215:. This was the first time that he had stood for election at any level. He had been chosen as a candidate in the hope of increasing Fianna Fáil's vote and obtaining three seats out of five in the constituency for the party. However, the strategy was unsuccessful and while he was elected, it was at the expense of a party colleague,
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173:. Prior to entering politics he worked as a secondary-school teacher, and was a principal teacher of a large secondary school in Enniscorthy at the time of his election.
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in the county) in 1976 at the age of 35, becoming one of the youngest ever persons to hold the position, and he had been involved with inter-county
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925:
890:
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1155:
1071:
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151:
62:
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331:
220:
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201:
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52:
48:
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teams in
Wexford either as a trainer, selector or manager. He trained the Wexford Junior Gaelic football team to a
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119:
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977:
489:
1647:
425:
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in County
Wexford. He had been appointed chairman of Wexford County Board (the governing body of the
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124:
839:
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1401:
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1514:
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35:
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1636:
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553:
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324:
280:
1575:
1540:
1223:
681:
177:
372:
1531:
1479:
1427:
1358:
633:
617:
585:
341:
162:
1470:
1315:
649:
197:
111:
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185:
93:
16:
Irish former Fianna Fáil politician and
Wexford Gaelic games figure
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in the final. At the time of his election, he was manager of the
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1663:
Chairmen of county boards of the Gaelic
Athletic Association
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757:
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845:
176:
He was always widely known for his involvement with
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100:
77:
72:
58:
34:
23:
309:Tony Dempsey's page on the Fianna Fáil website
716:
388:
8:
275:
273:
723:
709:
701:
395:
381:
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313:
235:. He retired at the 2019 local elections.
20:
1653:Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth
767:
196:championship in 2000 when they defeated
244:
142:(born 11 May 1944) is an Irish former
7:
1708:Wexford County Board administrators
1658:Alumni of University College Dublin
157:Dempsey is a native of Davidstown,
14:
1693:Members of Wexford County Council
357:Wexford Under-21 Hurling Manager
154:constituency from 2002 to 2007.
1703:Politicians from County Wexford
171:St. Patrick's College, Maynooth
125:St. Patrick's College, Maynooth
1688:Irish sportsperson-politicians
332:Wexford Senior Hurling Manager
219:. Dempsey did not contest the
1:
1673:Heads of schools in Ireland
752:Wexford (Dáil constituency)
257:Oireachtas Members Database
202:Wexford senior hurling team
182:Gaelic Athletic Association
165:Christian Brothers School,
1724:
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1314:
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1180:
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1171:
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1119:
1112:
1110:
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1070:
1068:
1061:
1059:
1028:
1026:
1020:
1011:
1009:
994:
992:
976:
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887:
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791:
786:
781:
776:
743:
418:
363:
354:
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329:
321:
316:
167:University College Dublin
133:
120:University College Dublin
68:
41:
30:
1698:Members of the 29th Dáil
207:Dempsey was elected to
231:and re-elected at the
225:Wexford County Council
221:2007 general election
213:2002 general election
146:politician. He was a
1683:Irish schoolteachers
405:Wexford hurling team
285:ElectionsIreland.org
233:2014 local elections
229:2009 local elections
223:. He was elected to
161:and was educated at
317:Sporting positions
873:Daniel O'Callaghan
