Andy O'Brien (politician)

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Andy O'Brien (21 January 1915 – 4 December 2006)^[1] was a Fine Gael politician from County Cavan in 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.^[2]

He was first 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.^[1] He did not contest the 1982 Seanad election,^[3] but in 1983 he was re-elected on the Labour Panel, and served until he stood down at the 1987 election.^[1]

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^ ^a ^b ^c Mr. Andy O'Brien. Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
^ Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 185, 13 December 2006, Death of Former Member: Expression of Sympathy. Oireachtas. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.
^ "Three former TDs among 74 candidates for Senate", The Irish Times, 11 March 1982, p. 6. Retrieved on 2008-02-11.

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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 J. O'Toole (FF) • Michael Quealy (FG) • William Ryan (FF)

Cultural & Educational Panel	Séamus de Brún (FF) • Brian Fleming (FG) • Joachim Loughrey (FG) • Helena McAuliffe-Ennis (Lab) • Michael Smith (FF)

Industrial & Commercial Panel	Timmy Conway (Lab) • Jack Daly (FG) • Sean 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)

National University of Ireland	James Dooge (FG) • Michael D. Higgins (Lab) • Brendan Ryan (Ind)

University of Dublin	Catherine McGuinness (Ind) • Mary Robinson (Ind) • Shane Ross (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	John Browne (FG) • John Connor (FG) • Jimmy Deenihan (FG) • Patrick Durcan (FG) • Brendan Howlin (Lab) • Christy Kirwan (Lab) • Patrick Magner (Lab) • Stephen McGonagle (Ind) • Seán A. 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 • Ind: Independent

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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 & Educational Panel	Patsy Lawlor (FG) • Maurice Manning (FG) • Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) • Mary O'Rourke (FF) • Joe Walsh (FF)

Industrial & Commercial Panel	Deirdre Bolger (FG) • Barry Cogan (FF) • Sean 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)

National University of Ireland	Gemma Hussey (FG) • John A. Murphy (Ind) • Brendan Ryan (Ind)

University of Dublin	Catherine McGuinness (Ind) • Mary Robinson (Ind) • Shane Ross (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) • Patrick Magner (Lab) • Seán A. O'Leary (FG) • T. K. Whitaker (Ind)

FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour • Ind: Independent

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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 (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 & Educational Panel	Richard Conroy (FF) • Patrick Cooney (FG) • Flor Crowley (FF) • Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) • David Molony (FG)

Industrial & 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) • Joe Dowling (FF) • Des Hanafin (FF) • Jack Harte (Lab) • Anthony Herbert (FF) • Brian Hillery (FF) • Fintan Kennedy (Lab) • Michael Lyons (FG) • Bernard Markey (FG) • Andy O'Brien (FG)

National University of Ireland	Gemma Hussey (Ind) • Augustine Martin (Ind) • John A. Murphy (Ind)

University of Dublin	Conor Cruise O'Brien (Ind) • Mary Robinson (Lab) • Trevor West (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 William Mulcahy (FF) • T. K. Whitaker (Ind) • Michael Yeats (FF)

Elected or nominated later	1977 Michael Patrick Donnelly (FF) • 1979 Catherine McGuinness (Ind) • 1980 Jim Doolan (FF) • James Ruttle (FF) • 1981 P. J. Mara (FF) • Joseph O'Neill (??)

FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour • Ind: Independent • ??: Unknown party

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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 (??) • Pierce Butler (FG) • Bernard Cowen (FF) • Jack Fitzgerald (??) • John Mannion, Jnr (FG) • Joe McCartin (FG) • Patrick McGowan (FF) • Cornelius O'Callaghan (??) • William Ryan (FF) • Liam Whyte (??)

Cultural & Educational Panel	Kit Ahern (FF) • Billy Fox (FG) • Timothy McAuliffe (Lab) • Mary Walsh (FG) • Michael Yeats (FF)

Industrial & Commercial Panel	John J. Brennan (??) • Patrick Browne (FF) • James Dooge (FG) • Denis Farrelly (FG) • Alexis FitzGerald, Snr (FG) • Brian Lenihan, Snr (FF) • Michael Moynihan (Lab) • George Russell (Ind) • Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF)

Labour Panel	John Boland (FG) • Seán Brosnahan (??) • Séamus Dolan (FF) • Des Hanafin (FF) • John Harte (Lab) • Fintan Kennedy (Lab) • Mark Killilea, Jnr (FF) • Michael Lyons (FG) • Bernard Markey (FG) • William O'Brien (FG) • Evelyn Owens (Lab)

National University of Ireland	John Horgan (Lab) • Augustine Martin (Ind) • Patrick Quinlan (Ind)

University of Dublin	Noel Browne (SLP) • Mary Robinson (Ind) • Trevor West (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	John Blennerhassett (FG) • Austin Deasy (FG) • Benjamin Guinness (??) • Brendan Halligan (Lab) • Michael D. Higgins (Lab) • Patrick Kerrigan (Lab) • Patrick W. McGrath (??) • Michael Mullen (Lab) • Michael J. O'Higgins (FG) • Paddy O'Toole (FG) • James Sanfey (FG)

Elected or nominated later	1975 Pat Codd (FG) • Roderick Connolly (Lab) • Jack Daly (FG) • Michael Ferris (Lab) • Mícheál Prendergast (??) • 1976 Vincent McHugh (??) • Ruairi Quinn (Lab) • 1977 Liam Burke (FG) • Martin Finn (FG) • Frank King (??)

FF: Fianna Fáil • FG: Fine Gael • Lab: Labour Party • SLP: Socialist Labour Party • Ind: Independent • ??: Unknown party

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