Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

Irish former Fianna Fáil politician (b. 1969)

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony
Teachta Dála
In office
February 2016 – February 2020
ConstituencyCork South-West
Personal details
Born
Margaret Murphy

(1969-04-03) 3 April 1969 (age 55)
Bandon, County Cork, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
SpousePaddy O'Mahony
Children2
Alma materCork Institute of Technology

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (born 3 April 1969) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-West constituency from 2016 to 2020.[1]

She had been a member of Cork County Council for the Bandon-Kinsale local electoral area from 2014 to 2016.[2][3]

She is anti-abortion and did not support the repeal of the eighth amendment.[4] She was the Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Disability from 2016 to 2020.[citation needed]

She lost her seat at the 2020 general election.[5] She unsuccessfully contested the 2020 Seanad election.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Margaret Murphy O'Mahony". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 11 May 2019. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ^ "Margaret Murphy O'Mahony". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Election 2016: Margaret Murphy O'Mahony". RTÉ News. 27 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Floating Voter podcast: Who knows how long a baby will live, asks TD opposed to abortion". Irish Independent. 9 June 2016. Archived from the original on 7 April 2017. Retrieved 14 March 2017.
  5. ^ Baker, Noel (10 February 2020). "Cork South-West results: Social Democrat Holly Cairns secures seat". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Third time unlucky for Margaret in her bid for Senate seat". Southern Star. 22 February 2021. Archived from the original on 6 June 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Cork South-West constituency
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Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
17th 1961 Seán Collins
(FG)
Michael Pat Murphy
(Lab)
Edward Cotter
(FF)
18th 1965
19th 1969 John O'Sullivan
(FG)
Flor Crowley
(FF)
20th 1973
21st 1977 Jim O'Keeffe
(FG)
Joe Walsh
(FF)
22nd 1981 P. J. Sheehan
(FG)
Flor Crowley
(FF)
23rd 1982 (Feb) Joe Walsh
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov)
25th 1987
26th 1989
27th 1992
28th 1997
29th 2002 Denis O'Donovan
(FF)
30th 2007 P. J. Sheehan
(FG)
Christy O'Sullivan
(FF)
31st 2011 Jim Daly
(FG)
Noel Harrington
(FG)
Michael McCarthy
(Lab)
32nd 2016 Margaret Murphy O'Mahony
(FF)
Michael Collins
(Ind)
33rd 2020 Holly Cairns
(SD)
Christopher O'Sullivan
(FF)