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25th Dáil

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25th Dáil
24th Dáil 26th Dáil
Overview
Legislative bodyDáil Éireann
JurisdictionIreland
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term10 March 1987 – 25 May 1989
Election1987 general election
Government20th government of Ireland
Members166
Ceann ComhairleSeán Treacy
TaoiseachCharles Haughey
TánaisteBrian Lenihan
Chief WhipVincent Brady
Leader of the OppositionAlan Dukes
Sessions
1st10 March 1987 – 26 June 1987
2nd14 October 1987 – 30 June 1988
3rd19 October 1988 – 25 May 1989

The 25th Dáil was elected at the 1987 general election on 17 February 1987 and met on 10 March 1987. The members of Dáil Éireann, the house of representatives of the Oireachtas (legislature), of Ireland are known as TDs. It sat with the 18th Seanad as the two Houses of the Oireachtas.

The 25th Dáil was dissolved by President Patrick Hillery on 25 May 1989, at the request of the Taoiseach Charles Haughey. The 25th Dáil lasted 808 days. There were no by-elections during the 25th Dáil.

Composition of the 25th Dáil

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Party Feb. 1987 May 1989 Change
Fianna Fáil 81 80 Decrease 1
Fine Gael 51 50 Decrease 1
Progressive Democrats 14 14 Steady
Labour 12 11 Decrease 1
Workers' Party 4 4 Steady
Democratic Socialist 1 1 Steady
Independent 3 3 Steady
Ceann Comhairle 1 Increase 1
Vacant 2 Increase 2
Total 166

Fianna Fáil, denoted with bullet (), formed the 20th government of Ireland.

Graphical representation

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This is a graphical comparison of party strengths in the 25th Dáil from March 1987. This was not the official seating plan.

Ceann Comhairle

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On 10 March 1987, Seán Treacy (Ind) was proposed by Charles Haughey and seconded by Brian Lenihan for the position of Ceann Comhairle. He was approved without a vote.[1]

TDs by constituency

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The list of the 166 TDs elected is given in alphabetical order by Dáil constituency.[2]

