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Irish politician (1951–2024)

Gerard Murphy
Cork County Councillor
In office
May 2009 – April 2024
In office
June 1991 – May 2002
ConstituencyKanturk
Teachta Dála
In office
May 2002 – May 2007
ConstituencyCork North-West
Personal details
Born(1951-03-25)25 March 1951
Kanturk, County Cork, Ireland
Died15 April 2024(2024-04-15) (aged 73)
Cork, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
SpouseMarian Murphy
Children2

Gerard Murphy (25 March 1951 – 15 April 2024) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North-West constituency from 2002 to 2007. He also served as a member of Cork County Council from 1991 to 2002, and again from 2009 to 2024.

Murphy was elected to the 29th Dail at the 2002 general election, ousting his Fine Gael running-mate, three-term TD Michael Creed. He was Fine Gael's deputy spokesperson on Justice. He was previously a member of Cork County Council, to which he was elected in 1991. He lost his seat at the 2007 general election to his running-mate Michael Creed.

Following his defeat, he ran for election to Seanad Éireann but was defeated. He was re-elected to Cork County Council for the Kanturk local electoral area at the 2009 local elections. He was returned again to Cork County Council at the 2014 local elections and the 2019 local elections.

Murphy died on 15 April 2024, at the age of 73.

References

  1. "Gerard Murphy". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  2. ^ "Gerard Murphy". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2010.
  3. "Taoiseach leads tributes after former TD Gerard Murphy dies". RTÉ News. 17 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
  4. "Death notice of Gerard Murphy". RIP.ie. 16 April 2024. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Cork North-West constituency
This table is transcluded from Cork North-West (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
22nd 1981 Thomas Meaney
(FF)
Frank Crowley
(FG)
Donal Creed
(FG)
23rd 1982 (Feb)
24th 1982 (Nov) Donal Moynihan
(FF)
25th 1987
26th 1989 Laurence Kelly
(FF)
Michael Creed
(FG)
27th 1992 Donal Moynihan
(FF)
28th 1997 Michael Moynihan
(FF)
29th 2002 Gerard Murphy
(FG)
30th 2007 Batt O'Keeffe
(FF)
Michael Creed
(FG)
31st 2011 Áine Collins
(FG)
32nd 2016 Aindrias Moynihan
(FF)
33rd 2020
34th 2024 John Paul O'Shea
(FG)
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