Clement Coughlan
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Clement (Clem) Coughlan (August, 1942 - February 1, 1983) was an Irish politician, hailing from the Province of Ulster. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann in a 1980 by-election as a Fianna Fáil TD for Donegal South West. He only served in public office for two years before his sudden death in a road traffic accident on February 1, 1983. In a morbid twist his death and the timing of his funeral is considered to be the deciding factor in keeping Charles Haughey as leader of Fianna Fáil, when the support for the campaign to oust him dwindled following the funeral. Coughlan's brother, Cathal Coughlan, was elected in the subsequent by-election. His niece, Mary Coughlan, is also a TD and in May 2008 she was appointed as Tánaiste and Minister for Enterprise & Employment.
He also played with the Donegal Senior football team[1]
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- ^ What do the recently jailed Liam Lawlor TD and Kevin Fennelly have in common? from "An Fear Rua" GAA site
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