahiffe Fianna Fáil Galway West 3 Gerald Bartley Fianna Fáil Fintan Coogan Fine Gael Johnny Geoghegan Fianna Fáil Kerry North 4 Johnny Connor Clann na Poblachta Patrick Finucane Clann na Talmhan Tom McEllistrim Fianna Fáil Dan Spring Labour Party (Ireland) Kerry South 3 Honor Crowley Fianna Fáil John Flynn Fianna Fáil Patrick Palmer Fine Gael Kildare 3 Thomas Harris Fianna Fáil William Norton Labour Party (Ireland) Gerard Sweetman Fine Gael Leix–Offaly 5 William Davin Labour Party (Ireland) Nicholas Egan Fianna Fáil Oliver J. Flanagan Fine Gael Peadar Maher Fianna Fáil Tom O'Higgins Fine Gael Limerick East 4 John Carew Fine Gael Tadhg Crowley Fianna Fáil Michael Keyes Labour Party (Ireland) Donogh O'Malley Fianna Fáil Limerick West 3 James Collins Fianna Fáil David Madden Fine Gael Donnchadh Ó Briain Fianna Fáil Longford–Westmeath 5 Frank Carter Fianna Fáil Erskine H. Childers Fianna Fáil Charles Fagan Fine Gael Michael Kennedy Fianna Fáil Seán Mac Eoin Fine Gael Louth 3 Frank Aiken Fianna Fáil George Coburn Fine Gael Paddy Donegan Fine Gael Mayo North 3 Phelim Calleary Fianna Fáil Patrick Lindsay Fine Gael Thomas O'Hara Clann na Talmhan Mayo South 4 Joseph Blowick Clann na Talmhan Seán Flanagan Fianna Fáil Henry Kenny Fine Gael Mícheál Ó Móráin Fianna Fáil Meath 3 Patrick Giles Fine Gael Michael Hilliard Fianna Fáil James Tully Labour Party (Ireland) Monaghan 3 James Dillon Fine Gael Edward Kelly Fianna Fáil Patrick Mooney Fianna Fáil Roscommon 4 John Beirne Clann na Talmhan Gerald Boland Fianna Fáil James Burke Fine Gael Jack McQuillan Independent politician (Ireland) Sligo–Leitrim 5 Stephen Flynn Fianna Fáil Eugene Gilbride Fianna Fáil Bernard Maguire Independent politician (Ireland) Mary Reynolds Fine Gael Joseph Roddy Fine Gael Tipperary North 3 John Fanning Fianna Fáil Daniel Morrissey Fine Gael Mary Ryan Fianna Fáil Tipperary South 4 Dan Breen Fianna Fáil Patrick Crowe Fine Gael Michael Davern Fianna Fáil Richard Mulcahy Fine Gael Waterford 4 William Kenneally Fianna Fáil Thomas Kyne Labour Party (Ireland) Thaddeus Lynch Fine Gael John Ormonde Fianna Fáil Wexford 5 Denis Allen Fianna Fáil Brendan Corish Labour Party (Ireland) Anthony Esmonde Fine Gael John O'Leary Labour Party (Ireland) James Ryan Fianna Fáil Wicklow 3 Paudge Brennan Fianna Fáil Mark Deering Fine Gael James Everett Labour Party (Ireland) Changes 2 June 1954 Clare Ceann Comhairle Labour Party (Ireland) Patrick Hogan takes office as Ceann Comhairle 31 July 1955 Limerick West Fine Gael Death of David Madden 11 December 1955 Kerry North Clann na Poblachta Death of Johnny Connor 13 December 1955 Limerick West Fianna Fáil Michael Colbert wins the seat vacated by the death of Madden 1955 Limerick West by-election 29 February 1956 Kerry North Clann na Poblachta Kathleen O'Connor holds the seat vacated by the death of her father Johnny Connor 1956 Kerry North by-election 1 March 1956 Leix–Offaly Labour Party (Ireland) Death of William Davin 13 March 1956 Dublin North-East Independent politician (Ireland) Death of Alfie Byrne 30 April 1956 Leix–Offaly Fianna Fáil Kieran Egan wins the seat vacated by the death of Davin 1956 Leix–Offaly by-election 30 April 1956 Dublin North-East Independent politician (Ireland) Patrick Byrne holds the seat vacated by the death of his father Alfie Byrne 1956 Dublin North-East by-election 20 June 1956 Cork Borough Fianna Fáil Death of Patrick McGrath 2 August 1956 Cork Borough Fianna Fáil John Galvin holds the seat vacated by the death of McGrath 1956 Cork Borough by-election 14 July 1956 Carlow–Kilkenny Fianna Fáil Death of Thomas Walsh 4 August 1956 Dublin South-West Fine Gael Death of Peadar Doyle 14 November 1956 Carlow–Kilkenny Fianna Fáil Martin Medlar holds the seat vacated by the death of Walsh 1956 Carlow–Kilkenny by-election 14 November 1956 Dublin South-West Fianna Fáil Noel Lemass wins the seat vacated by the death of Doyle 1956 Dublin South-West by-election References External links Houses of the Oireachtas: Debates: 15th Dáil 15