Joe O'Reilly

Senator Joe O'Reilly


Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 April 2016
Constituency	Labour Panel
In office July 2007 – February 2011
Constituency	Industrial and Commercial Panel
In office October 1989 – December 1992
Constituency	Cultural and Educational Panel
Teachta Dála
In office February 2011 – February 2016
Constituency	Cavan–Monaghan

Personal details
Born	Joseph Patrick O'Reilly (1955-04-01) 1 April 1955 Cootehill, Cavan, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fine Gael
Spouse(s)	Mary Tully (m. 1989)
Children	3
Alma mater	University College Dublin Trinity College, Dublin St Patrick's College Dublin Institute of Technology
Website	www.joeoreilly.ie

Joesph Patrick O'Reilly (born 1 April 1955) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Senator for the Labour Panel since April 2016. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency from 2011 to 2016.^[1]

Early and personal life

Born in Cootehill, County Cavan, he was educated at St. Aidan's Comprehensive School, Cootehill; University College Dublin; Trinity College, Dublin; St Patrick's College of Education and the Dublin Institute of Technology. O'Reilly is a primary schoolteacher by profession.

Political career

In local politics, he was first elected to Cavan County Council in 1985, but lost his seat in 1991. He was re-elected at the 1999 local elections for the Bailieborough area and again in 2004.

He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2007 general election for the Cavan–Monaghan Dáil Éireann constituency, but was elected at the general election in February 2011.^[2] He lost this Dáil seat at the 2016 general election.^[2]

In European elections, he was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2009 European Parliament election for the North-West constituency.

As a Seanad member, he was first elected in 1989 to the 19th Seanad on the Cultural and Educational Panel. He lost his seat at the 1993 Seanad elections, and was unsuccessful again at the 1997 Seanad election. He was elected to the 23rd Seanad in 2007,^[2] serving on the Industrial and Commercial Panel and as Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources. O'Reilly was elected to the Labour Panel of the 25th Seanad in April 2016.^[3]

Political views

Stance on the operation of pubs on Good Friday

In 2017, Fine Gael announced that they were planning a bill to allow pubs to open on Good Friday, reversing a 90-year-old ban. O'Reilly went against his party's view and said that the tradition was "part of our national identity".^[4]

References

↑ "Mr. Joe O'Reilly". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
1 2 3 "Joe O'Reilly". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 18 February 2008.
↑ "Clear-out of Seanad ‘old guard’ a blow to Enda Kenny". Irish Examiner. 28 April 2016.
↑ "'It's part of our national identity' - FG Senator breaks ranks over Good Friday Alcohol Bill". Independent.ie. Independent News & Media. Retrieved 12 April 2017.

External links

Joe O'Reilly's page on the Fine Gael website

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Cultural and Educational Panel	Sean Byrne (FF) Maurice Manning (FG) Paschal Mooney (FF) Joe O'Reilly (FG) Éamon Ó Cuív (FF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Eddie Bohan (FF) Richard Conroy (FF) Liam T. Cosgrave (FG) Seán Fallon (FF) William Farrell (FF) Denis Foley (FF) Michael Howard (FG) John Ryan (Lab) Myles Staunton (FG)
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Agricultural Panel	Paul Bradford (FG) Paddy Burke (FG) Peter Callanan (FF) John Carty (FF) Pearse Doherty (SF) Alan Kelly (Lab) Pat Moylan (FF) Francis O'Brien (FF) John Paul Phelan (FG) Eugene Regan (FG) Jim Walsh (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Cecilia Keaveney (FF) Labhrás Ó Murchú (FF) Ann Ormonde (FF) Liam Twomey (FG) Alex White (Lab)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Larry Butler (FF) Paudie Coffey (FG) Paul Coghlan (FG) Dominic Hannigan (Lab) Marc MacSharry (FF) Denis O'Donovan (FF) Joe O'Reilly (FG) Kieran Phelan (FF) Mary White (FF)
Labour Panel	Jerry Buttimer (FG) Donie Cassidy (FF) Maurice Cummins (FG) Geraldine Feeney (FF) Frances Fitzgerald (FG) John Hanafin (FF) Fidelma Healy Eames (FG) Terry Leyden (FF) Michael McCarthy (Lab) Ned O'Sullivan (FF) Phil Prendergast (Lab)
National University of Ireland	Rónán Mullen (Ind) Joe O'Toole (Ind) Feargal Quinn (Ind)
University of Dublin	Ivana Bacik (Ind, then Lab) David Norris (Ind) Shane Ross (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Dan Boyle (GP) Martin Brady (FF) Ivor Callely (FF, then Ind) Ciarán Cannon (PD, then FG) Maria Corrigan (FF) Déirdre de Búrca (GP) John Ellis (FF) Eoghan Harris (Ind) Lisa McDonald (FF) Brian Ó Domhnaill (FF) Fiona O'Malley (PD, then Ind)
Elected or appointed later	2009 James Carroll (FF) Niall Ó Brolcháin (GP) 2010 Paschal Mooney (FF) Mark Dearey (GP) 2011 Darragh O'Brien (FF)
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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)
National University of Ireland	Alice Mary Higgins (Ind) Michael McDowell (Ind) Rónán Mullen (Ind)
University of Dublin	Ivana Bacik (Lab) David Norris (Ind) Lynn Ruane (Ind)
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