Patrick O'Donoghue (politician)

For other people with the same name, see Patrick O'Donoghue.

Patrick O'Donoghue (1930-1989) was a Northern Ireland politician active in the Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) for a number of years.

A native of Castlewellan and an active member of the Gaelic Athletic Association and Association for Legal Justice O'Donoghue represented the SDLP on Down District Council from 1973 to 1985.[1]

O'Donoghue was elected to the Northern Ireland Assembly in the 1973 election for South Down and served as Deputy Speaker of this body.[1] He also served in the Northern Ireland Constitutional Convention and returned to the Assembly in the 1982 election.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 W.D. Flackes & Sydney Elliott, Northern Ireland: A Political Directory 1968-1993, Belfast: Blackstaff Press, 1994, p. 250
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