Newly elected senators

A list of the newly elected Senators.

A list of the newly elected Senators.

Vocational panels*

Cultural and Educational

panel (5 seats)

Paschal Mooney (FF)

Labhrás Ó Murchú (FF)

Brian Hayes (FG)

Noel Coonan (FG)

Ann Ormonde (FF)

Agricultural panel (11 seats)

Francis O'Brien (FF)

Jim Walsh (FF)

Rory Kiely (FF)

Martin Mansergh (FF)

Éamon Scanlon (FF)

Peter Callanan (FF)

Paddy Burke (FG)

Paul Bradford (FG)

Ulick Burke (FG)

John Paul Phelan (FG)

Kathleen O'Meara (Lab)

Labour Panel (11 seats)

Liam Fitzgerald (FF)

Jim Higgins (FG)

Don Lydon (FF)

Michael McCarthy (Lab)

Brendan Daly (FF)

Terry Leyden (FF)

Geraldine Feeney (FF)

John Hanafin (FF)

Maurice Cummins (FG)

Michael Finucane (FG)

Feargal Browne (FG)

Industrial and Commercial

panel (9 seats)

Derek McDowell (Lab)

Kieran Phelan (FF)

James Bannon (FG)

Eddie Bohan (FF)

Margaret Cox (FF)

Marc MacSharry (FF)

Mary White (FF)

Paul Coghlan (FG)

Sheila Terry (FG)

Administrative panel (7 seats)

Camillus Glynn (FF)

Tony Kett (FF)

Frank Feighan (FG)

Joanna Tuffy (Lab)

Timmy Dooley (FG)

Diarmuid Wilson (FF)

Joe McHugh (FG)

National University of

Ireland (3 seats)

Feargal Quinn (Ind)

Brendan Ryan (Lab)

Joe O'Toole (Ind)

University of Dublin (3 seats)

David Norris (Ind)

Shane Ross (Ind)

Mary Henry (Ind)

A further 11 nominees will be appointed to the Senate by the Taoiseach in the near future bringing the membership of the House to 60.

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