Jim Tunney (Irish politician)

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This article is about the Fianna Fáil politician. For the Labour Party politician, see James Tunney (Irish politician).

James C. Tunney (25 December 1923 – 16 January 2002) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1]

Tunney was born in Dublin in 1923, and was educated at St. Vincent's C.B.S. in Glasnevin. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency at the 1969 general election.[2] He served continuously in the Dáil until losing his seat at the 1992 general election, having been a TD for Dublin Finglas from 1977 to 1981 when Dublin constituencies were reconfigured as 3-seaters, before being returned for Dublin North-West in 1981. During that period he served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education (after 1978, Minister of State at the Department of Education) in three governments. He served as Leas-Cheann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann. He was also Chairman of Fianna Fáil for ten years and served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 1984 to 1985.

He also played at senior level for the Dublin county team. He was on the winning side for Dublin in the 1948 All-Ireland Junior Football Championship.

References[]

  1. ^ "James C. Tunney". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 2018-11-07. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Jim Tunney". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
Political offices
Preceded by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Education
1973 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Leas-Cheann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann
1987–1993 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by Chairman of the Fianna Fáil Parliamentary Party
1982–1992 		Succeeded by
Civic offices
Preceded by
Michael O'Halloran
 Lord Mayor of Dublin
1984–1985 		Succeeded by
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