Seán Ó Fearghaíl
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Seán Ó Fearghaíl TD |
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Ó Fearghaíl in 2016
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| Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann | |
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Assumed office 10 March 2016 |
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| President | Michael D. Higgins |
| Deputy | Pat the Cope Gallagher |
| Preceded by | Seán Barrett |
| Teachta Dála | |
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Assumed office May 2002 |
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| Constituency | Kildare South |
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In office 13 June 2000 – 20 May 2002 |
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| Constituency | Agricultural Panel |
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Seán Ó Fearghaíl 17 April 1960 Newbridge, Kildare, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Clare Meaney |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | Dublin City University |
| Website | www |
Seán Ó Fearghaíl (pronounced [ˈʃaːnʲ oː ˈfʲaɾˠɣiːlʲ]; born 17 April 1960) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann since March 2016. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare South constituency since 2002.
Ó Fearghaíl comes from a farming background and previously worked for Dublin Corporation. Ó Fearghaíl first stood for election to elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1987 general election, but was unsuccessful. He was unsuccessful again at the 1989 general election, but was elected as a member of Kildare County Council in 1985.
After further defeats at the 1992 and 1997 general elections, he stood for Seanad Éireann on the Agricultural Panel in 1997. He was defeated, but won a seat in the 21st Seanad at a by-election held in June 2000 after the death of Patrick McGowan.
Ó Fearghaíl won a Dáil seat on his fifth attempt, at the 2002 general election, when he defeated the sitting Fine Gael TD (and former leader) Alan Dukes. At the 2007 general election he topped he poll and was elected on the first count. He was re-elected at the 2011 general election and at the 2016 general election.
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