1630:
1629:
1625:
1624:
1558:Michael W. D'Arcy
1506:Michael W. D'Arcy
698:
697:
371:
370:
364:Succeeded by
339:Succeeded by
137:
136:
1715:
1678:Hurling managers
1585:2019 by-election
1411:Séamus Cullimore
1132:1945 by-election
1039:1936 by-election
768:
765:
725:
718:
711:
702:
691:
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673:
669:
668:
659:
657:
653:
652:
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641:
637:
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627:
625:
621:
620:
611:
609:
605:
604:
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593:
589:
588:
579:
577:
573:
572:
563:
561:
557:
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547:
545:
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540:
531:
529:
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349:Preceded by
322:Preceded by
314:
296:
295:
293:
291:
277:
268:
267:
265:
263:
249:
91:
87:
85:
73:Personal details
46:
21:
1723:
1722:
1718:
1717:
1716:
1714:
1713:
1712:
1668:Fianna Fáil TDs
1633:
1632:
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1626:
1620:
1611:
1594:
1578:
1569:
1560:
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1534:
1517:
1508:
1491:
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1473:
1456:
1439:
1430:
1413:
1404:
1387:
1370:
1361:
1344:
1327:
1318:
1301:
1284:
1267:
1250:
1232:
1226:
1209:
1184:
1182:Anthony Esmonde
1175:
1158:
1141:
1125:
1116:
1099:
1074:
1065:
1048:
1032:
1015:
998:
989:
980:
963:
954:
945:
928:
919:
910:
893:
884:
875:
866:
848:
842:
840:Seán Etchingham
833:
824:
815:
798:
793:
788:
783:
778:
766:
755:
739:
729:
699:
694:
687:
680:
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664:
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632:
631:
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623:
616:
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584:
583:
582:
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568:
567:
566:
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367:
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289:
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279:
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271:
261:
259:
251:
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246:
241:
190:Gaelic football
129:
101:Political party
92:
89:
83:
81:
47:
42:
26:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1721:
1719:
1711:
1710:
1705:
1700:
1695:
1690:
1685:
1680:
1675:
1670:
1665:
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1650:
1645:
1635:
1634:
1628:
1627:
1623:
1622:
1615:
1613:
1606:
1604:
1601:
1597:
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1589:
1587:
1581:
1580:
1573:
1571:
1564:
1562:
1555:
1553:
1550:
1546:
1545:
1538:
1536:
1529:
1527:
1524:
1520:
1519:
1512:
1510:
1503:
1501:
1498:
1494:
1493:
1486:
1484:
1477:
1475:
1468:
1466:
1463:
1459:
1458:
1454:Michael D'Arcy
1451:
1449:
1446:
1442:
1441:
1434:
1432:
1425:
1423:
1420:
1416:
1415:
1408:
1406:
1402:Michael D'Arcy
1399:
1397:
1394:
1390:
1389:
1385:Brendan Howlin
1382:
1380:
1377:
1373:
1372:
1365:
1363:
1356:
1354:
1351:
1347:
1346:
1339:
1337:
1334:
1330:
1329:
1322:
1320:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1304:
1303:
1299:Michael D'Arcy
1296:
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1287:
1286:
1279:
1277:
1274:
1270:
1269:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1253:
1252:
1245:
1243:
1240:
1236:
1235:
1228:
1221:
1219:
1216:
1212:
1211:
1204:
1202:
1199:
1195:
1194:
1191:
1187:
1186:
1179:
1177:
1170:
1168:
1165:
1161:
1160:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1144:
1143:
1139:Brendan Corish
1136:
1134:
1128:
1127:
1120:
1118:
1111:
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1106:
1102:
1101:
1094:
1092:
1089:
1085:
1084:
1081:
1077:
1076:
1069:
1067:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1051:
1050:
1043:
1041:
1035:
1034:
1027:
1025:
1022:
1018:
1017:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1001:
1000:
996:Osmond Esmonde
993:
991:
987:Michael Jordan
984:
982:
975:
973:
970:
966:
965:
958:
956:
949:
947:
940:
938:
935:
931:
930:
926:Osmond Esmonde
923:
921:
917:Robert Lambert
914:
912:
905:
903:
900:
896:
895:
888:
886:
879:
877:
870:
868:
864:Richard Corish
861:
859:
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851:
844:
837:
835:
828:
826:
819:
817:
813:Richard Corish
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800:
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746:This table is
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741:
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734:(TDs) for the
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628:
612:
596:
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548:
532:
516:
500:
484:
468:
452:
436:
419:
416:
415:
402:
