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Irish politician (1915–2006)

Andy O'Brien

Senator
In office 23 February 1983 – 25 April 1987
In office 27 October 1977 – 13 May 1982
Constituency	Labour Panel
In office 1 June 1973 – 27 October 1977
Constituency	Administrative Panel
In office 5 November 1969 – 1 June 1973
Constituency	Agricultural Panel

Personal details
Born	(1915-01-21)21 January 1915 County Cavan, Ireland
Died	4 December 2006(2006-12-04) (aged 91) County Cavan, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Spouse	Mollie O'Brien
Children	7
Alma mater	De La Salle College Waterford

Andy O'Brien (21 January 1915 – 4 December 2006) was a Fine Gael politician from County Cavan, Ireland. He was a senator from 1969 to 1982, and from 1983 to 1987.

O'Brien was a teacher who served as principal of the national school in Crubany for more than 40 years. He was member of Cavan County Council and Cavan Urban District Council for over 40 years, and a leading organiser of Fine Gael in the county.

He was elected to the 12th Seanad in 1969, on the Agricultural Panel, and re-elected in 1973 on the Administrative Panel. In 1977, he was elected to the 14th Seanad on the Labour Panel, which re-elected him in 1981. He did not contest the 1982 Seanad election, but in 1983 he was re-elected on the Labour Panel, and served until he stood down at the 1987 election.

References

^ "Andy O'Brien". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
"Death of Former Member: Expression of Sympathy". Houses of the Oireachtas. 13 December 2006. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
"Three former TDs among 74 candidates for Senate". The Irish Times. 11 March 1982. p. 6. Retrieved 11 February 2008.

v t e « 11th Seanad « Members of the 12th Seanad (1969–1973) » 13th Seanad »
Cathaoirleach Michael Yeats (FF) Leader of the Seanad Thomas Mullins (FF)
Administrative Panel	Liam Ahern (FF) Richard Belton (FG) Patrick Fitzsimons (Ind) Jack Garrett (FF) Patrick Malone (FG) Patrick Norton (FF) Patrick J. Reynolds (FG)
Agricultural Panel	Pierce Butler (FG) John Doyle (FF) Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) John Mannion Jnr (FG) James Martin (FF) Charles McDonald (FG) Patrick McGowan (FF) Andy O'Brien (FG) Micheál Prendergast (FG) Patrick W. Ryan (Ind) William Ryan (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Kit Ahern (FF) John Kelly (FG) John J. Nash (FF) Michael J. O'Higgins (FG) Michael Yeats (FF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Ruairí Brugha (FF) Eileen Desmond (Lab) James Dooge (FG) Denis Farrelly (FG) Alexis FitzGerald Snr (FG) Dermot Honan (FF) Bernard McGlinchey (FF) Ted Russell (Ind) Eoin Ryan Snr (FF)
Labour Panel	John Boland (FG) Seán Brosnahan (Ind) Jimmy Dunne (Lab) Joseph Farrell (FF) Des Hanafin (FF) Fintan Kennedy (Lab) Mark Killilea Jnr (FF) Michael Lyons (FG) William O'Brien (FG) Evelyn Owens (Lab) Seán Walsh (FF)
Dublin University	William J. E. Jessop (Ind) Mary Robinson (Ind) Owen Sheehy-Skeffington (Ind)
National University	Bryan Alton (Ind) John Horgan (Lab) Patrick Quinlan (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	John J. Brennan (FF) Micheál Cranitch (FF) Brendan Crinion (FF) Peggy Farrell (FF) Thomas Flanagan (Ind) Michael Gallanagh (FF) Neville Keery (FF) Farrell McElgunn (FF) Thomas Mullins (FF) Terence O'Sullivan (FF) William Sheldon (Ind)
Elected or nominated later	1970 Cornelius O'Callaghan (FF) Seán Keegan (FF) Trevor West (Ind)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent

