Joseph Dowling | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 27 October 1977 – 8 October 1981 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office April 1965 – June 1977 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South-West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 February 1922 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 31 May 2014 (aged 92) County Galway, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Joseph Dowling (2 February 1922 – 31 May 2014) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. An auctioneer before entering politics, Dowling was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-West constituency at the 1965 general election,[1] having previously stood at the 1961 general election.[2]
Dowling held his seat at every subsequent election until he lost it at the 1977 general election in the new Dublin Ballyfermot constituency. He was then elected to Seanad Éireann on the Labour Panel. He died in Ballinasloe on 31 May 2014, at the age of 92.[3]