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392:
385:
377:
369:
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345:
340:
337:
328:
323:
319:
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312:
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303:External links
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281:"Tony Dempsey"
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253:"Tony Dempsey"
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159:County Wexford
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79:
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1666:
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1661:
1659:
1656:
1654:
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1649:
1648:Living people
1646:
1644:
1641:
1640:
1638:
1619:
1618:Verona Murphy
1616:
1614:
1610:
1609:Johnny Mythen
1607:
1605:
1602:
1599:
1598:
1593:
1592:Malcolm Byrne
1590:
1588:
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1583:
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1577:
1574:
1572:
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1559:
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1513:
1511:
1507:
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1485:
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1472:
1464:
1461:
1460:
1455:
1452:
1450:
1447:
1444:
1443:
1438:
1429:
1426:
1424:
1421:
1418:
1417:
1412:
1409:
1407:
1403:
1400:
1398:
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1392:
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1386:
1378:
1375:
1374:
1369:
1360:
1352:
1349:
1348:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1332:
1331:
1326:
1317:
1309:
1306:
1305:
1300:
1292:
1289:
1288:
1283:
1280:
1278:
1275:
1272:
1271:
1266:
1258:
1255:
1254:
1249:
1248:James Kennedy
1246:
1244:
1241:
1238:
1237:
1234:
1225:
1217:
1214:
1213:
1208:
1205:
1203:
1200:
1197:
1196:
1192:
1189:
1188:
1183:
1174:
1166:
1163:
1162:
1157:
1154:
1152:
1149:
1146:
1145:
1140:
1133:
1130:
1129:
1124:
1115:
1107:
1103:
1098:
1095:
1093:
1090:
1087:
1086:
1082:
1079:
1078:
1073:
1064:
1056:
1053:
1052:
1047:
1040:
1037:
1036:
1031:
1030:Patrick Kehoe
1023:
1019:
1014:
1006:
1003:
1002:
997:
988:
985:
983:
979:
971:
968:
967:
962:
959:
957:
953:
952:James Shannon
950:
948:
944:
936:
933:
932:
927:
924:
922:
918:
915:
913:
909:
906:
904:
901:
898:
897:
892:
891:Michael Doyle
883:
880:
878:
874:
871:
869:
865:
857:
854:
853:
850:
841:
838:
836:
832:
829:
827:
823:
820:
818:
814:
811:
809:
806:
803:
802:
773:
770:
769:
763:
759:
753:
749:
742:
737:
733:
732:Teachtaí Dála
726:
721:
719:
714:
712:
707:
706:
703:
683:
677:
667:
666:D. Fitzgerald
661:
651:
645:
635:
629:
619:
613:
603:
597:
587:
581:
571:
565:
555:
549:
539:
533:
523:
517:
507:
501:
491:
485:
475:
469:
459:
453:
443:
437:
427:
421:
420:
417:
413:
407:
398:
393:
391:
386:
384:
379:
378:
375:
359:
358:
351:Mick Stafford
347:
343:
334:
333:
326:
325:Joachim Kelly
320:
315:
310:
307:
306:
302:
286:
282:
276:
274:
270:
258:
254:
248:
245:
238:
236:
234:
230:
226:
222:
218:
214:
210:
205:
203:
199:
195:
191:
187:
183:
179:
174:
172:
168:
164:
160:
155:
153:
150:(TD) for the
149:
145:
141:
132:
126:
123:
121:
118:
117:
115:
113:
109:
106:
103:
99:
95:
90:(age 80)
80:
76:
71:
67:
64:
61:
57:
54:
50:
45:
40:
37:
33:
29:
22:
19:
1584:
1576:Mick Wallace
1567:James Browne
1541:Mick Wallace
1515:Seán Connick
1489:Tony Dempsey
1488:
1282:John Esmonde
1230:
1224:Lorcan Allen
1173:John O'Leary
1156:John Esmonde
1131:
1123:John Keating
1114:John O'Leary
1097:John O'Leary
1072:John Esmonde
1063:John Keating
1038:
1013:John Keating
961:John Keating
882:Séamus Doyle
846:
831:Séamus Doyle
738:constituency
569:
355:
330:
288:. Retrieved
284:
260:. Retrieved
256:
247:
209:Dáil Éireann
206:
178:Gaelic games
175:
156:
148:Teachta Dála
140:Tony Dempsey
139:
138:
59:Constituency
51: –
43:
36:Teachta Dála
25:Tony Dempsey
18:
1643:1944 births
1532:Liam Twomey
1480:Liam Twomey
1428:Avril Doyle
1368:John Browne
1359:Avril Doyle
1353:1982 (Nov)
1342:Seán Browne
1336:1982 (Feb)
1265:Seán Browne
1207:Seán Browne
1046:Denis Allen
978:Denis Allen
972:1927 (Sep)
937:1927 (Jun)
748:transcluded
538:R. Kinsella
426:M. Kinsella
342:John Conran
163:Enniscorthy
144:Fianna Fáil
105:Fianna Fáil
88:11 May 1944
1637:Categories
1471:Paul Kehoe
1437:Hugh Byrne
1325:Hugh Byrne
1316:Ivan Yates
943:James Ryan
908:James Ryan
822:James Ryan
690:–23)
674:–21)
658:–16)
642:–11)
626:–08)
610:–06)
594:–04)
578:–02)
570:T. Dempsey
562:–00)
546:–99)
530:–96)
522:L. Griffin
514:–94)
498:–92)
490:M. Quigley
482:–89)
474:O. McGrath
450:–84)
434:–83)
361:2010–2012
336:2000–2002
290:24 January
262:24 January
239:References
217:Hugh Byrne
112:Alma mater
84:1944-05-11
1233:1961–1981
849:1921–1923
634:C. Bonnar
618:J. Meyler
602:S. Murphy
586:J. Conran
466:–?)