v t e « 12th Seanad « Members of the 13th Seanad (1973–1977) » 14th Seanad »
Cathaoirleach James Dooge (FG) Leader of the Seanad Michael J. O'Higgins (FG)
Administrative Panel	Seán Brosnan (FF) Philip Burton (FG) Jack Garrett (FF) Seán Keegan (FF) Thomas Kilbride (FG) Bernard McGlinchey (FF) Andy O'Brien (FG)
Agricultural Panel	Bob Aylward (FF) Jack Barrett (FG) Pierce Butler (FG) Bernard Cowen (FF) Jack Fitzgerald (Lab) John Mannion Jnr (FG) Joe McCartin (FG) Patrick McGowan (FF) Cornelius O'Callaghan (FF) William Ryan (FF) Liam Whyte (FG)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Kit Ahern (FF) Billy Fox (FG) Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) Mary Walsh (FG) Michael Yeats (FF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	John J. Brennan (FF) Fad Browne (FF) James Dooge (FG) Denis Farrelly (FG) Alexis FitzGerald Snr (FG) Brian Lenihan (FF) Michael Moynihan (Lab) Ted Russell (Ind) Eoin Ryan Snr (FF)
Labour Panel	John Boland (FG) Seán Brosnahan (Ind) Séamus Dolan (FF) Des Hanafin (FF) Jack Harte (Lab) Fintan Kennedy (Lab) Mark Killilea Jnr (FF) Michael Lyons (FG) Bernard Markey (FG) William O'Brien (FG) Evelyn Owens (Lab)
Dublin University	Noël Browne (SLP) Mary Robinson (Ind) Trevor West (Ind)
National University	John Horgan (Lab) Augustine Martin (Ind) Patrick Quinlan (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	John Blennerhassett (FG) Austin Deasy (FG) Benjamin Guinness (FG) Brendan Halligan (Lab) Michael D. Higgins (Lab) Patrick Kerrigan (Lab) Patrick W. McGrath (FG) Michael Mullen (Lab) Michael J. O'Higgins (FG) Paddy O'Toole (FG) James Sanfey (FG)
Elected or nominated later	1975 Pat Codd (FG) Roddy Connolly (Lab) Jack Daly (FG) Michael Ferris (Lab) Micheál Prendergast (FG) 1976 Vincent McHugh (FG) Ruairi Quinn (Lab) 1977 Liam Burke (FG) Martin Finn (FG) Frank King (Lab)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party SLP: Socialist Labour Party Ind: Independent

v t e « 13th Seanad « Members of the 14th Seanad (1977–1981) » 15th Seanad »
Cathaoirleach Séamus Dolan (FF) Leader of the Seanad Eoin Ryan Snr (FF)
Administrative Panel	Liam Burke (FG) Micheál Cranitch (FF) Jack Garrett (FF) Tras Honan (FF) Thomas Kilbride (FG) Michael P. Kitt (FF) Myles Staunton (FG)
Agricultural Panel	Pierce Butler (FG) Paul Connaughton Snr (FG) John Ellis (FF) Justin Keating (Lab) Rory Kiely (FF) Gerard Lynch (FG) Joe McCartin (FG) Charles McDonald (FG) Patrick McGowan (FF) Martin O'Toole (FF) William Ryan (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Richard Conroy (FF) Patrick Cooney (FG) Flor Crowley (FF) Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) David Molony (FG)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Ruairí Brugha (FF) Alexis FitzGerald Snr (FG) Desmond Governey (FG) Michael Howard (FG) Liam Hyland (FF) Mick Lanigan (FF) Michael Moynihan (Lab) Patrick J. Reynolds (FG) Eoin Ryan Snr (FF)
Labour Panel	John Blennerhassett (FG) Séamus Dolan (FF) Joseph Dowling (FF) Des Hanafin (FF) Jack Harte (Lab) Tony Herbert (FF) Brian Hillery (FF) Fintan Kennedy (Lab) Michael Lyons (FG) Bernard Markey (FG) Andy O'Brien (FG)
Dublin University	Conor Cruise O'Brien (Ind) Mary Robinson (Lab) Trevor West (Ind)
National University	Gemma Hussey (Ind) Augustine Martin (Ind) John A. Murphy (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Séamus Brennan (FF) Séamus de Brún (FF) Eileen Cassidy (FF) Valerie Goulding (FF) Mary Harney (FF) Valentine Jago (FF) Gordon Lambert (Ind) Bernard McGlinchey (FF) Noel Mulcahy (FF) T. K. Whitaker (Ind) Michael Yeats (FF)
Elected or nominated later	1977 Michael Donnelly (FF) 1979 Catherine McGuinness (Ind) 1980 Jim Doolan (FF) Jim Ruttle (FF) 1981 P. J. Mara (FF) Joseph O'Neill (FF)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent

