18th Dáil

TDs from 1965 to 1969 July 2021 July 2021 18th Dáil Oireachtas logo.svg 100px Dáil Éireann Ireland Leinster House 1965 general election 11th government of Ireland (1965–1966) 12th government of Ireland (1966–1969) 21 April 1965 22 May 1969 17th Dáil 19th Dáil 144 Ceann Comhairle Cormac Breslin— Patrick Hoganuntil 14 November 1967 Taoiseach Jack Lynch— Seán Lemassuntil 10 November 1966 Tánaiste Frank Aiken Chief Whip Michael Carty Leader of the Opposition Liam Cosgrave 21 April 1965 21 July 1965 20 October 1965 8 July 1966 27 September 1966 26 July 1967 18 October 1967 11 July 1968 23 October 1968 21 May 1969 The 18th Dáil was elected at the 1965 general election on 7 April 1965 and met on 21 April 1965. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature) of Ireland, are known as TDs. It sat with the 11th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas. The 18th Dáil saw a change of Taoiseach from Seán Lemass to Jack Lynch in November 1966. On 22 May 1969, President Éamon de Valera dissolved the Dáil at the request of Taoiseach Jack Lynch. The 18th Dáil lasted 21 Apr 1965 22 May 1969. Composition of the 18th Dáil DAEFF2 #A2A9B1 11th, 12th government PartyApr. 1965May 1969Change Fianna Fáil 72 73 1 Fine Gael 47 46 1 Labour Party (Ireland) 22 18 4 Clann na Poblachtacnp comp Clann na Poblachta was dissolved in July 1965, with their only elected TD John Tully sitting as an independent for the rest of the Dáil. 1 1 Independent politician (Ireland) 2 3 1 Ceann Comhairle 1 1 Casual vacancy 3 3Total 144 comp Fianna Fáil formed the 11th government of Ireland led by Seán Lemass as Taoiseach. In 1966, Lemass resigned as Fianna Fáil leader and Taoiseach, to be succeeded by Jack Lynch, who formed the 12th government of Ireland. Graphical representation This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 18th Dáil from April 1965. 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 since 1951, was proposed by Seán Lemass (FF) and seconded by James Dillon (FG) for the position. His election was approved without a vote.Election of Ceann Comhairle https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1965-04-21/3/ Dáil Debates – Vol. 215 No. 1 25 August 2022 21 April 1965 25 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220825182704/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1965-04-21/3/ live On 7 November 1967, Hogan retired as Ceann Comhairle.Retirement of Ceann Comhairle: Report of Clerk of Dáil https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1967-11-07/2/ Dáil Debates – Vol. 230 No. 2 25 August 2022 7 November 1965 8 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220708040117/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1967-11-07/2/ live Cormac Breslin (FF), the Leas-Cheann Comhairle, was appointed to the position on a temporary basis. On 14 November, Breslin was proposed by Lemass to the position on a permanent basis. His election was approved without a vote.Election of Ceann Comhairle https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1967-11-14/40/ Dáil Debates – Vol. 231 No. 2 25 August 2022 14 November 1967 8 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220708040121/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1967-11-14/40/ live TDs by constituency The list of the 144 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.TDs & Senators (18th Dáil) https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/tds/?term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fdail%2F18 Houses of the Oireachtas 14 June 2022 5 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180505102519/http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=18&MemberID=455&ConstID=157 