96:, Ireland
44:In office
885:(AT-SF)
799:(Party)
774:Election
650:L. Dunne
554:J. Kelly
506:C. Keogh
458:C. Keogh
442:C. Keogh
411:managers
366:JJ Doyle
194:Leinster
53:May 2007
49:May 2002
1231:4 seats
1016:(CnaG)
999:(CnaG)
929:(CnaG)
847:4 seats
794:(Party)
789:(Party)
784:(Party)
779:(Party)
762:history
760:|
736:Wexford
686: (
682:D. Egan
670: (
654: (
638: (
622: (
606: (
590: (
574: (
558: (
542: (
526: (
510: (
494: (
478: (
462: (
446: (
430: (
227:at the
211:at the
186:hurling
152:Wexford
94:Wexford
63:Wexford
1621:(Ind)
1579:(I4C)
1544:(Ind)
1483:(Ind)
1388:(Lab)
1176:(Lab)
1142:(Lab)
1117:(NLP)
1100:(Lab)
955:(Lab)
920:(Rep)
911:(Rep)
876:(Lab)
867:(Lab)
797:Deputy
792:Deputy
787:Deputy
782:Deputy
777:Deputy
198:Dublin
1612:(SF)
1603:2020
1595:(FF)
1570:(FF)
1561:(FG)
1552:2016
1535:(FG)
1526:2011
1518:(FF)
1509:(FG)
1500:2007
1492:(FF)
1474:(FG)
1465:2002
1457:(FG)
1448:1997
1440:(FF)
1431:(FG)
1422:1992
1414:(FF)
1405:(FG)
1396:1989
1379:1987
1371:(FF)
1362:(FG)
1345:(FF)
1328:(FF)
1319:(FG)
1310:1981
1302:(FG)
1293:1977
1285:(FG)
1276:1973
1268:(FF)
1259:1969
1251:(FF)
1242:1965
1227:(FF)
1218:1961
1210:(FF)
1201:1957
1193:1954
1185:(FG)
1167:1951
1159:(FG)
1150:1948
1126:(FG)
1108:1944
1091:1943
1083:1938
1075:(FG)
1066:(FG)
1057:1937
1049:(FF)
1033:(FF)
1024:1933
1007:1932
990:(FP)
981:(FF)
964:(NL)
946:(FF)
902:1923
894:(FP)
858:1922
843:(SF)
834:(SF)
825:(SF)
816:(SF)
807:1921
750:from
1600:33rd
1549:32nd
1523:31st
1497:30th
1462:29th
1445:28th
1419:27th
1393:26th
1376:25th
1350:24th
1333:23rd
1307:22nd
1290:21st
1273:20th
1256:19th
1239:18th
1215:17th
1198:16th
1190:15th
1164:14th
1147:13th
1105:12th
1088:11th
1080:10th
771:Dáil
758:edit
688:2021
672:2016
656:2011
640:2008
624:2006
608:2004
592:2002
576:2000
560:1999
544:1996
528:1994
512:1992
496:1989
480:1987
464:1984
448:1983
432:1981
292:2010
264:2010
188:and
169:and
78:Born
1054:9th
1021:8th
1004:7th
969:6th
934:5th
899:4th
855:3rd
804:2nd
1639::
754:.
408:–
283:.
272:^
255:.
204:.
86:)
764:)
756:(
724:e
717:t
710:v
396:e
389:t
382:v
294:.
266:.
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