Seán Sherwin
Seán Sherwin | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office March 1970 – February 1973 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South-West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 December 1946[1] Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 30 April 2025 (aged 78) County Roscommon, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Other political affiliations | Aontacht Éireann |
| Spouse | Betty Davis[2] |
| Children | 3 |
Seán Sherwin (12 December 1946 – 30 April 2025) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[3]
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Dublin South-West constituency at the 1969 general election. However, Dublin South-West's long-serving Labour Party TD Seán Dunne, who had been re-elected at the general election, died only seven days after polling. Sherwin was selected as the Fianna Fáil candidate at the by-election on 4 March 1970, and won, taking his seat in the 19th Dáil, aged 23.[4][5]
He resigned from Fianna Fáil in 1971 in the wake of the Arms Crisis, and joined Kevin Boland's new party Aontacht Éireann.[6] The new party failed to take off at the 1973 general election, and Sherwin lost his seat to Fine Gael's Declan Costello.[4]
He later rejoined Fianna Fáil, and at the November 1982 general election he was one of four Fianna Fáil candidates in Dublin West. He won only 2.1% of the first-preference votes and was not elected.[4]
Sherwin died on 30 April 2025 at his home in Roosky, County Roscommon.[5][2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Obituary: Seán Sherwin, former Fianna Fáil TD and chief party organiser who was also a successful businessman". Irish Independent. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
- ^ a b "Death notice of Seán Sherwin". RIP.ie. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 2 May 2025.
- ^ "Seán Sherwin". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ a b c "Seán Sherwin". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 10 November 2012.
- ^ a b "Former Dublin TD who lived in County Roscommon passes away". Roscommon Herald. 1 May 2025. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
- ^ Breakaway Parties Have Poor Record. Carol Coulter. The Irish Times. 22 April 1985.