v t e « 14th Seanad « Members of the 15th Seanad (1981–1982) » 16th Seanad »
Cathaoirleach Charles McDonald (FG) Leader of the Seanad Gemma Hussey (FG)
Administrative Panel	Katharine Bulbulia (FG) Micheál Cranitch (FF) Tras Honan (FF) Patrick Kennedy (FG) Jimmy Leonard (FF) Flor O'Mahony (Lab) Myles Staunton (FG)
Agricultural Panel	Richard Bruton (FG) Pierce Butler (FG) Michael Ferris (Lab) Tom Fitzgerald (FF) Thomas Hussey (FF) Rory Kiely (FF) John Mannion Jnr (FG) Charles McDonald (FG) Liam Naughten (FG) Martin O'Toole (FF) William Ryan (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Patsy Lawlor (FG) Maurice Manning (FG) Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) Mary O'Rourke (FF) Joe Walsh (FF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Deirdre Bolger (FG) Barry Cogan (FF) Seán Fallon (FF) Alexis FitzGerald Jnr (FG) Michael Howard (FG) Mick Lanigan (FF) Ruairi Quinn (Lab) Patrick J. Reynolds (FG) Eoin Ryan Snr (FF)
Labour Panel	John Blennerhassett (FG) Toddie Byrne (FG) Donal Carey (FG) Séamus Dolan (FF) Des Hanafin (FF) Jack Harte (Lab) Brian Hillery (FF) Dan Kiely (FF) Brian Mullooly (FF) Andy O'Brien (FG) Maurice O'Connell (FG)
Dublin University	Catherine McGuinness (Ind) Mary Robinson (Ind) Shane Ross (Ind)
National University	Gemma Hussey (FG) John A. Murphy (Ind) Brendan Ryan (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Ulick Burke (FG) John F. Carroll (Lab) Timmy Conway (Lab) James Dooge (FG) Paddy Dunne (Lab) Robert Fausset (FG) Jim Higgins (FG) Miriam Kearney (FG) Pat Magner (Lab) Seán O'Leary (FG) T. K. Whitaker (Ind)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent

v t e « 16th Seanad « Members of the 17th Seanad (1983–1987) » 18th Seanad »
Cathaoirleach Patrick J. Reynolds (FG) Leader of the Seanad James Dooge (FG)
Administrative Panel	Luke Belton (FG) Katharine Bulbulia (FG) Tras Honan (FF) Patrick Kennedy (FG) Michael Lynch (FF) Martin O'Donoghue (FF) Flor O'Mahony (Lab)
Agricultural Panel	Ulick Burke (FG) John Ellis (FF) Michael Ferris (Lab) Richard Hourigan (FG) Thomas Hussey (FF) Rory Kiely (FF) Joseph Lennon (FG) Charles McDonald (FG) Martin O'Toole (FF) Michael Quealy (FG) William Ryan (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Séamus de Brún (FF) Brian Fleming (FG) Joachim Loughrey (FG) Helena McAuliffe-Ennis (Lab) Michael Smith (FF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Timmy Conway (Lab, then PD) Jack Daly (FG) Seán Fallon (FF) Alexis FitzGerald Jnr (FG) Jack Fitzsimons (FF) Michael Howard (FG) Mick Lanigan (FF) Patrick J. Reynolds (FG) Eoin Ryan Snr (FF)
Labour Panel	Donie Cassidy (FF) Denis Cregan (FG) Des Hanafin (FF) Jack Harte (Lab) Jim Higgins (FG) Brian Hillery (FF) Peter Kelleher (FG) Mark Killilea Jnr (FF) Larry McMahon (FG) Brian Mullooly (FF) Andy O'Brien (FG)
Dublin University	Catherine McGuinness (Ind) Mary Robinson (Ind) Shane Ross (Ind)
National University	James Dooge (FG) Michael D. Higgins (Lab) Brendan Ryan (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	John Browne (FG) John Connor (FG) Jimmy Deenihan (FG) Patrick Durcan (FG) Brendan Howlin (Lab) Christy Kirwan (Lab) Pat Magner (Lab) Stephen McGonagle (Ind) Seán O'Leary (FG) John Robb (Ind) Bríd Rodgers (Ind)
Nominated 1987	Nuala Fennell (FG) Paddy O'Toole (FG)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party PD: Progressive Democrats Ind: Independent

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