12th Dáil

TDs from 1944 to 1948 July 2021 July 2021 12th Dáil Oireachtas logo.svg 100px Dáil Éireann Ireland Leinster House 1944 general election 4th government of Ireland 9 June 1944 12 January 1948 11th Dáil 13th Dáil 138 Ceann Comhairle Frank Fahy Taoiseach Éamon de Valera Tánaiste Seán Lemass— Seán T. O'Kellyuntil 14 June 1945 Chief Whip Eamon Kissane Leader of the Opposition Richard Mulcahy 9 June 1944 28 June 1944 19 September 1944 20 July 1945 10 October 1945 21 August 1946 23 October 1946 6 August 1947 8 October 1947 11 December 1947 The 12th Dáil was elected at the 1944 general election on 30 May 1944 and first met on 9 June 1944. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature), of Ireland are known as TDs. It sat with the 5th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas. The 12th Dáil was dissolved by President Seán T. O'Kelly on 12 January 1948, at the request of the Taoiseach Éamon de Valera. The 12th Dáil lasted 9 June 1944 12 Jan 1948. Composition of the 12th Dáil DAEFF2 #A2A9B1 4th government PartyMay 1944Jan. 1948Change Fianna Fáil 76 76 Fine Gael 30 25 5Clann na Talmhan 11 11 Labour Party (Ireland) 8 8 National Labour 4 4 Irish Monetary Reform Association 1 1 Clann na Poblachta 2 2Independent politician (Ireland) 8 8 Ceann Comhairle 1 1Casual vacancy 2 2Total 138 Graphical representation This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 12th Dáil from June 1944. This was not the official seating plan. 290px Ceann Comhairle On 9 June 1944, Frank Fahy (FF), who had served as Ceann Comhairle since 1932, was proposed by Éamon de Valera and seconded by Richard Mulcahy for the position, and was elected without a vote.https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1944-06-09/2/ Election of Ceann Comhairle Dáil Debates 94 1 9 June 1944 11 August 2022 Houses of the Oireachtas 11 August 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220811064040/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1944-06-09/2/ live TDs by constituency The 138 TDs elected at the 1944 general election are listed by Dáil constituency.Oireachtas Database Members of the 12th Dáil Athlone–Longford 3 Thomas Carter Fianna Fáil Erskine H. Childers Fianna Fáil Seán Mac Eoin Fine Gael Carlow–Kildare 4 Thomas Harris Fianna Fáil James Hughes Fine Gael Francis Humphreys Fianna Fáil William Norton Labour Party (Ireland) Cavan 4 Patrick O'Reilly Clann na Talmhan Tom O'Reilly Independent politician (Ireland) Michael Sheridan Fianna Fáil Paddy Smith Fianna Fáil Clare 5 Patrick Burke Fine Gael Thomas Burke Independent politician (Ireland) Éamon de Valera Fianna Fáil Seán O'Grady Fianna Fáil Peter O'Loghlen Fianna Fáil Cork Borough 4 Richard Anthony Independent politician (Ireland) Frank Daly Fianna Fáil William Dwyer Independent politician (Ireland) Walter Furlong Fianna Fáil Cork North 4 Patrick Halliden Clann na Talmhan Patrick McAuliffe Labour Party (Ireland) Seán Moylan Fianna Fáil Leo Skinner Fianna Fáil Cork South-East 3 William Broderick Fine Gael Martin Corry Fianna Fáil Seán McCarthy Fianna Fáil Cork West 5 Seán Buckley Fianna Fáil Timothy J. Murphy Labour Party (Ireland) Patrick O'Driscoll Clann na Talmhan Eamonn O'Neill Fine Gael Timothy O'Sullivan Fianna Fáil Donegal East 4 Neal Blaney Fianna Fáil John Friel Fianna Fáil Daniel McMenamin Fine Gael William Sheldon Independent politician (Ireland) Donegal West 3 Brian Brady Fianna Fáil Cormac Breslin Fianna Fáil Michael Óg McFadden Fine Gael Dublin South 7 Robert Briscoe Fianna Fáil Maurice E. Dockrell Fine Gael Peadar Doyle Fine Gael James Larkin Jnr Labour Party (Ireland) Seán Lemass Fianna Fáil James Lynch Fianna Fáil John McCann Fianna Fáil Dublin County 5 Seán Brady Fianna Fáil Patrick Burke Fianna Fáil Liam