William O'Brien (Fine Gael politician)

Irish politician (1918–1994)

William O'Brien

Teachta Dála
In office June 1977 – February 1987
Constituency	Limerick West
Senator
In office 5 November 1969 – 16 June 1977
Constituency	Labour Panel

Personal details
Born	(1918-03-06)6 March 1918 County Limerick, Ireland
Died	5 November 1994(1994-11-05) (aged 76) County Limerick, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael

William O'Brien (6 March 1918 – 5 November 1994) was a Fine Gael politician from County Limerick, Ireland. He was a senator from 1969 to 1977, and then a TD for Limerick West from 1977 to 1987.

Before entering politics, O'Brien was an employee of CIÉ, the state-run Irish transport company.

He stood unsuccessfully as a Fine Gael candidate for Dáil Éireann in the Limerick West constituency at the 1969 and 1973 general elections before winning the seat at the 1977 general election. After his 1969 defeat, he was elected to the 12th Seanad Éireann on the Labour Panel, which returned him in 1973 to the 13th Seanad.

Once in the Dáil, O'Brien was re-elected at the 1981 general election and at both the February 1982 and November 1982 general elections. He did not contest the 1987 general election, and retired from politics.

References

^ "William O'Brien". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 February 2008.
^ "William O'Brien". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 February 2008.

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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

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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

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Limerick West constituency

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Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)
13th	1948		James Collins (FF)	Donnchadh Ó Briain (FF)	David Madden (FG)
14th	1951
15th	1954
15th	1955 by-election				Michael Colbert (FF)
16th	1957				Denis Jones (FG)
17th	1961
18th	1965
18th	1967 by-election		Gerry Collins (FF)
19th	1969			Michael J. Noonan (FF)
20th	1973
21st	1977				William O'Brien (FG)
22nd	1981
23rd	1982 (Feb)
24th	1982 (Nov)
25th	1987				John McCoy (PDs)
26th	1989				Michael Finucane (FG)
27th	1992
28th	1997		Michael Collins (FF)	Dan Neville (FG)
29th	2002		Michael Collins (FF)		John Cregan (FF)
30th	2007		Niall Collins (FF)		John Cregan (FF)
31st	2011	Constituency abolished. See Limerick and Kerry North–West Limerick

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