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Irish politician

Micheál CarrigyTD
Carrigy in 2023

Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office November 2024
Constituency	Longford–Westmeath
Senator
In office 29 June 2020 – 30 November 2024
Constituency	Industrial and Commercial Panel

Personal details
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fine Gael
Spouse	Una Carrigy
Children	3
Education	St. Mel's College

Micheál Carrigy is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency since the 2024 general election. He served as a Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel from 2020 to 2024.

Early life and education

Carrigy attended St. Mel's College, Longford. He worked as a postmaster.

Political career

Carrigy was elected to Longford County Council for the first time at the 2009 local elections. He was elected Cathaoirleach of Longford County Council in June 2019.

Carrigy stood unsuccessfully in Longford–Westmeath at the 2020 general election; he won 11.2% of first preference votes and finished sixth.

At the 2020 Seanad election, Carrigy was elected to the 26th Seanad on the Industrial and Commercial Panel.

Personal life

Carrigy lives in Ballinalee, County Longford, with his wife Una and their three children.

References

"Micheál Carrigy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
McGreevy, Ronan. "Center Parcs: Longford takes pole position on tourism grid". The Irish Times.
"Past Pupil Micheal Carrigy- Cyber Bullying Guide Book for Parents". stmelscollege.ie.
"Westmeath County Council (WCC) Our Services". westmeathcoco.ie.
Donnelly, Se‡n (13 October 2016). Local Elections 2014. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781326457433 – via Google Books.
"Cllr Micheál Carrigy elected cathaoirleach of Longford County Council". longfordleader.ie. 7 June 2019.
"Fine Gael's Micheál Carrigy surprised that almost 3,500 Longford votes went to Sinn Féin". longfordleader.ie. 9 February 2020.
"Longford Councillor Micheal Carrigy elected to Seanad". Shannonside News. 2 April 2020.
"'Neighbour from hell' is jailed for harassment of Ballinalee family". longfordleader.ie. 7 July 2019.

External links

Micheál Carrigy's page on the Fine Gael website

Current Teachtaí Dála (TDs)

Members of the 34th Dáil Éireann, as elected in 2024
Ceann Comhairle: Verona Murphy

Fianna Fáil (48)

Sinn Féin (39)

Fine Gael (38)

Labour Party (11)

Social Democrats (10)

Independent Ireland (4)

PBP–Solidarity (3)

Aontú (2)

P. Lawless
Tóibín§

100% Redress (1)

C. Ward

Green Party (1)

O'Gorman§

Independent (16)

Women

§ Party leaders; Italics = Ministers

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Cathaoirleach Mark Daly (FF) (2020–2022) Jerry Buttimer (FG) (2022–) Leader of the Seanad Regina Doherty (FG) (2020–2022) Lisa Chambers (FF) (2022–)
Administrative Panel	Garret Ahearn (FG) Martin Conway (FG) Mark Daly (FF) Rebecca Moynihan (Lab) Niall Ó Donnghaile (SF) Fiona O'Loughlin (FF) Diarmuid Wilson (FF)
Agricultural Panel	Niall Blaney (FF) Victor Boyhan (Ind) Lynn Boylan (SF) Paddy Burke (FG) Paul Daly (FF) Michael D'Arcy (FG) Pippa Hackett (GP) Annie Hoey (Lab) Tim Lombard (FG) Eugene Murphy (FF, then Ind) Denis O'Donovan (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Malcolm Byrne (FF) Lisa Chambers (FF) Seán Kyne (FG) John McGahon (FG) Fintan Warfield (SF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Catherine Ardagh (FF) Frances Black (Ind) Micheál Carrigy (FG) Ollie Crowe (FF) Aidan Davitt (FF) Elisha McCallion (SF) Sharon Keogan (Ind) Mark Wall (Lab) Barry Ward (FG)
Labour Panel	Jerry Buttimer (FG) Shane Cassells (FF) Pat Casey (FF) Gerard Craughwell (Ind) John Cummins (FG) Robbie Gallagher (FF) Paul Gavan (SF) Joe O'Reilly (FG) Pauline O'Reilly (GP) Ned O'Sullivan (FF) Marie Sherlock (Lab)
Dublin University	Ivana Bacik (Lab) David Norris (Ind) Lynn Ruane (Ind)
National University	Alice-Mary Higgins (Ind) Michael McDowell (Ind) Rónán Mullen (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Lorraine Clifford-Lee (FF) Emer Currie (FG) Regina Doherty (FG) Aisling Dolan (FG) Timmy Dooley (FF) Mary Fitzpatrick (FF) Eileen Flynn (Ind) Róisín Garvey (GP) Erin McGreehan (FF) Vincent P. Martin (GP) Mary Seery Kearney (FG)
Elected or appointed later	2021 Maria Byrne (FG) Gerry Horkan (FF) 2022 Tom Clonan (Ind) 2024 Mal O'Hara (GP) Nikki Bradley (FG) 2024 Alan Farrell (FG) Joe Flaherty (FF) Anne Rabbitte (FF)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael SF: Sinn Féin Lab: Labour Party GP: Green Party Ind: Independent