Cosgrave Fine Gael Henry Dockrell Fine Gael Patrick Fogarty Fianna Fáil Dublin North-East 3 Alfie Byrne Independent politician (Ireland) Harry Colley Fianna Fáil Oscar Traynor Fianna Fáil Dublin North-West 5 Cormac Breathnach Fianna Fáil Patrick McGilligan Fine Gael John S. O'Connor Fianna Fáil Seán T. O'Kelly Fianna Fáil Martin O'Sullivan Labour Party (Ireland) Dublin Townships 3 Bernard Butler Fianna Fáil John A. Costello Fine Gael Seán MacEntee Fianna Fáil Galway East 4 Patrick Beegan Fianna Fáil Frank Fahy Fianna Fáil Michael Donnellan Clann na Talmhan Mark Killilea Snr Fianna Fáil Galway West 3 Gerald Bartley Fianna Fáil Michael Lydon Fianna Fáil Joseph Mongan Fine Gael Kerry North 4 Patrick Finucane Clann na Talmhan Eamon Kissane Fianna Fáil Tom McEllistrim Fianna Fáil Dan Spring National Labour Party (Ireland) Kerry South 3 Frederick Crowley Fianna Fáil John Healy Fianna Fáil Fionán Lynch Fine Gael Kilkenny 3 Eamonn Coogan Fine Gael Thomas Derrig Fianna Fáil James Pattison National Labour Party (Ireland) Leitrim 3 Stephen Flynn Fianna Fáil Bernard Maguire Independent politician (Ireland) Mary Reynolds Fine Gael Leix–Offaly 5 Patrick Boland Fianna Fáil William Davin Labour Party (Ireland) Patrick Gorry Fianna Fáil Thomas F. O'Higgins Fine Gael Oliver J. Flanagan Irish Monetary Reform Association Limerick 7 George C. Bennett Fine Gael Daniel Bourke Fianna Fáil Michael Colbert Fianna Fáil Michael Keyes Labour Party (Ireland) Donnchadh Ó Briain Fianna Fáil James Reidy Fine Gael Robert Ryan Fianna Fáil Louth 3 Frank Aiken Fianna Fáil James Coburn Fine Gael Laurence Walsh Fianna Fáil Mayo North 3 Patrick Browne Fine Gael James Kilroy Fianna Fáil P. J. Ruttledge Fianna Fáil Mayo South 5 Joseph Blowick Clann na Talmhan Dominick Cafferky Clann na Talmhan Micheál Clery Fianna Fáil Mícheál Ó Móráin Fianna Fáil Richard Walsh Fianna Fáil Meath–Westmeath 5 Charles Fagan Fine Gael Patrick Giles Fine Gael Michael Hilliard Fianna Fáil Michael Kennedy Fianna Fáil Matthew O'Reilly Fianna Fáil Monaghan 3 James Dillon Independent politician (Ireland) Bridget Rice Fianna Fáil Conn Ward Fianna Fáil Roscommon 3 John Beirne Clann na Talmhan Gerald Boland Fianna Fáil Daniel O'Rourke Fianna Fáil Sligo 3 Martin Brennan Fianna Fáil Martin Roddy Fine Gael Patrick Rogers Fine Gael Tipperary 7 Dan Breen Fianna Fáil Andrew Fogarty Fianna Fáil Frank Loughman Fianna Fáil Daniel Morrissey Fine Gael Richard Mulcahy Fine Gael William O'Donnell Clann na Talmhan Mary Ryan Fianna Fáil Waterford 4 Denis Heskin Clann na Talmhan Patrick Little Fianna Fáil Michael Morrissey Fianna Fáil Bridget Redmond Fine Gael Wexford 5 Denis Allen Fianna Fáil Richard Corish Labour Party (Ireland) John Keating Fine Gael John O'Leary National Labour Party (Ireland) James Ryan Fianna Fáil Wicklow 3 Thomas Brennan Fianna Fáil Patrick Cogan Clann na Talmhan James Everett National Labour Party (Ireland) Changes 9 June 1944 Galway East Ceann Comhairle Fianna Fáil Frank Fahy takes office as Ceann Comhairle 3 October 1944 Kerry South Fine Gael Resignation of Fionán Lynch on appointment as a Circuit Court judgeResignation of a Deputy Dáil Debates 95 1 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1944-10-03/30/ Houses of the Oireachtas 18 April 2022 3 October 1944 18 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220418130759/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1944-10-03/30/ live 10 November 1944 Kerry South Fianna Fáil Donal O'Donoghue gains the seat vacated by LynchNew Deputy takes his Seat https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1944-11-29/48/ 29 November 1944 Dáil Debates 95 8 Houses of the Oireachtas 17 May 2026 1944 Kerry South by-election 7 February 1945 Clare Fine Gael Death of Patrick BurkeDeputy