Michael Moynihan
Politician
1968 –
Who is Michael Moynihan?
Michael Moynihan is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He has been a Teachta Dála for the Cork North–West constituency since 1997.
Moynihan was born in Kiskeam, County Cork in 1968. He was educated locally at Boherbue Comprehensive School which is located in the village of Boherbue, 5 Miles away from Kiskeam
A dairy farmer by profession he first became involved in national politics in 1997, when he was elected at the 1997 general election to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD. Moynihan's election caused somewhat of a shock when he succeeded in unseating sitting Fine Gael TD Frank Crowley in what had been one of Fine Gael's strongest constituencies where they had held more seats than Fianna Fáil. At the 1997 election another candidate Donal Howard, gained votes in the Kanturk, Banteer, and Kilcorney areas of this constituency which affected the votes obtained by Frank Crowley and contributed to his loss of seat.
He was chairman of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Education and Science from 2004–2007. He served as chairman of Ógra Fianna Fáil, the youth wing of the party until 2005. Moynihan topped the poll at the 2002 general election and was re-elected at the 2007 and 2011 general elections.
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- Born
- Jan 12, 1968
Mallow, County Cork - Spouses
- Nationality
- Republic of Ireland
- Education
- Boherbue Comprehensive School
- Lived in
- County Cork
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on July 23, 2013
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