Patrick O'Donoghue (politician)

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

Patrick O'Donoghue
MPA for South Down
In office 1982–1986
Member for South Down
In office 1975–1976
Assembly Member for South Down
In office 1973–1974
Personal details
Born	1930 (1930) Castlewellan, County Down, Northern Ireland
Died	1989 (aged 58–59)
Political party	Social Democratic and Labour

Biography

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]