Dies at Leinster House https://epaper.irishtimes.com/titles/irishtimes/5088/publications/36587/pages/1 The Irish Times 8 February 1945 1 subscriptionDeath of a Deputy https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1945-02-07/38/ 7 February 1945 Dáil Debates 95 17 Houses of the Oireachtas 17 May 2026Bás Teachta https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1945-02-08/13/ 8 February 1945 Dáil Debates 95 18 ga Houses of the Oireachtas 17 May 2026 15 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180515093213/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1945-02-08/13/ live 5 May 1945 Kerry South Fianna Fáil Death of Frederick Crowley002254.v1 Crowley, Frederick Hugh Dempsey Pauric J.Bás Teachta https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1945-05-15/21/ 15 May 1945 Dáil Debates 97 4 ga Houses of the Oireachtas 17 May 2026 18 June 1945 Dublin North-West Fianna Fáil Election of Seán T. O'Kelly as president of IrelandElection of President of Ireland https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1945-06-20/21/ 20 June 1945 Dáil Debates 97 12 Houses of the Oireachtas 17 May 2026 27 November 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20241127222355/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1945-06-20/21/ live 1945 Irish presidential election 19 July 1945 Wexford Labour Party (Ireland) Death of Richard Corish002047.v1 Corish, Richard Dempsey Pauric J.Death of A Deputy https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1945-07-20/3/ 20 July 1945 Dáil Debates 97 26 Houses of the Oireachtas 17 May 2026 10 October 1945 Mayo South Fianna Fáil Resignation of Micheál Clery to take office as Dublin county registrarResignation of a Deputy Dáil Debates 98 1 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1945-10-10/51/ Houses of the Oireachtas 18 April 2022 10 October 1945 18 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220418130801/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1945-10-10/51/ live December 4 1945 Clare Fianna Fáil Patrick Shanahan gains the seat vacated by the death of BurkeNew Deputies Take Their Seats https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1945-12-12/25/ 12 December 1945 Dáil Debates 98 14 Houses of the Oireachtas 17 May 2026 16 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180516183354/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1945-12-12/25/ live 1945 Clare by-election 4 December 1945 Kerry South Fianna Fáil Honor Crowley holds the seat vacated by the death of her husband Frederick Crowley 1945 Kerry South by-election 4 December 1945 Dublin North-West Fianna Fáil Vivion de Valera holds the seat vacated by O'Kelly 1945 Dublin North-West by-election 4 December 1945 Wexford Labour Party (Ireland) Brendan Corish holds the seat vacated by the death of his father Richard Corish 1945 Wexford by-election 4 December 1945 Mayo South Clann na Talmhan Bernard Commons gains the seat vacated by Clery 1945 Mayo South by-election 29 March 1946 Cork Borough Independent politician (Ireland) Resignation of William DwyerMr W. Dwyer to Retire from Politics https://epaper.irishtimes.com/titles/irishtimes/5088/publications/37104/pages/1 The Irish Times 29 March 1946 subscription 1Resignation of a Deputy Dáil Debates 100 7 https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1946-03-29/3/ Houses of the Oireachtas 18 April 2022 29 March 1946 16 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180516171930/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1946-03-29/3/ live 14 June 1946 Cork Borough Fianna Fáil Patrick McGrath gains the seat vacated by DwyerNew Deputy takes his Seat https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1946-06-19/22/ 19 June 