Thomas Dunne (Irish politician)

Thomas Dunne
Teachta Dála
In office
October 1961 – June 1977
ConstituencyTipperary North
Member of the European Parliament
In office
March 1973 – June 1977
ConstituencyOireachtas Delegation
Personal details
Born(1926-03-10)10 March 1926
County Tipperary, Ireland
Died3 August 1990(1990-08-03) (aged 64)
County Tipperary, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael

Thomas Dunne (10 March 1926 – 3 August 1990) was an Irish Fine Gael politician and Teachta Dála (TD) for Tipperary North from 1961 to 1977.[1]

He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1957 general election, but at the 1961 general election he defeated the Fianna Fáil TD Mary Ryan, and took his seat in the 17th Dáil.[2] He was re-elected at the next three general elections, before losing his seat in the Fianna Fáil landslide at the 1977 general election to Michael Smith.

In 1973, Dunne was appointed a member of the second delegation from the Oireachtas to the European Parliament.[3]

  1. ^ "Thomas Dunne". Oireachtas Members Database. 25 April 1974. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  2. ^ "Thomas Dunne – Dáil Éireann". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 1 October 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
  3. ^ "Thomas Dunne – European Parliament". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 2 October 2012. Retrieved 27 September 2012.