Taoiseach's Nominees
Seanad Éireann constituency
Current constituency
Created1938
Seats11
Senators

The composition of Seanad Éireann, one of the two houses of the Oireachtas (parliament) of Ireland, is set out in Article 18 of the Constitution of Ireland. This provides for 60 Senators, of whom 11 are nominated by the Taoiseach who is appointed next after the election to general election to Dáil Éireann (Ireland's house of representatives).[1]

These nominations allow the government to reach a majority in the Seanad, for smaller parties in coalition or supporting the government to achieve more significant Seanad representation, and for the appointment of Independent members to represent particular interests. A number of representatives from Northern Ireland have been selected over the years as Independent senators, and in 2016, Enda Kenny nominated Billy Lawless, a resident of Chicago, to represent the interest of the Irish diaspora.

As the outgoing Seanad continues in session after the general election, it is common for the outgoing Taoiseach to appoint Senators to fill the places of those who were elected to Dáil Éireann for the short period until the conclusion of the Seanad election.

Of the remaining 49 senators, six are elected by university graduates (3 for the National University and 3 for Dublin University), and 43 are elected across 5 Vocational panels by Oireachtas members and city and county councillors.

Senators

Senators nominated by the Taoiseach
Key to parties
SenYearSenator
(Party)
Senator
(Party)
Senator
(Party)
Senator
(Party)
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(Party)
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(Party)
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(Party)
Senator
(Party)
Senator
(Party)
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(Party)
Senator
(Party)
2nd1938 Robert Farnan
(FF)
T. V. Honan
(FF)
Douglas Hyde[lower-alpha 1]
(Ind)
John Keane
(Ind)
Margaret L. Kennedy
(FF)
Peadar Mac Fhionnlaoich[lower-alpha 2]
(Ind)
William Magennis[lower-alpha 3]
(Ind)
Frank MacDermot
(FF)
Maurice Moore[lower-alpha 4]
(FF)
David Robinson
(FF)
Matthew Stafford
(FF)
1938 Patrick Keohane[lower-alpha 5][lower-alpha 6]
(Ind)
3rd1938
1939 Liam Ó Buachalla
(FF)
1940 Laurence O'Neill
(Ind)
1942 Pádraic Ó Máille[lower-alpha 7]
(FF)
4th1943 Seán Campbell
(Lab)
Peter O'Loghlen
(FF)
Margaret Mary Pearse
(FF)
5th1944 Thomas Foran
(Lab)
1946 Edward Pakenham
(Ind)
Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha
(Ind)
6th1948 George Bennett
(FG)
Eleanor Butler
(Lab)
James Douglas
(Ind)
Denis Ireland
(CnaP)
Patrick McCartan
(CnaP)
James McCrea
(Lab)
Edward McGuire
(Ind)
Séamus O'Farrell
(Ind)
Edward Richards-Orpen
(Ind)
Edmund Sweetman
(FG)
Patrick Woulfe
(Ind)
7th1951 Robert Farnan
(FF)
T. V. Honan
(FF)
Daniel Corkery
(FF)
Seán Goulding
(FF)
Joseph Johnston