1946 Dáil Debates 101 16 Houses of the Oireachtas 16 May 2026 1946 Cork Borough by-election 4 February 1947 Tipperary Clann na Talmhan Death of William O'DonnellDeath of a Deputy https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1947-02-11/42/ 11 February 1947 Dáil Debates 104 5 Houses of the Oireachtas 16 May 2026 2 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191102205434/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1947-02-11/42/ live 2 May 1947 Dublin County Fianna Fáil Death of Patrick FogartyDeath of a Deputy https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1947-05-02/3/ ga 2 May 1947 Dáil Debates 105 15 Houses of the Oireachtas 16 May 2026 28 September 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210928231829/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1947-05-02/3/ live 10 May 1947 Waterford Fianna Fáil Death of Michael MorrisseyDeath of a Deputy https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1947-05-13/19/ 13 May 1947 Dáil Debates 106 1 Houses of the Oireachtas 16 May 2026 15 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231015162220/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1947-05-13/19/ live 31 July 1947 Meath–Westmeath Independent politician (Ireland) Fine Gael Charles Fagan resigns from partyFine Gael member resigns from party https://epaper.irishtimes.com/titles/irishtimes/5088/publications/37723/pages/1 The Irish Times 1 August 1947 subscription 1 29 October 1947 Tipperary Clann na Poblachta Patrick Kinane gains the seat vacated by the death of O'DonnellNew Deputies Take Their Seats https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1947-11-05/20/ 5 November 1947 Dáil Debates 108 9 Houses of the Oireachtas 16 May 2026 15 October 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231015093541/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1947-11-05/20/ live 1947 Tipperary by-election 29 October 1947 Dublin County Clann na Poblachta Seán MacBride gains the seat vacated by the death of Fogarty 1947 Dublin County by-election 29 October 1947 Waterford Fianna Fáil John Ormonde holds the seat vacated by the death of MorrisseyNew Deputies Take Their Seats https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1947-11-06/7/ 6 November 1947 Dáil Debates 108 10 Houses of the Oireachtas 15 October 2023 26 May 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20231015091954/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1947-11-06/7/ live 1947 Waterford by-election 1 January 1948 Carlow–Kildare Fine Gael Death of James Hugheshttps://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1948-02-18/3/ Dáil Debates 110 1 18 February 1948 Deceased Deputies ga 5 November 2019 Houses of the Oireachtas 5 November 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191105184535/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/dail/1948-02-18/3/ live 8 January 1948 Sligo Fine Gael Death of Martin Roddy007767.v1 Roddy, Martin White Lawrence William Eamonn Coogan (FG), an outgoing TD for Kilkenny, died after the dissolution of the 12th Dáil, during the 1948 general election campaign. References External links Debates: 12th Dáil https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/find/?debateType=dail&datePeriod=term&term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fdail%2F12 Houses of the Oireachtas TDs & Senators: 12th Dáil https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/tds/?term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fdail%2F12 Houses of the Oireachtas 16 April 2022 5 May 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180505142127/http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=12&MemberID=849&ConstID=86 live Oireachtas Database 12