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Irish Fine Gael politician (1938–2022)

Michael Joe Cosgrave
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1997 – May 2002
In office
June 1981 – November 1992
ConstituencyDublin North-East
In office
June 1977 – June 1981
ConstituencyDublin Clontarf
Personal details
Born(1938-03-09)9 March 1938
Dublin, Ireland
Died9 January 2022(2022-01-09) (aged 83)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
SpouseMary Cosgrave
Children4, including Niamh
EducationSt. Joseph's Secondary CBS
Alma materUniversity College Dublin

Michael Joseph Cosgrave (9 March 1938 – 9 January 2022) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1977 to 1992 and 1997 to 2002.

Cosgrave was born on 9 March 1938. He was educated at St. Joseph's Secondary CBS in Fairview, at the School of Management Studies in Rathmines, and at University College Dublin.

He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fine Gael TD for the Dublin Clontarf constituency at the 1977 general election. When that constituency was abolished, Cosgrave was elected as TD for Dublin North-East at the 1981 general election. There he retained his seat until losing it at the 1992 general election, his defeat owing to the national swing to the Labour Party. He regained his seat at the 1997 general election but lost it again in 2002.

In the 1999 local elections Cosgrave was elected as a member of Fingal County Council for the Dublin suburb of Howth. He retained his seat in 2004, and retired in 2009.

Cosgrave died in Dublin on 9 January 2022, at the age of 83. His daughter Niamh Cosgrave is a former politician and campaigner.

References

  1. "Michael Joe Cosgrave". Oireachtas Members Database. 20 February 2002. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
  2. "Michael Joe Cosgrave". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 28 December 2010.
  3. "Death notice of Michael Joseph Cosgrave". RIP.ie. 10 January 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
  4. "Mayor, councillor lose Fine Gael party whip". The Irish Times. 15 July 2005. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Dublin Clontarf constituency
This table is transcluded from Dublin Clontarf (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
21st 1977 George Colley
(FF)
Michael Woods
(FF)
Michael Joe Cosgrave
(FG)
22nd 1981 Constituency abolished
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Dublin North-East constituency
This table is transcluded from Dublin North-East (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
9th 1937 Alfie Byrne
(Ind)
Oscar Traynor
(FF)
James Larkin
(Ind)
3 seats
1937–1948
10th 1938 Richard Mulcahy
(FG)
11th 1943 James Larkin
(Lab)
12th 1944 Harry Colley
(FF)
13th 1948 Jack Belton
(FG)
Peadar Cowan
(CnaP)
14th 1951 Peadar Cowan
(Ind)
15th 1954 Denis Larkin
(Lab)
1956 by-election Patrick Byrne
(FG)
16th 1957 Charles Haughey
(FF)
17th 1961 George Colley
(FF)
Eugene Timmons
(FF)
1963 by-election Paddy Belton
(FG)
18th 1965 Denis Larkin
(Lab)
19th 1969 Conor Cruise O'Brien
(Lab)
Eugene Timmons
(FF)
4 seats
1969–1977
20th 1973
21st 1977 Constituency abolished


Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
22nd 1981 Michael Woods
(FF)
Liam Fitzgerald
(FF)
Seán Dublin Bay Rockall Loftus
(Ind)
Michael Joe Cosgrave
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb) Maurice Manning
(FG)
Ned Brennan
(FF)
24th 1982 (Nov) Liam Fitzgerald
(FF)
25th 1987 Pat McCartan
(WP)
26th 1989
27th 1992 Tommy Broughan
(Lab)
Seán Kenny
(Lab)
28th 1997 Martin Brady
(FF)
Michael Joe Cosgrave
(FG)
29th 2002 3 seats
from 2002
30th 2007 Terence Flanagan
(FG)
31st 2011 Seán Kenny
(Lab)
32nd 2016 Constituency abolished. See Dublin Bay North
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