live Members of the 18th Dáil Carlow–Kilkenny 5 Patrick Crotty Fine Gael Jim Gibbons Fianna Fáil Desmond Governey Fine Gael Tom Nolan Fianna Fáil Séamus Pattison Labour Party (Ireland) Cavan 3 Tom Fitzpatrick Fine Gael Paddy Smith Fianna Fáil John Tully Clann na Poblachta Clare 4 Patrick Hillery Fianna Fáil William Murphy Fine Gael Patrick Hogan Labour Party (Ireland) Seán Ó Ceallaigh Fianna Fáil Cork Borough 5 Stephen Barrett Fine Gael Seán Casey Labour Party (Ireland) Gus Healy Fianna Fáil Jack Lynch Fianna Fáil Pearse Wyse Fianna Fáil Cork Mid 4 Donal Creed Fine Gael Flor Crowley Fianna Fáil Eileen Desmond Labour Party (Ireland) Thomas Meaney Fianna Fáil Cork North-East 5 Richard Barry Fine Gael Philip Burton Fine Gael Martin Corry Fianna Fáil Jerry Cronin Fianna Fáil Patrick McAuliffe Labour Party (Ireland) Cork South-West 3 Seán Collins Fine Gael Edward Cotter Fianna Fáil Michael Pat Murphy Labour Party (Ireland) Donegal North-East 3 Neil Blaney Fianna Fáil Liam Cunningham Fianna Fáil Paddy Harte Fine Gael Donegal South-West 3 Joseph Brennan Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin Fianna Fáil Patrick O'Donnell Fine Gael Dublin County 5 Kevin Boland Fianna Fáil Patrick Burke Fianna Fáil Mark Clinton Fine Gael Seán Dunne Labour Party (Ireland) Des Foley Fianna Fáil Dublin North-Central 4 Luke Belton Fine Gael Vivion de Valera Fianna Fáil Celia Lynch Fianna Fáil Michael O'Leary Labour Party (Ireland) Dublin North-East 5 Paddy Belton Fine Gael Patrick Byrne Fine Gael George Colley Fianna Fáil Charles Haughey Fianna Fáil Denis Larkin Labour Party (Ireland) Dublin North-West 3 Declan Costello Fine Gael Richard Gogan Fianna Fáil Michael Mullen Labour Party (Ireland) Dublin South-Central 5 Philip Brady Fianna Fáil Frank Cluskey Labour Party (Ireland) Maurice E. Dockrell Fine Gael Tom Fitzpatrick Fianna Fáil Seán Lemass Fianna Fáil Dublin South-East 3 John A. Costello Fine Gael Seán MacEntee Fianna Fáil Seán Moore Fianna Fáil Dublin South-West 5 Ben Briscoe Fianna Fáil Joseph Dowling Fianna Fáil Noel Lemass Fianna Fáil John O'Connell Labour Party (Ireland) Richie Ryan Fine Gael Dún Laoghaire and Rathdown 4 David Andrews Fianna Fáil Lionel Booth Fianna Fáil Liam Cosgrave Fine Gael H. Percy Dockrell Fine Gael Galway East 5 Michael Carty Fianna Fáil John Donnellan Fine Gael Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins Fine Gael Michael F. Kitt Fianna Fáil Anthony Millar Fianna Fáil Galway West 3 Fintan Coogan Fine Gael Johnny Geoghegan Fianna Fáil Bobby Molloy Fianna Fáil Kerry North 3 Patrick Finucane Independent politician (Ireland) Tom McEllistrim Fianna Fáil Dan Spring Labour Party (Ireland) Kerry South 3 Honor Crowley Fianna Fáil Patrick Connor Fine Gael Timothy O'Connor Fianna Fáil Kildare 4 Terence Boylan Fianna Fáil Brendan Crinion Fianna Fáil Patrick Norton Labour Party (Ireland) Gerard Sweetman Fine Gael Laois–Offaly 5 Henry Byrne Labour Party (Ireland) Nicholas Egan Fianna Fáil Oliver J. Flanagan Fine Gael Patrick Lalor Fianna Fáil Tom O'Higgins Fine Gael Limerick East 4 Paddy Clohessy Fianna Fáil Stephen Coughlan Labour Party (Ireland) Tom O'Donnell Fine Gael Donogh O'Malley Fianna Fáil Limerick West 3 James Collins Fianna Fáil Denis Jones Fine Gael Donnchadh Ó Briain Fianna Fáil Longford–Westmeath 4 Frank Carter Fianna Fáil Patrick Lenihan Fianna Fáil Gerry L'Estrange Fine Gael Joe Sheridan Independent politician (Ireland) Louth 3 Frank Aiken Fianna Fáil Paddy Donegan Fine Gael Pádraig Faulkner Fianna Fáil Mayo North 3 Phelim Calleary Fianna Fáil Patrick Lindsay Fine Gael Thomas O'Hara Fine Gael Mayo South 4 Seán Flanagan Fianna Fáil Henry Kenny Fine Gael Michael