Jim D'Arcy

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Jim D'Arcy
Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2011
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born	(1954-07-20) 20 July 1954 Drogheda, County Louth
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fine Gael
Children	3
Alma mater	St Patrick's College, Dublin

Jim D'Arcy (born 20 July 1954) is an Irish Fine Gael politician and member of Seanad Éireann.^[1]

He was elected to Louth County Council in 1999, and to Dundalk Town Council in 2004, serving on both bodies until 2011.^[2] He unsuccessfully contested the Louth constituency at the 2007 general election.^[2] In May 2011, he was nominated by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny to the 24th Seanad.^[3]

He is a former schoolteacher.^[3] He is the Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Education and Skills.

References

↑ "Mr. Jim D'Arcy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
↑ 2.0 2.1 "Jim D'Arcy". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Edwards, Elaine (20 May 2011). "McAleese appointed to Seanad". The Irish Times.

External links

Jim D'Arcy's page on the Fine Gael website

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Cathaoirleach Paddy Burke (FG) Leader of the Seanad Maurice Cummins (FG)

Administrative Panel	Martin Conway (FG) Mark Daly (FF) Michael W. D'Arcy (FG) John Kelly (Lab) Denis Landy (Lab) Tom Sheahan (FG) Diarmuid Wilson (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Paul Bradford (FG) Paddy Burke (FG) Michael Comiskey (FG) James Heffernan (Lab) Paschal Mooney (FF) Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (SF) Brian Ó Domhnaill (FF) Denis O'Donovan (FF) Susan O'Keeffe (Lab) Pat O'Neill (FG) Jim Walsh (FF)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Thomas Byrne (FF) Deirdre Clune (FG) John Gilroy (Lab) Michael Mullins (FG) Labhrás Ó Murchú (FF)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Colm Burke (FG) Paul Coghlan (FG) Jimmy Harte (Lab) Imelda Henry (FG) Marc MacSharry (FF) Catherine Noone (FG) Averil Power (FF) Kathryn Reilly (SF) Mary White (FF)

Labour Panel	Terry Brennan (FG) David Cullinane (SF) Maurice Cummins (FG) Fidelma Healy Eames (FG) Cáit Keane (FG) Terry Leyden (FF) Marie Moloney (Lab) Tony Mulcahy (FG) Darragh O'Brien (FF) Ned O'Sullivan (FF) John Whelan (Lab)

National University of Ireland	John Crown (Ind) Rónán Mullen (Ind) Feargal Quinn (Ind)

University of Dublin	Ivana Bacik (Ind) Sean Barrett (Ind) David Norris (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Eamonn Coghlan (Ind, then FG) Jim D'Arcy (FG) Aideen Hayden (Lab) Lorraine Higgins (Lab) Fiach Mac Conghail (Ind) Martin McAleese (Ind) Mary Moran (Lab) Mary Ann O'Brien (Ind) Marie-Louise O'Donnell (Ind) Jillian van Turnhout (Ind) Katherine Zappone (Ind)

Elected or appointed later	2013 Hildegarde Naughton (FG)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party SF: Sinn Féin Ind: Independent

Persondata
Name	Darcy, Jim
Alternative names
Short description	Irish politician
Date of birth	20 July 1954
Place of birth	Drogheda, County Louth
Date of death
Place of death

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