(Ind)
Eamon Kissane
(FF)
Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha
(Ind)
Seán O'Donovan
(FF)
Seán O'Grady
(FF)
Margaret Mary Pearse
(FF)
Michael Yeats
(FF)
8th1954 Patrick Bergin
(Lab)
Arthur Cox
(Ind)
James Douglas[lower-alpha 8]
(Ind)
Henry Guinness
(Ind)
Michael Hayes
(FG)
James Hickey
(Lab)
John Meighan
(CnaT)
Frank O'Donnell
(Ind)
Patrick O'Gorman
(FG)
James Reidy
(FG)
James Tunney
(Lab)
1954 John Douglas
(Ind)
9th1957 Robert Farnan
(FF)
Seán Brady
(FF)
Nora Connolly O'Brien
(FF)
John Copeland Cole
(Ind)
Seán Moylan[lower-alpha 9]
(FF)
Thomas Mullins
(FF)
Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha[lower-alpha 10]
(Ind)
Seán O'Donovan
(FF)
Seán O'Grady
(FF)
Margaret Mary Pearse[lower-alpha 11]
(FF)
Laurence Walsh
(FF)
1958 Louis Walsh
(Ind)
10th1961 John J. Brennan
(FF)
Gus Healy
(FF)
Joe Mooney
(FF)
Tom Nolan
(FF)
William Sheldon
(Ind)
1964 Kit Ahern
(FF)
11th1965 Gerald Boland
(FF)
Joseph Lenehan
(FF)
James Ryan
(FF)
Michael Yeats
(FF)
1968 Farrell McElgunn
(FF)
12th1969 John J. Brennan
(FF)
Micheál Cranitch
(FF)
Brendan Crinion
(FF)
Peggy Farrell
(FF)
Thomas Flanagan
(Ind)
Michael Gallanagh
(FF)
Neville Keery
(FF)
Terence O'Sullivan
(FF)
13th1973 John Blennerhassett
(FG)
Austin Deasy[lower-alpha 12]
(FG)
Benjamin Guinness
(FG)
Brendan Halligan[lower-alpha 13]
(Lab)
Michael D. Higgins
(Lab)
Patrick Kerrigan[lower-alpha 12]
(Lab)
Patrick W. McGrath
(FG)
Michael Mullen
(Lab)
Michael J. O'Higgins
(FG)
Paddy O'Toole[lower-alpha 12]
(FG)
James Sanfey
(FG)
1976 Ruairi Quinn
(Lab)
1977 Liam Burke
(FG)
Frank King
(Lab)
Martin Finn
(FG)
14th1977 Séamus Brennan[lower-alpha 14]
(FF)
Séamus de Brún
(FF)
Eileen Cassidy
(FF)
Valerie Goulding
(FF)
Mary Harney[lower-alpha 14]
(FF)
Valentine Jago
(FF)
Gordon Lambert
(Ind)
Bernard McGlinchey
(FF)
Noel Mulcahy
(FF)
T. K. Whitaker
(Ind)
Michael Yeats[lower-alpha 15]
(FF)
1980 Jim Ruttle
(FF)
1981 P. J. Mara
(FF)
Joseph O'Neill
(FF)
15th1981 Ulick Burke
(FG)
John F. Carroll
(Lab)
Timmy Conway
(Lab)
Jim Dooge
(FG)
Paddy Dunne
(Lab)
Robert Fausset
(FG)
Jim Higgins
(FG)
Miriam Kearney
(FG)
Pat Magner
(Lab)
Seán O'Leary
(FG)
16th1982 Paudge Brennan[lower-alpha 16]
(FF)
Flor Crowley
(FF)
Camilla Hannon
(FF)
James Larkin
(IFF)
Seamus Mallon
(Ind)
P. J. Mara
(FF)
Bernard McGlinchey
(FF)
M. J. Nolan[lower-alpha 16]
(FF)
Ned O'Keeffe[lower-alpha 16]
(FF)
John Robb
(Ind)
G. V. Wright
(FF)
1982 Aidan Eames
(FF)
Seán O'Connor
(FF)
Frank Wall
(FF)
17th1983 John Browne
(FG)
John Connor
(FG)
Jimmy Deenihan[lower-alpha 17]
(FG)
Patrick Durcan
(FG)
Brendan Howlin[lower-alpha 17]
(Lab)
Christy Kirwan
(Lab)
Pat Magner
(Lab)
Stephen McGonagle
(Ind)
Seán O'Leary
(FG)
Bríd Rodgers
(Ind)
1987 Nuala Fennell
(FG)
Paddy O'Toole
(FG)
18th1987 Éamon de Buitléar
(Ind)
Séamus Cullimore[lower-alpha 18]
(FF)
George Eogan
(Ind)
Brian Friel
(Ind)
Tom McEllistrim[lower-alpha 18]