Lyons Fine Gael Mícheál Ó Móráin Fianna Fáil Meath 3 Denis Farrelly Fine Gael Michael Hilliard Fianna Fáil James Tully Labour Party (Ireland) Monaghan 3 Erskine H. Childers Fianna Fáil James Dillon Fine Gael Patrick Mooney Fianna Fáil Roscommon 4 Joan Burke Fine Gael Hugh Gibbons Fianna Fáil Brian Lenihan Fianna Fáil Patrick J. Reynolds Fine Gael Sligo–Leitrim 4 James Gallagher Fianna Fáil Eugene Gilbride Fianna Fáil Eugene Gilhawley Fine Gael Joseph McLoughlin Fine Gael Tipperary North 3 Thomas Dunne Fine Gael John Fanning Fianna Fáil Patrick Tierney Labour Party (Ireland) Tipperary South 4 Don Davern Fianna Fáil Jackie Fahey Fianna Fáil Patrick Hogan Fine Gael Seán Treacy Labour Party (Ireland) Waterford 3 Billy Kenneally Fianna Fáil Thomas Kyne Labour Party (Ireland) Thaddeus Lynch Fine Gael Wexford 4 Lorcan Allen Fianna Fáil Brendan Corish Labour Party (Ireland) Anthony Esmonde Fine Gael James Kennedy Fianna Fáil Wicklow 3 Paudge Brennan Fianna Fáil James Everett Labour Party (Ireland) Michael O'Higgins Fine Gael Changes 21 April 1965 Clare Ceann Comhairle Labour Party (Ireland) Patrick Hogan takes office as Ceann Comhairle 10 July 1965 Cavan Independent politician (Ireland) Clann na Poblachta John Tully becomes an independent TD on the dissolution of Clann na Poblachta 18 October 1966 Kerry South Fianna Fáil Death of Honor Crowley 25 October 1966 Waterford Fine Gael Death of Thaddeus Lynch 7 December 1966 Kerry South Fianna Fáil John O'Leary holds seat vacated by the death of Crowley 1966 Kerry South by-election 7 December 1966 Waterford Fianna Fáil Fad Browne wins seat vacated by the death of Lynch 1966 Waterford by-election 29 April 1967 Cork Borough Labour Party (Ireland) Death of Seán Casey 1 September 1967 Limerick West Fianna Fáil Death of James Collins 7 November 1967 Clare Labour Party (Ireland) Ceann Comhairle Patrick Hogan retires as Ceann Comhairle 9 November 1967 Cork Borough Fianna Fáil Seán French wins seat vacated by the death of Casey 1967 Cork Borough by-election 9 November 1967 Limerick West Fianna Fáil Gerry Collins holds seat vacated by the death of his father James Collins 1967 Limerick West by-election 14 November 1967 Donegal South-West Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin takes office as Ceann Comhairle 16 November 1967 Clare Fine Gael Death of William Murphy 14 December 1967 Kildare Independent politician (Ireland) Labour Party (Ireland) Patrick Norton resigns from the Labour PartyT.D. resigns from Labour Party https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1967/1215/Pg001.html#Ar00101 1 The Irish Times subscription 15 December 1967 18 December 1967 Wicklow Labour Party (Ireland) Death of James Everett 10 March 1968 Limerick East Fianna Fáil Death of Donogh O'Malley 14 March 1968 Clare Fianna Fáil Sylvester Barrett wins seat vacated by the death of Murphy 1968 Clare by-election 14 March 1968 Wicklow Fine Gael Godfrey Timmins wins seat vacated by the death of Everett 1968 Wicklow by-election 22 May 1968 Limerick East Fianna Fáil Desmond O'Malley holds seat vacated by the death of his uncle Donogh O'Malley 1968 Limerick East by-election 13 September 1968 Wexford Fianna Fáil Death of James Kennedy 2 November 1968 Tipperary South Fianna Fáil Death of Don Davern 26 February 1969 Kildare Fianna Fáil Independent politician (Ireland) Patrick Norton joins Fianna FáilNorton gets FF approval https://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/archive/1969/0227/Pg008.html#Ar00813 8 The Irish Times subscription 27 February 1969 24 January 1969 Clare Labour Party (Ireland) Death of Patrick Hogan References External links Houses of the Oireachtas: Debates: 18th Dáil 18