Michael Mullen (Irish politician)

Michael Mullen
Senator
In office
1 June 1973 – 27 October 1977
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
Teachta Dála
In office
October 1961 – June 1969
ConstituencyDublin North-West
Personal details
Born(1919-02-01)1 February 1919
Dublin, Ireland
Died1 November 1982(1982-11-01) (aged 63)
Frankfurt, Germany
Political partyLabour Party
SpouseAnne Peavoy
Children5

Michael Mullen (1 February 1919 – 1 November 1982) was an Irish Labour Party politician and trade union official.

He was born 1 February 1919 in Church Street, Dublin, the son of John Mullen, a glassblower, and Martha Smith. He was educated at St Michan's school in Halston St., but left school at 14 to work in a butcher's after his father's death. At 16 he got a job in the Ever Ready battery factory in Portobello, where he joined the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union (ITGWU), and was elected a shop steward the following year. He was a member of the Irish Republican Army during the 1940s, but left in 1945 to join the Labour Party.[1]

He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1951 and 1957 general elections.[2] He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency at the 1961 general election[3] and was re-elected at the 1965 general election.[2] He did not contest the 1969 general election. He was nominated by the Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave in 1973 to the 13th Seanad.

He was a member of Dublin Corporation from 1960 to 1969. He was general secretary of the ITGWU from 1969 to 1982.[1]

He was married to Anne Peavoy, and they had three daughters and two sons.[1] He died on 1 November 1982 in Frankfurt, while attending a trade union conference.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d Coleman, Marie. "Mullen, Michael". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Michael Mullen". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 1 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Michael Mullen". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 1 October 2008.