(FF)
John Magnier
(Ind)
Jimmy Mulroy
(FF)
Vivian O'Callaghan
(FF)
John O'Connell[lower-alpha 18]
(FF)
Nicholas O'Connor
(FF)
1989 Michael Dawson
(FF)
Paul Kavanagh
(FF)
Frank McDonnell
(FF)
19th1989 Olga Bennett
(FF)
Hugh Byrne[lower-alpha 19]
(FF)
Martin Cullen[lower-alpha 19]
(PD)
John Dardis
(PD)
Helen Keogh[lower-alpha 19]
(PD)
Mick Lanigan
(FF)
Tony McKenna
(FF)
Denis O'Donovan
(FF)
Donal Ormonde
(FF)
Eoin Ryan[lower-alpha 19]
(FF)
G. V. Wright[lower-alpha 20]
(FF)
1992 Brendan Daly
(FF)
Pat Farrell
(FF)
Terry Leyden
(FF)
Dick Roche
(FF)
20th1993 Sean Byrne
(FF)
Bill Cashin
(Lab)
Brian Crowley[lower-alpha 21]
(FF)
Brian Hillery[lower-alpha 22]
(FF)
Billy Kelleher[lower-alpha 20]
(FF)
Pat Magner
(Lab)
Marian McGennis[lower-alpha 20]
(FF)
Jim Townsend
(Lab)
Jack Wall
(Lab)
Gordon Wilson[lower-alpha 23]
(Ind)
1994 Edward Haughey
(FF)
Michael Mulcahy
(FF)
1995 Brian Hayes[lower-alpha 20]
(FG)
1997 Tom Berkery
(FG)
Niamh Bhreathnach
(Lab)
Niamh Cosgrave
(FG)
Michael Enright
(DL)
Aidan O'Connor
(FG)
21st1997 Enda Bonner
(FF)
Frank Chambers
(FF)
John Dardis
(PD)
Tom Fitzgerald[lower-alpha 24]
(FF)
Dermot Fitzpatrick[lower-alpha 25]
(FF)
Jim Gibbons
(PD)
Maurice Hayes
(Ind)
Helen Keogh[lower-alpha 26]
(PD)
Ann Leonard
(FF)
Máirín Quill
(PD)
2002 Martin Mackin
(FF)
Mary O'Rourke[lower-alpha 27]
(FF)
22nd2002 Cyprian Brady[lower-alpha 27]
(FF)
Michael Brennan[lower-alpha 28]
(FF)
Brendan Kenneally[lower-alpha 27]
(FF)
Michael Kitt[lower-alpha 27]
(FF)
John Minihan
(PD)
Tom Morrissey
(PD)
Pat Moylan
(FF)
Kate Walsh[lower-alpha 29]
(PD)
2007 Donie Cassidy
(FF)
Seán Dorgan
(FF)
Peter Sands
(FF)
Chris Wall
(FF)
Colm O'Gorman
(PD)
23rd2007 Dan Boyle
(GP)
Martin Brady
(FF)
Ivor Callely[lower-alpha 30]
(FF)
Ciarán Cannon[lower-alpha 31]
(PD)
Maria Corrigan
(FF)
Déirdre de Búrca[lower-alpha 32]
(GP)
John Ellis
(FF)
Eoghan Harris
(Ind)
Lisa McDonald
(FF)
Brian Ó Domhnaill
(FF)
Fiona O'Malley[lower-alpha 33]
(PD)
2010 Mark Dearey
(GP)
2011 Darragh O'Brien[lower-alpha 34]
(FF)
24th2011 Eamonn Coghlan[lower-alpha 35]
(Ind)
Jim D'Arcy
(FG)
Aideen Hayden
(Lab)
Lorraine Higgins
(Lab)
Fiach Mac Conghail
(Ind)
Martin McAleese[lower-alpha 36]
(Ind)
Mary Moran
(Lab)
Mary Ann O'Brien
(Ind)
Marie-Louise O'Donnell
(Ind)
Jillian van Turnhout
(Ind)
Katherine Zappone[lower-alpha 37]
(Ind)
2013 Hildegarde Naughton[lower-alpha 38][lower-alpha 37]
(FG)
25th2016 Ray Butler
(FG)
Paudie Coffey
(FG)
Frank Feighan[lower-alpha 39]
(FG)
Joan Freeman
(Ind)
Colette Kelleher
(Ind)
Billy Lawless
(Ind)
Michelle Mulherin
(FG)
Pádraig Ó Céidigh
(Ind)
John O'Mahony
(FG)
James Reilly
(FG)
2020 Seán Kyne[lower-alpha 40]
(FG)
26th2020 Róisín Garvey
(GP)
Mary Fitzpatrick
(FF)
Erin McGreehan
(FF)
Lorraine Clifford-Lee
(FF)
Timmy Dooley
(FF)
Vincent P. Martin
(GP)
Mary Seery Kearney
(FG)
Regina Doherty
(FG)
Eileen Flynn
(Ind)
Aisling Dolan
(FG)
Emer Currie
(FG)

