Joachim Loughrey
Joachim Loughrey | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 13 May 1982 – 1 November 1989 | |
| Constituency | Cultural and Educational Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 (age 76–77) County Donegal, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
Joachim Loughrey (born 1947) is a former Fine Gael politician from County Donegal in Ireland. He was a senator from 1982 to 1989.[1]
A national school teacher before entering politics,[1] Loughrey stood unsuccessfully as a Fine Gael candidate for Dáil Éireann in the Donegal North-East constituency on five occasions: at the by-election in 1976 and at the February 1982, November 1982, 1987 and 1989 general elections.[2]
After his February 1982 defeat, he was elected to the 16th Seanad on the Cultural and Educational Panel. He was re-elected in the 1983 and 1987 Seanad elections,[1] but lost his seat in the 1989 elections to the 19th Seanad, and was unsuccessful again at the 1993 Seanad elections.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Joachim Loughrey". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 25 February 2008.
- ^ a b "Joachim Loughrey". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 25 February 2008.