"Sean Brosnan" redirects here. For the actor Sean Brosnan, son of Pierce Brosnan, see Pierce Brosnan. Not to be confused with Seán Brosnahan, also in the 1973–1977 Seanad as an independent.
| Seán Brosnan | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
| In office November 1974 – 18 April 1979 | |
| In office June 1969 – February 1973 | |
| Constituency | Cork North-East |
| Senator | |
| In office 1 June 1973 – 13 November 1974 | |
| Constituency | Administrative Panel |
| Member of the European Parliament | |
| In office December 1977 – April 1979 | |
| Constituency | Oireachtas Delegation |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1916-12-21)21 December 1916 Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Died | 18 April 1979(1979-04-18) (aged 62) County Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Seán Brosnan (21 December 1916 – 18 April 1979) was an Irish barrister and Fianna Fáil politician. He served for 10 years in the Oireachtas, as a Teachta Dála (TD) and as a senator.
Brosnan was a native of Dingle, County Kerry. He was a prominent Gaelic footballer and won 3 All-Ireland medals with Kerry. In 1939, he was captain of the team but could not play in the final due to influenza.
In 1933, he won an All-Ireland Minor Football Championship with Kerry. He won senior Kerry County Championship medals with Dingle GAA in 1938 and 1941. He left Dingle in the autumn of 1939.
At the 1969 general election, Brosnan was elected to the 19th Dáil as a TD for Cork North-East. It was his second attempt – he had been defeated in 1965 – and he lost his seat at the 1973 general election. He was then elected to the 13th Seanad Éireann on the Administrative Panel, but he regained his Dáil seat in a by-election in November 1974 after the death of his Fianna Fáil colleague Liam Ahern.
Brosnan was re-elected at the 1977 general election to the 21st Dáil, and also served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP). MEPs were at that time appointed by national parliaments rather than being elected, and Brosnan was one of a 10-member delegation from the Oireachtas until the first direct elections in 1979.
After his death in 1979, the resulting by-election on 7 November was won for Fine Gael by Myra Barry.
References
- "Seán Brosnan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 22 July 2019. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
- "Noted F.F. Deputy dies in Cork", Irish Independent, 19 April 1979. p.7
- Seán Brosnan, an appreciation by Micheal Ó Ruairc; The Kerryman, 4 May 1979
- ^ "Seán Brosnan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 6 June 2007. Retrieved 6 January 2008.
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| Preceded byTom O'Connor | Kerry Senior Football Captain 1939 |
Succeeded byTom O'Connor |
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- 1916 births
- 1979 deaths
- Fianna Fáil TDs
- Irish sportsperson-politicians
- Members of the 19th Dáil
- Members of the 13th Seanad
- Members of the 20th Dáil
- Members of the 21st Dáil
- Politicians from County Cork
- Fianna Fáil MEPs
- MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 1977–1979
- Irish barristers
- Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers
- Fianna Fáil senators
- People from Dingle
- Lawyers from County Cork
- Administrative Panel senators