Changes

  1. Douglas Hyde was elected as President of Ireland on 4 May 1938.[2]
  2. Peadar Mac Fhionnlaoich died on 1 July 1942.
  3. William Magennis died on 30 March 1946.
  4. Maurice Moore died on 8 September 1939.
  5. Patrick Keohane was nominated in place of Douglas Hyde[3]
  6. Patrick Keohane died on 4 December 1939.
  7. Pádraic Ó Máille died on 19 January 1946.
  8. James Douglas died on 16 September 1954.
  9. Seán Moylan died on 16 November 1957.
  10. Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha died on 19 November 1964.
  11. Margaret Mary Pearse died on 7 November 1968.[4]
  12. 1 2 3 Elected to Dáil Éireann on 16 June 1977.
  13. Brendan Halligan was elected to Dáil Éireann at a by-election on 10 June 1976.
  14. 1 2 Elected to Dáil Éireann on 11 June 1981.
  15. Michael Yeats resigned on 12 March 1980.
  16. 1 2 3 Elected to Dáil Éireann on 24 November 1982.
  17. 1 2 Elected to Dáil Éireann on 17 February 1987.
  18. 1 2 3 Elected to Dáil Éireann on 15 June 1989.
  19. 1 2 3 4 Elected to Dáil Éireann on 25 November 1992.
  20. 1 2 3 4 Elected to Dáil Éireann on 6 June 1997.
  21. Elected to the European Parliament, resigned from Seanad on 31 August 1994.
  22. Brian Hillery was appointed to the Board of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, resigned from Seanad on 4 May 1994.
  23. Gordon Wilson died on 27 June 1995.[5]
  24. Tom Fitzgerald resigned from the Seanad on 4 April 2002.[6]
  25. Elected to Dáil Éireann on 17 May 2002.
  26. Helen Keogh joined Fine Gael on 14 June 2000.
  27. 1 2 3 4 Elected to Dáil Éireann on 24 May 2007.
  28. Michael Brennan joined the Progressive Democrats on 29 April 2004.
  29. Kate Walsh died on 24 April 2007.[7]
  30. Ivor Callely resigned the Fianna Fáil whip on 5 June 2010[8] and resigned from Fianna Fáil on 24 August 2010.[9]
  31. Ciarán Cannon joined Fine Gael on 24 March 2009; elected to Dáil Éireann on 25 February 2011.[10]
  32. Déirdre de Búrca resigned on 12 February 2010.[11]
  33. Fiona O'Malley sat as an Independent from dissolution of the Progressive Democrats in December 2009.
  34. Darragh O'Brien was nominated to seat vacated by Ciarán Cannon.[12]
  35. Eamonn Coghlan took the Fine Gael whip on 7 February 2012.
  36. Martin McAleese resigned on 4 February 2013.[13]
  37. 1 2 Katherine Zappone was elected to Dáil Éireann on 26 February 2016.
  38. Hildegarde Naughton was nominated on 19 July 2013 to fill vacancy left by Martin McAleese.[14]
  39. Frank Feighan was elected to Dáil Éireann on 8 February 2020.[15]
  40. Seán Kyne was nominated to the seat vacated by Frank Feighan.[16]

References

  1. "Constitution of Ireland". Irish Statute Book. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  2. "Uachtarán na hEireann do Thogha – Seanad Éireann (2nd Seanad) – Wednesday, 11 May 1938". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  3. "Seanadóir d'Ainmniú – Seanad Éireann (2nd Seanad) – Wednesday, 11 May 1938". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  4. Maye, Brian (12 November 2018). "Keeper of the flame – An Irishman's Diary on Margaret Mary Pearse". Archived from the original on 19 June 2021.
  5. "Gordon Wilson, 67, Campaigner For Peace in Northern Ireland". New York Times. New York. The Associated Press. 28 June 1995. p. 8. Archived from the original on 11 November 2013. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  6. "CJ pays tribute as loyal friend retires". 5 April 2002. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  7. "PD Senator Kate Walsh passes away". RTÉ News. 24 April 2007. Archived from the original on 20 February 2013.
  8. Newenham, Pamela (6 June 2010). "FF Senator resigns party whip". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  9. "Ivor Callely resigns from Fianna Fáil party". RTÉ News. 24 August 2010. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
  10. "Election of Members to Dáil Éireann – Seanad Éireann (23rd Seanad) – Tuesday, 8 March 2011". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  11. "De Burca resigns from Greens and Seanad". Irish Independent. Dublin. 12 February 2010. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2010.
  12. "Nomination of Member – Seanad Éireann (23rd Seanad) – Tuesday, 8 March 2011". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  13. "Resignation of Member – Seanad Éireann (24th Seanad) – Tuesday, 5 February 2013". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  14. "Nomination of Member – Seanad Éireann (24th Seanad) – Monday, 22 July 2013". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  15. McDonagh, Marese (11 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Sligo-Leitrim results: One seat each for SF, FF, FG and Independent". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021.
  16. O'Halloran, Marie (19 February 2020). "Taoiseach appoints Sean Kyne to the Seanad". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2020.

See also

  • Category:Nominated members of Seanad Éireann
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