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency

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Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)					Deputy (Party)
2nd	1921		Lorcan Robbins (SF)	Seán Mac Eoin (SF)	Joseph McGuinness (SF)	Laurence Ginnell (SF)	4 seats 1921–1923
3rd	1922		John Lyons (Lab)	Seán Mac Eoin (PT-SF)	Francis McGuinness (PT-SF)	Laurence Ginnell (AT-SF)	4 seats 1921–1923
4th	1923		John Lyons (Ind)	Conor Byrne (Rep)	James Killane (Rep)	Patrick Shaw (CnaG)		Patrick McKenna (FP)
5th	1927 (Jun)		Henry Broderick (Lab)	Michael Kennedy (FF)	James Victory (FF)			Hugh Garahan (FP)
6th	1927 (Sep)				James Killane (FF)			Michael Connolly (CnaG)
6th	1930 by-election				James Geoghegan (FF)			Michael Connolly (CnaG)
7th	1932		Francis Gormley (FF)					Seán Mac Eoin (CnaG)
8th	1933		James Victory (FF)			Charles Fagan (NCP)		Seán Mac Eoin (CnaG)
9th	1937	Constituency abolished. See Athlone–Longford and Meath–Westmeath

Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)					Deputy (Party)
13th	1948		Erskine H. Childers (FF)	Thomas Carter (FF)	Michael Kennedy (FF)	Seán Mac Eoin (FG)		Charles Fagan (Ind)
14th	1951			Frank Carter (FF)				Charles Fagan (Ind)
15th	1954			Frank Carter (FF)				Charles Fagan (FG)
16th	1957			Ruairí Ó Brádaigh (SF)				Charles Fagan (FG)
17th	1961		Frank Carter (FF)	Joe Sheridan (Ind)			4 seats 1961–1992
18th	1965				Patrick Lenihan (FF)	Gerry L'Estrange (FG)
19th	1969				Patrick Lenihan (FF)
19th	1970 by-election				Patrick Cooney (FG)
20th	1973				Patrick Cooney (FG)
21st	1977		Albert Reynolds (FF)		Seán Keegan (FF)
22nd	1981			Patrick Cooney (FG)
23rd	1982 (Feb)
24th	1982 (Nov)				Mary O'Rourke (FF)
25th	1987					Henry Abbott (FF)
26th	1989			Louis Belton (FG)		Paul McGrath (FG)
27th	1992	Constituency abolished. See Longford–Roscommon and Westmeath

Dáil	Election					Deputy (Party)
30th	2007	Willie Penrose (Lab)	Peter Kelly (FF)	Mary O'Rourke (FF)	James Bannon (FG)	4 seats 2007–2024
31st	2011		Robert Troy (FF)	Nicky McFadden (FG)
31st	2014 by-election			Gabrielle McFadden (FG)
32nd	2016			Kevin "Boxer" Moran (Ind)	Peter Burke (FG)
33rd	2020	Sorca Clarke (SF)		Joe Flaherty (FF)
34th	2024	Sorca Clarke (SF)		Kevin "Boxer" Moran (Ind)			Micheál Carrigy (FG)

Fine Gael

History

Leadership

Leaders	Eoin O'Duffy W. T. Cosgrave Richard Mulcahy James Dillon Liam Cosgrave Garret FitzGerald Alan Dukes John Bruton Michael Noonan Enda Kenny Leo Varadkar Simon Harris
Deputy leaders	Peter Barry John Bruton Peter Barry Nora Owen Jim Mitchell Richard Bruton James Reilly Simon Coveney Heather Humphreys Helen McEntee
Seanad leaders	Michael O'Higgins Patrick Cooney Gemma Hussey James Dooge Maurice Manning Brian Hayes Michael Finucane (acting) Frances Fitzgerald Maurice Cummins Jerry Buttimer Regina Doherty Seán Kyne
Chairpersons	Kieran Crotty Donal Creed Tom Enright Michael Lowry Jim Higgins Phil Hogan Pádraic McCormack Tom Hayes Charles Flanagan Dan Neville Martin Heydon Richard Bruton Alan Dillon Alan Farrell
Leadership elections	1987 (Dukes) 1990 (Bruton) 2001 (Noonan) 2002 (Kenny) 2017 (Varadkar) 2024 (Harris)

Party structures

Presidential candidates

Presidential candidates	Seán Mac Eoin (1945, 1959) Tom O'Higgins (1966, 1973) Austin Currie (1990) Mary Banotti (1997) Gay Mitchell (2011)
Unopposed presidential candidates with Fine Gael support	Douglas Hyde (1938) Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (1974)

Elected representatives

Dáil Éireann	William Aird Grace Boland Brian Brennan Colm Brophy Colm Burke Peter Burke Paula Butterly Jerry Buttimer Catherine Callaghan Micheál Carrigy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill John Clendennen Joe Cooney John Cummins Emer Currie Alan Dillon Paschal Donohoe Frank Feighan James Geoghegan Simon Harris Martin Heydon Emer Higgins Keira Keogh David Maxwell Noel McCarthy Helen McEntee Michael Murphy Hildegarde Naughton Joe Neville Maeve O'Connell Kieran O'Donnell Patrick O'Donovan Naoise Ó Muirí John Paul O'Shea Neale Richmond Peter Roche Edward Timmins Barry Ward
Seanad Éireann	Garret Ahearn Nikki Bradley Paddy Burke Maria Byrne Martin Conway Aisling Dolan Alan Farrell Seán Kyne Tim Lombard John McGahon Joe O'Reilly Mary Seery Kearney
European Parliament	Nina Carberry Regina Doherty Seán Kelly Maria Walsh

Alliances

European	European People's Party EPP Group
International	Centrist Democrat International

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