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Irish politician (1932–1995)

Eileen Cassidy

Senator
In office 27 October 1977 – 8 July 1981
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach

Personal details
Born	(1932-08-22)22 August 1932 County Kildare, Ireland
Died	6 October 1995(1995-10-06) (aged 63)
Political party	Fianna Fáil

Eileen Cassidy (22 August 1932 – 6 October 1995) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A librarian, she was nominated by the Taoiseach to Seanad Éireann in 1977 and served until 1981.

She was killed in an accident along with her husband Judge John Cassidy in 1995.

References

"Eileen Cassidy". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 27 February 2009.
"Death of Former Member: Expression of Sympathy". Seanad Éireann debate. 12 October 1995.

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Nominated by the Taoiseach	Séamus Brennan (FF) Séamus de Brún (FF) Eileen Cassidy (FF) Valerie Goulding (FF) Mary Harney (FF) Valentine Jago (FF) Gordon Lambert (Ind) Bernard McGlinchey (FF) Noel Mulcahy (FF) T. K. Whitaker (Ind) Michael Yeats (FF)
Elected or nominated later	1977 Michael Donnelly (FF) 1979 Catherine McGuinness (Ind) 1980 Jim Doolan (FF) Jim Ruttle (FF) 1981 P. J. Mara (FF) Joseph O'Neill (FF)
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