Michael Bell (Irish politician)
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Michael Bell (1 October 1936 – 20 May 2011) was an Irish Labour Party politician.[1] Bell was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Louth constituency at the November 1982 general election and retained his seat until losing it at the 2002 general election.[2] He was a trade union official before entering politics. He served on Drogheda Corporation and Louth County Council and was mayor of Drogheda between 1983 and 1984. He died in May 2011.[3]
Michael Bell | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office November 1982 – May 2002 | |
Constituency | Louth |
Personal details | |
Born | (1936-10-01)1 October 1936 County Louth, Ireland |
Died | 20 May 2011(2011-05-20) (aged 74) County Louth, Ireland |
Political party | Labour Party |
Military service | |
Allegiance | Ireland |
Branch/service | Army Reserve |
Years of service | 1954–1983 |
Rank | Quartermaster |
Bell served with the Local Defence Force (FCÁ) for 29 years, in which he completed a full-time stint on the Irish border between 1969 and 1970 during The Troubles as a senior NCO and had overseen the care of 1,100 Northern Irish refugees at Gormanston Camp in County Meath.[4][5]