Members of the 25th Dáil
Constituency Name Party
Carlow–Kilkenny Liam Aylward Fianna Fáil
Kieran Crotty Fine Gael
Martin Gibbons Progressive Democrats
M. J. Nolan Fianna Fáil
Séamus Pattison Labour
Cavan–Monaghan Andrew Boylan Fine Gael
Tom Fitzpatrick Fine Gael
Jimmy Leonard Fianna Fáil
Rory O'Hanlon Fianna Fáil
John Wilson Fianna Fáil
Clare Donal Carey Fine Gael
Brendan Daly Fianna Fáil
Síle de Valera Fianna Fáil
Madeleine Taylor-Quinn Fine Gael
Cork East Michael Ahern Fianna Fáil
Patrick Hegarty Fine Gael
Ned O'Keeffe Fianna Fáil
Joe Sherlock Workers' Party
Cork North-Central Bernard Allen Fine Gael
Liam Burke Fine Gael
Denis Lyons Fianna Fáil
Máirín Quill Progressive Democrats
Dan Wallace Fianna Fáil
Cork North-West Donal Creed Fine Gael
Frank Crowley Fine Gael
Donal Moynihan Fianna Fáil
Cork South-Central Peter Barry Fine Gael
John Dennehy Fianna Fáil
Batt O'Keeffe Fianna Fáil
Toddy O'Sullivan Labour
Pearse Wyse Progressive Democrats
Cork South-West Jim O'Keeffe Fine Gael
P. J. Sheehan Fine Gael
Joe Walsh Fianna Fáil
Donegal North-East Neil Blaney Independent Fianna Fáil
Hugh Conaghan Fianna Fáil
Paddy Harte Fine Gael
Donegal South-West Mary Coughlan Fianna Fáil
Pat "the Cope" Gallagher Fianna Fáil
Dinny McGinley Fine Gael
Dublin Central Bertie Ahern Fianna Fáil
Dermot Fitzpatrick Fianna Fáil
Tony Gregory Independent
Michael Keating Progressive Democrats
John Stafford Fianna Fáil
Dublin North Ray Burke Fianna Fáil
John Boland Fine Gael
G. V. Wright Fianna Fáil
Dublin North-Central Vincent Brady Fianna Fáil
Richard Bruton Fine Gael
George Birmingham Fine Gael
Charles Haughey Fianna Fáil
Dublin North-East Michael Joe Cosgrave Fine Gael
Liam Fitzgerald Fianna Fáil
Pat McCartan Workers' Party
Michael Woods Fianna Fáil
Dublin North-West Michael Barrett Fianna Fáil
Proinsias De Rossa Workers' Party
Mary Flaherty Fine Gael
Jim Tunney Fianna Fáil
Dublin South Séamus Brennan Fianna Fáil
Anne Colley Progressive Democrats
John Kelly Fine Gael
Tom Kitt Fianna Fáil
Alan Shatter Fine Gael
Dublin South-Central Ben Briscoe Fianna Fáil
Frank Cluskey Labour
Gay Mitchell Fine Gael
Mary Mooney Fianna Fáil
Fergus O'Brien Fine Gael
Dublin South-East Gerard Brady Fianna Fáil
Garret FitzGerald Fine Gael
Michael McDowell Progressive Democrats
Ruairi Quinn Labour
Dublin South-West Chris Flood Fianna Fáil
Mary Harney Progressive Democrats
Mervyn Taylor Labour
Seán Walsh Fianna Fáil
Dublin West Liam Lawlor Fianna Fáil
Brian Lenihan Fianna Fáil
Tomás Mac Giolla Workers' Party
Jim Mitchell Fine Gael
Patrick O'Malley Progressive Democrats
Dún Laoghaire David Andrews Fianna Fáil
Monica Barnes Fine Gael
Seán Barrett Fine Gael
Barry Desmond Labour
Geraldine Kennedy Progressive Democrats
Galway East Paul Connaughton Snr Fine Gael
Michael P. Kitt Fianna Fáil
Noel Treacy Fianna Fáil
Galway West John Donnellan Fine Gael
Frank Fahey Fianna Fáil
Máire Geoghegan-Quinn Fianna Fáil
Michael D. Higgins Labour
Bobby Molloy Progressive Democrats
Kerry North Jimmy Deenihan Fine Gael
Denis Foley Fianna Fáil
Dick Spring Labour
Kerry South Michael Begley Fine Gael
John O'Donoghue Fianna Fáil
John O'Leary Fianna Fáil
Kildare Alan Dukes Fine Gael
Bernard Durkan Fine Gael
Charlie McCreevy Fianna Fáil
Paddy Power Fianna Fáil
Emmet Stagg Labour
Laois–Offaly Ger Connolly Fianna Fáil
Brian Cowen Fianna Fáil
Tom Enright Fine Gael
Charles Flanagan Fine Gael
Liam Hyland Fianna Fáil
Limerick East Peadar Clohessy Progressive Democrats
Jim Kemmy Democratic Socialist
Michael Noonan Fine Gael
Willie O'Dea Fianna Fáil
Desmond O'Malley Progressive Democrats
Limerick West Gerry Collins Fianna Fáil
John McCoy Progressive Democrats
Michael J. Noonan Fianna Fáil
Longford–Westmeath Henry Abbott Fianna Fáil
Patrick Cooney Fine Gael
Mary O'Rourke Fianna Fáil
Albert Reynolds Fianna Fáil
Louth Dermot Ahern Fianna Fáil
Michael Bell Labour
Séamus Kirk Fianna Fáil
Brendan McGahon Fine Gael
Mayo East Seán Calleary Fianna Fáil
Jim Higgins Fine Gael
P. J. Morley Fianna Fáil
Mayo West Pádraig Flynn Fianna Fáil
Denis Gallagher Fianna Fáil
Enda Kenny Fine Gael
Meath John Bruton Fine Gael
Noel Dempsey Fianna Fáil
John Farrelly Fine Gael
Colm Hilliard Fianna Fáil
Michael Lynch Fianna Fáil
Roscommon Seán Doherty Fianna Fáil
Terry Leyden Fianna Fáil
Liam Naughten Fine Gael
Sligo–Leitrim Matt Brennan Fianna Fáil
John Ellis Fianna Fáil
Ray MacSharry Fianna Fáil
Ted Nealon Fine Gael
Tipperary North Michael Lowry Fine Gael
Michael O'Kennedy Fianna Fáil
Michael Smith Fianna Fáil
Tipperary South Noel Davern Fianna Fáil
Brendan Griffin Fine Gael
Seán McCarthy Fianna Fáil
Seán Treacy Independent
Waterford Martin Cullen Progressive Democrats
Austin Deasy Fine Gael
Jackie Fahey Fianna Fáil
Brian Swift Fianna Fáil
Wexford John Browne Fianna Fáil
Hugh Byrne Fianna Fáil
Avril Doyle Fine Gael
Brendan Howlin Labour
Ivan Yates Fine Gael
Wicklow Gemma Hussey Fine Gael
Joe Jacob Fianna Fáil
Liam Kavanagh Labour
Dick Roche Fianna Fáil

Changes

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Date Constituency Loss Gain Note
10 March 1987 Tipperary South Independent Ceann Comhairle Seán Treacy (Ind) takes office as Ceann Comhairle[1]
20 April 1988 Galway West Fine Gael Independent John Donnellan (FG) expelled from the parliamentary party[3]
25 January 1989 Sligo–Leitrim Fianna Fáil   Ray MacSharry nominated as EC Commissioner[4]
7 May 1989 Dublin South-Central Labour   Death of Frank Cluskey[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Election of Ceann Comhairle – Dáil Éireann (25th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 10 March 1987. Archived from the original on 30 June 2022. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  2. ^ "TDs & Senators (25th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 5 May 2018. Retrieved 30 June 2022.
  3. ^ Brennock, Mark (21 April 1988). "FG removes whip from Donnellan". The Irish Times.
  4. ^ "Resignation of Member – Dáil Éireann (25th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 25 January 1989. Archived from the original on 5 November 2019. Retrieved 19 September 2019.
  5. ^ "Death of Member: Expression of Sympathy – Dáil Éireann (25th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 9 May 1989. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
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