Seán Sherwin
Irish politician (1946–2025) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Seán Sherwin (1946 – 30 April 2025) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[2]
Seán Sherwin | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office March 1970 – February 1973 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South-West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 30 April 2025 (aged 78–79) County Roscommon, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Other political affiliations | Aontacht Éireann |
| Spouse | Betty Davis[1] |
| Children | 3 |
He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Dublin South-West constituency at the 1969 general election. However, Dublin South-West's long-serving Labour Party TD Seán Dunne, who had been re-elected at the general election, died only seven days after polling. Sherwin was selected as the Fianna Fáil candidate at the by-election on 4 March 1970, and won, taking his seat in the 19th Dáil, aged 23.[3][4]
He resigned from Fianna Fáil in 1971 in the wake of the Arms Crisis, and joined Kevin Boland's new party Aontacht Éireann.[5] The new party failed to take off at the 1973 general election, and Sherwin lost his seat to Fine Gael's Declan Costello.[3]
He later rejoined Fianna Fáil, and at the November 1982 general election he was one of four Fianna Fáil candidates in Dublin West. He won only 2.1% of the first-preference votes and was not elected.[3]
Sherwin died on 30 April 2025 at his home in Roosky, County Roscommon.[4][1]
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