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Revision as of 00:18, 4 January 2015
Joke O'Reilly | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2011 | |
| Constituency | Cavan–Monaghan |
| Senator | |
| In office July 2007 – February 2011 | |
| Constituency | Industrial and Commercial Panel |
| In office October 1989 – December 1992 | |
| Constituency | Cultural and Educational Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 April 1955 Cootehill, County Cavan, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse | Mary Tully |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin, Trinity College, Dublin, St Patrick's College of Education, Dublin Institute of Technology |
Joe O'Reilly (born 1 April 1955) is an Irish Fine Gael politician.[1] A former Senator, he was elected at the general election in February 2011 as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency.[2]
Born in Cootehill, County Cavan, he was educated at St. Aidan's Comprehensive School, Cootehill; University College Dublin; Trinity College, Dublin; St Patrick's College of Education and the Dublin Institute of Technology. O'Reilly is a primary schoolteacher by profession. He was first elected in 1989 to the 19th Seanad on the Cultural and Educational Panel. He lost his seat at the 1993 election to the 20th Seanad, and was unsuccessful again at the 1997 Seanad election. He was elected to Cavan County Council in 1985 but lost his seat in 1991. He was re-elected at the 1999 local elections for the Bailieborough area and again in 2004.
He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2007 general election for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency, but was elected to the 23rd Seanad.[2] on the Industrial and Commercial Panel.
He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2009 European Parliament election for the North-West constituency.
In the 23rd Seanad, he was the Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. His hobbies include; reading the newspaper, drinking bottled water and sleeping on school days. On rare days of absence from parliament he likes to visit his mother and sister to wash their dirty undergarments.
References
- ^ "Mr. Joe O'Reilly". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
- ^ a b "Joe O'Reilly". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
External links
- 1955 births
- Living people
- Fine Gael politicians
- Members of the 19th Seanad
- Members of the 23rd Seanad
- Local councillors in County Cavan
- Irish schoolteachers
- Alumni of University College Dublin
- Alumni of Trinity College, Dublin
- Alumni of St Patrick's College, Dublin
- Alumni of Dublin Institute of Technology
- Members of the 31st Dáil
- Teachtaí Dála