James Larkin (Independent Fianna Fáil)
Irish Gaelic footballer and politician (1922–1998) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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James Larkin (22 August 1932 – 6 October 1998) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and politician. He won five Donegal Senior Football Championship medals with the St Eunan's GAA club.[1]
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James Larkin | |
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Senator | |
In office 13 May 1982 – 23 February 1983 | |
Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
Personal details | |
Born | (1932-08-22)22 August 1932 County Donegal, Ireland |
Died | 6 October 1998(1998-10-06) (aged 66) County Donegal, Ireland |
Political party | |
Spouse | Eileen McGinley |
Children | 4 |
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He was nominated by the Taoiseach Charles Haughey to Seanad Éireann in 1982, he served until 1983.[2] He was elected a member of the Letterkenny Urban District Council in 1967 and was chairman of the council on five occasions.[3]
Larkin was founder member of Independent Fianna Fáil. He was the director of elections for Independent Fianna Fáil leader Neil Blaney.[3] His son Dessie Larkin was a Fianna Fáil member of Donegal County Council from 1999 until 2014.