John O'Mahony (Mayo politician)

For other people named John O'Mahony, see John O'Mahony (disambiguation). Irish politician (1953–2024)

John O'Mahony


Senator
In office 8 June 2016 – 29 June 2020
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach
Teachta Dála
In office May 2007 – February 2016
Constituency	Mayo

Personal details
Born	(1953-06-08)8 June 1953 Kilmovee, County Mayo, Ireland
Died	6 July 2024(2024-07-06) (aged 71) Galway, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Spouse	Gerardine Towey (m. 1978)
Children	5
Alma mater	St Patrick's College, Maynooth University College Galway

John Christopher O'Mahony (8 June 1953 – 6 July 2024) was an Irish Fine Gael politician and football manager who served as a Senator from 2016 to 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo constituency from 2007 to 2016.

Background

O'Mahony was a native of Kilmovee, County Mayo. He was a graduate of University College Galway. He taught for many years at St Nathy's College, Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon.

O'Mahony was married to Gerardine Towey; together, they had five daughters.

O'Mahony died in Galway on 6 July 2024, after being diagnosed with cancer in later years. He was 71 years old.

GAA career

O'Mahony was manager of the Mayo Gaelic football team, and formerly led Galway to two All-Ireland Senior Football Championship victories in 1998 and 2001, and guided Leitrim to success in the 1994 Connacht Senior Football Championship. In 2009, he was named at 114 in the Sunday Tribune's list of the 125 Most Influential People In GAA History.

Political career

O'Mahony was elected as a TD for the Mayo constituency at the 2007 general election. He lost his seat at the 2016 general election. In the 2016 general election, he stood in the Galway West constituency, due to the Mayo constituency being reduced from five to four seats, and Fine Gael having four outgoing TDs in the Mayo constituency.

In May 2016, he was nominated by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny to the 25th Seanad.

He was the Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on Transport, Tourism and Sport.

References

"John O'Mahony". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 6 September 2018. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
"Former NUI Galway Students, including Taoiseach, take senior roles in Cabinet". Spring 2011. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
"NUI Galway students and alumni head for Croke Park with Mayo senior football finalists". 17 September 2013. Archived from the original on 17 December 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2018. The event starts at 11am and the panel will include NUI Galway graduates, John Maughan, John O'Mahony and Tommy Carr...
Fogarty, John (7 July 2024). "All-Ireland winning Galway manager John O'Mahony passes away". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
Keys, Colm (7 July 2024). "Two-time All-Ireland winning manager John O'Mahony dies aged 71". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 July 2024.
^ McEvoy, Enda (4 January 2009). "125 Most Influential People In GAA History". Sunday Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
^ "John O'Mahony". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 3 February 2009. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
"O'Mahony and Mulherin among Taoiseach's Seanad nominees". Connaught Telegraph. 27 May 2016. Archived from the original on 28 May 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2016.

Gaelic games
Preceded byPáidí Ó Sé	All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning manager 1998	Succeeded bySeán Boylan
Preceded byPáidí Ó Sé	All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning manager 2001	Succeeded byJoe Kernan

John O'Mahony navigational boxes

Mayo – 1989 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

Subs used: 18 A. Finnerty for J. Burke; 20 R. Dempsey for S. Maher; 22 B. Kilkelly for G. Maher

Subs not used: 16 E. Lavin; 17 D. Kearney; 19 M. Feeney; 21 M. Carney; 23 P. Holmes; 24 T. Grady

Manager: J. O'Mahony

Mayo football team – managers

J. Carey (1977–80)
L. O'Neill (1983–87)
J. O'Mahony (1987–91)
B. McDonald (1991–92)
J. O'Shea (1992–94)
A. Egan (1994–95)
J. Maughan (1995–99)
P. Holmes (1999–2002)
J. Maughan (2002–05)
M. Moran (2005–06)
J. O'Mahony (2006–10)
J. Horan (2010–14)
N. Connelly and P. Holmes (2014–15)
S. Rochford (2015–18)
J. Horan (2018–22)
K. McStay (2022–)

Under-20/1s incl. N. Heffernan: until 2016 • M. Solan: 2016–2020 • M. Sheridan: 2021–

Leitrim football team – managers

D. McCabe (?–88)
Selection committee (1988–89)
P. J. Carroll (1989–92)
J. O'Mahony (1992–96)
S. Bonner (1996–97)
P. McGinnity (1997–99)
J. Reynolds (1999–01)
D. Rowley (2001–04)
D. Dolan (2004–08)
M. Moran (2008–11)
B. Breen/G. Dugdale (2011–13)
S. Hagan (2013–14)
T. Hyland (2019–2021)
A. Moran (2021–2024)
M. Graham (2024–)

Under-20s incl. B. Guckian: 2021–

Minors incl. B. Guckian: until 2021 • A. Dockery: 2021–

Galway football team – managers

E. Colleran (1975–77)
T. Sands (1977–78)
L. O'Neill (1978–80)
M. McDonagh (1980–83)
T. Regan (1983–84)
C. Dunne (1984–86)
W. Joyce (1986–89)
J. Tobin (1989–93)
B. McDermott (1993–96)
V. Daly (1996–97)
J. O'Mahony (1997–2004)
P. Ford (2004–07)
L. Sammon (2007–09)
J. Kernan (2009–10)
T. Ó Flatharta (2010–11)
A. Mulholland (2011–14)
K. Walsh (2014–2019)
P. Joyce (2019–)

