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just before the vote in the Dáil, he said "Acta non-verba", Latin for "deeds not words". He remained as
Chairman of the Labour Party, as he was elected by the party members. Keaveney resigned from the party on 26 June 2013. Keaveney vocally opposed the government's
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Council debate in 2000 that abortion was "the last resort for women and every aspect of a woman’s decision should be looked at and taken into consideration" and that anti-abortion literature distributed by colleague Martin Ward was "sickening and offensive".
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as one of 13 TDs most likely to lose their seats in the next election. New boundaries saw Galway East lose a seat and the transfer of 20,500 voters out of the constituency, centred on his home town of Tuam.
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TD after losing the Labour whip in
December 2012. He resigned from the party in June 2013, and joined Fianna Fáil in December 2013. He is a former chairperson of the Labour Party. He lost his seat at the
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On 11 June 2024 Keaveney was charged with driving under the influence of cocaine under an alleged incident that occurred on 12 June 2023.
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553:"Blow for Gilmore as Labour chairman Colm Keaveney quits parliamentary party over welfare cuts"
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The Tuam Herald, Vol. 174, No. 43, p.1. Issue date 3 March 2011.
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678:"Former Labour Party chairman Colm Keaveney joins Fianna Fáil"
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Keaveney was an unsuccessful candidate in Galway East at the
736:"Grassroots Fianna Fáil Members seething over Keaveney move"
830:"Former TD Colm Keaveney in court over drug driving charge"
583:"Labour TD Colm Keaveney votes against Social Welfare Bill"
708:"Keaveney joins Fianna Fáil and will run in Galway East"
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609:"Colm Keaveney resigns from Labour Party"
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1585:People educated at St Jarlath's College
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563:from the original on 16 December 2012
421:from the original on 13 December 2012
174:He is originally from the village of
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688:from the original on 3 December 2013
1555:Alumni of University College Dublin
313:2024 Galway County Council election
306:2019 Galway County Council election
16:Irish former politician (born 1971)
1595:Trade unionists from County Galway
14:
744:. 5 December 2013. Archived from
619:from the original on 29 June 2013
533:from the original on 23 June 2012
386:from the original on 6 March 2011
1575:Members of Galway County Council
809:from the original on 27 May 2019
778:from the original on 2 July 2018
351:from the original on 8 July 2018
138:politician. He was elected as a
934:Galway East (Dáil constituency)
1590:Politicians from County Galway
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1605:Fianna Fáil local councillors
828:Conway, Gail (11 June 2024).
311:Keaveney did not contest the
1202:Constituency abolished. See
1065:Constituency abolished. See
304:local electoral area at the
274:In December 2013, he joined
227:Union of Students in Ireland
493:. 23 March 1996. p. 9.
345:Oireachtas Members Database
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1570:Labour Party (Ireland) TDs
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851:Party political offices
300:and was elected to the
241:Constituency Commission
1163:Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins
298:2016 general election
234:2011 general election
216:Galway County Council
200:1997 general election
164:Galway County Council
160:2016 general election
151:2011 general election
1479:Paul Connaughton Jnr
1312:Paul Connaughton Snr
741:The Connacht Tribune
644:10 July 2013 at the
559:. 13 December 2012.
380:ElectionsIreland.org
208:1999 local elections
206:Town Council in the
184:St Jarlath's College
149:constituency at the
865:Chairperson of the
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162:and was elected to
1208:Clare–South Galway
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470:on 4 November 2018
214:he was elected to
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1154:Michael Donnellan
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1042:Michael Donnellan
999:Mark Killilea Snr
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874:Succeeded by
797:Tierney, Declan.
716:. 3 December 2013
557:Irish Independent
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221:He is a former
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116:affiliations
108:(since 2013)
59:Constituency
51: –
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36:Teachta Dála
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1545:1971 births
1496:Seán Canney
1444:Ulick Burke
1392:Ulick Burke
1354:1982 (Nov)
1343:Noel Treacy
1330:1982 (Feb)
930:transcluded
918:Galway East
593:14 December
567:14 December
464:Fianna Fáil
440:Tuam Herald
425:13 December
276:Fianna Fáil
255:2013 budget
178:, in north
176:Garrafrauns
155:Independent
147:Galway East
136:Fianna Fáil
105:Fianna Fáil
63:Galway East
1539:Categories
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990:Frank Fahy
871:2012–2013
813:3 November
782:3 November
752:5 December
720:3 December
692:3 December
474:4 November
327:References
84:1971-01-11
1321:1981–1997
666:0791-1807
537:18 August
509:2009-3136
448:2009-3136
390:5 October
355:5 October
166:in 2019.
96:, Ireland
44:In office
1245:(Party)
1225:Election
1113:(Party)
1088:Election
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956:Election
807:Archived
776:Archived
686:Archived
682:RTÉ News
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