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18th Seanad
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Overview
Legislative bodySeanad Éireann
JurisdictionIreland
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term25 April 1987 – 5 July 1989
Government20th government of Ireland
Members60
CathaoirleachTras Honan
Leas-ChathaoirleachCharles McDonald
Leader of the
Seanad		Mick Lanigan

The 18th Seanad was in office from 1987 to 1989. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1987 general election to the 25th Dáil. The senators served until the close of poll for the 19th Seanad.

Composition of the 18th Seanad

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There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 were elected on five vocational panels, 6 were elected from two university constituencies and 11 were nominated by the Taoiseach.

The following table shows the composition by party when the 18th Seanad first met on 25 April 1987.

Origin
Party
 Vocational panels NUI DU Nominated Total
Admin Agri Cult & Educ Ind & Comm Labour
Fianna Fáil 4 6 3 5 6 0 0 6 30
Fine Gael 3 4 2 3 4 0 0 0 16
Labour Party 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 3
Independent 0 0 0 0 0 3 3 5 11
Total 7 11 5 9 11 3 3 11 60

List of senators

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  • Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
Name Panel Party Notes
Katharine Bulbulia Administrative Panel   Fine Gael  
Michael Doherty Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Joe Doyle Administrative Panel   Fine Gael Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1]
Seán Haughey Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Tras Honan Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil Cathaoirleach[2]
Patrick Kennedy Administrative Panel   Fine Gael  
Mary Wallace Administrative Panel   Fianna Fáil Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1]
Paul Bradford Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1]
John Connor Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1]
Michael Ferris Agricultural Panel   Labour Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1]
Tom Fitzgerald Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Thomas Hussey Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Rory Kiely Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Pádraic McCormack Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1]
Charles McDonald Agricultural Panel   Fine Gael  
Patrick McGowan Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Martin O'Toole Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1]
William Ryan Agricultural Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Seán Byrne Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Joachim Loughrey Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael  
Maurice Manning Cultural and Educational Panel   Fine Gael  
Tony McKenna Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Paschal Mooney Cultural and Educational Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Eddie Bohan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Tony Bromell Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil Elected to Seanad at by-election on 19 December 1988 after death of Jack Daly[3]
Jack Daly Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael Died on 5 May 1988[4]
Seán Fallon Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Willie Farrell Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Jack Fitzsimons Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Phil Hogan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1]
Mick Lanigan Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Brian O'Shea Industrial and Commercial Panel   Labour Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1]
Gerry Reynolds Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fine Gael Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1]
Donie Cassidy Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Denis Cregan Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
Nuala Fennell Labour Panel   Fine Gael Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1]
Des Hanafin Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Jack Harte Labour Panel   Labour  
Brian Hillery Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1]
Peter Kelleher Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
Dan Kiely Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Don Lydon Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
Larry McMahon Labour Panel   Fine Gael  
Brian Mullooly Labour Panel   Fianna Fáil  
John A. Murphy National University of Ireland   Independent  
Joe O'Toole National University of Ireland   Independent  
Brendan Ryan National University of Ireland   Independent  
David Norris Dublin University   Independent  
Mary Robinson Dublin University   Independent  
Shane Ross Dublin University   Independent  
Séamus Cullimore Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1]
Michael Dawson Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Nominated to fill vacancy on 26 June 1989 after the 1989 general election[5]
Éamon de Buitléar Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  
George Eogan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  
Brian Friel Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  
Paul Kavanagh Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Nominated to fill vacancy on 26 June 1989 after the 1989 general election[5]
John Magnier Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  
Frank McDonnell Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Nominated to fill vacancy on 26 June 1989 after the 1989 general election[5]
John Robb Nominated by the Taoiseach   Independent  
Tom McEllistrim Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1]
Jimmy Mulroy Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
Vivian O'Callaghan Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  
John O'Connell Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Elected to 26th Dáil at general election on 15 June 1989[1]
Nicholas O'Connor Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil  

Changes

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Date Panel Loss Gain Note
25 April 1987 Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil   Tras Honan elected as Cathaoirleach[2]
5 May 1988 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael   Death of Jack Daly[4]
19 December 1988 Industrial and Commercial Panel   Fianna Fáil Tony Bromell elected to Seanad at by-election after the death of Jack Daly[3]
15 June 1989 Agricultural Panel Fine Gael   Paul Bradford elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1]
15 June 1989 Agricultural Panel Fine Gael   John Connor elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1]
15 June 1989 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil   Séamus Cullimore elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1]
15 June 1989 Administrative Panel Fine Gael   Joe Doyle elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1]
15 June 1989 Labour Panel Fine Gael   Nuala Fennell elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1]
15 June 1989 Agricultural Panel Labour   Michael Ferris elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1]
15 June 1989 Labour Panel Fianna Fáil   Brian Hillery elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1]
15 June 1989 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael   Phil Hogan elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1]
15 June 1989 Agricultural Panel Fine Gael   Pádraic McCormack elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1]
15 June 1989 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil   Tom McEllistrim elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1]
15 June 1989 Nominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil   John O'Connell elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1]
15 June 1989 Industrial and Commercial Panel Labour   Brian O'Shea elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1]
15 June 1989 Agricultural Panel Fianna Fáil   Martin O'Toole elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1]
15 June 1989 Industrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael   Gerry Reynolds elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1]
15 June 1989 Administrative Panel Fianna Fáil   Mary Wallace elected to 26th Dáil at general election[1]
26 June 1989 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Michael Dawson nominated to fill vacancy after the 1989 general election[5]
26 June 1989 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Frank McDonnell nominated to fill vacancy after the 1989 general election[5]
26 June 1989 Nominated by the Taoiseach   Fianna Fáil Paul Kavanagh nominated to fill vacancy after the 1989 general election[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 122, 5 July 1989: Election of Members to Dáil Éireann". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  2. ^ a b "Tras Honan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 December 2011.
  3. ^ a b "Mr. Tony Bromell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  4. ^ a b "Mr. Jack Daly". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Official Report (Seanad Éireann), Volume 122, 5 July 1989: Nomination of Members". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
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  • "18th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 17 February 2008.
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