Under-20s incl. G. Fahy: until 2018 • P. Joyce: 2018–2019 • D. Ó Fátharta: 2019?–

Minors incl. S. Joyce: c. 2015 • D. Ó Fátharta: c. 2018

Galway squads

Galway – 1998 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (8th title)

Subs: 21 P. Clancy for S. Walsh

Subs not used: 16 P. Comer; 17 B. Silke; 18 R. Fahey; 19 K. Fallon; 20 D. Mitchell; 22 D. Meehan; 23 T. Joyce; 24 F. Gavin

Manager: J. O'Mahony
Selectors: S. Joyce; P. Warren

Galway – 2000 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship runners-up

Played in drawn game: 4 R. Silke; 9 J. Bergin

Subs used in drawn game: 19 K. Walsh for Bergin; 17 R. Fahey for Silke; 22 J. Donnellan for T. Joyce

Subs used in replay: 19 J. Bergin for Walsh; 8 K. Walsh for Ó Dómhnaill; 22 J. Donnellan for T. Joyce; 21 S. Walsh for Clancy

Subs not used in replay: 16 P. Lally; 17 R. Silke; 18 J. Killeen; 20 M. Ó Callarain; 23 K. Comer; 24 L. Ó Callarain

Manager: J. O'Mahony
Selectors: S. Joyce; P. Warren

Galway – 2001 All-Ireland Senior Football Champions (9th title)

Subs: 21 A. Kerins for T. Joyce; 23 K. Comer for Bergin

Subs not used: 16 P. Lally; 17 M. Comer; 18 T. Meehan; 19 M. Ó Callaráin; 20 S. Ó Domhnaill; 22 M. Clancy; 24 J. Donnellan

Manager: J. O'Mahony
Selectors: S. Joyce; P. Warren

Galway – 2004 National Football League runners-up

Subs used: N. Joyce for Devane; C. Monahan for Comer; D. Savage for M. Clancy

Manager: J. O'Mahony

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Mayo constituency

This table is transcluded from Mayo (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)

Dáil	Election					Deputy (Party)
28th	1997	Beverley Flynn (FF)	Tom Moffatt (FF)	Enda Kenny (FG)	Michael Ring (FG)		Jim Higgins (FG)
29th	2002	Beverley Flynn (FF)	John Carty (FF)				Jerry Cowley (Ind)
30th	2007	Beverley Flynn (Ind)	Dara Calleary (FF)				John O'Mahony (FG)
31st	2011	Michelle Mulherin (FG)					John O'Mahony (FG)
32nd	2016	Lisa Chambers (FF)				4 seats 2016–2024
33rd	2020	Rose Conway-Walsh (SF)		Alan Dillon (FG)		4 seats 2016–2024
34th	2024	Rose Conway-Walsh (SF)		Alan Dillon (FG)	Keira Keogh (FG)		Paul Lawless (Aon)

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Cathaoirleach Denis O'Donovan (FF) Leader of the Seanad Jerry Buttimer (FG)
Administrative Panel	Martin Conway (FG) Mark Daly (FF) John Dolan (Ind) Maura Hopkins (FG) Kevin Humphreys (Lab) Niall Ó Donnghaile (SF) Diarmuid Wilson (FF)
Agricultural Panel	Victor Boyhan (Ind) Paddy Burke (FG) Maria Byrne (FG) Rose Conway-Walsh (SF) Paul Daly (FF) Denis Landy (Lab) Tim Lombard (FG) Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (SF, then Ind) Brian Ó Domhnaill (FF, then Ind) Denis O'Donovan (FF) Grace O'Sullivan (GP)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Lorraine Clifford-Lee (FF) Gabrielle McFadden (FG) Kieran O'Donnell (FG) Keith Swanick (FF) Fintan Warfield (SF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Catherine Ardagh (FF) Frances Black (Ind) Colm Burke (FG) Paul Coghlan (FG) Aidan Davitt (FF) Gerry Horkan (FF) Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF) Catherine Noone (FG) Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Lab)
Labour Panel	Jerry Buttimer (FG) Gerard Craughwell (Ind) Máire Devine (SF) Robbie Gallagher (FF) Paul Gavan (SF) Terry Leyden (FF) Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (FF) Ged Nash (Lab) Joe O'Reilly (FG) Ned O'Sullivan (FF) Neale Richmond (FG)
Dublin University	Ivana Bacik (Lab) David Norris (Ind) Lynn Ruane (Ind)
National University	Alice-Mary Higgins (Ind) Michael McDowell Rónán Mullen (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Ray Butler (FG) Paudie Coffey (FG) Frank Feighan (FG) Joan Freeman (Ind) Colette Kelleher (Ind) Billy Lawless (Ind) Michelle Mulherin (FG) Pádraig Ó Céidigh (Ind) Marie-Louise O'Donnell (Ind) John O'Mahony (FG) James Reilly (FG)
Elected or appointed later	2018 Ian Marshall (Ind) Anthony Lawlor (FG) 2019 Pippa Hackett (GP) 2020 Seán Kyne (FG)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael GP: Green Party SF: Sinn Féin Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent

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