A Political Background to all the Independents elected in the Local Elections May 28, 2014

Posted by irishelectionliterature in Irish Politics

On the back of the previous posts on Left candidates elected and candidates backed by TDs, a breakdown to the best of my knowledge of the political backgrounds of all the Independents elected. Where blank I couldn’t find any details of former party membership.

I’ve also included links to their leaflets if I had them.

If there is any additional information on any candidate that I have missed or if there are any errors please comment.

Carlow

Charlie Murphy

Walter Lacey -former PD Councillor

Clare

Christy Curtin – Stood for Labour in 1974

Ian Lynch -ex FG (FG town councillor who ran as Ind)

Gerry Flynn -ex FG

PJ Ryan -ex FF

Michael Begley -ex FF

James Breen -ex FF

Ann Norton (disability campaigner former Clare person of the year)

Cork City Council

Paudie Dineen (People’s Candidate)

Mick Finn -ex FF

Thomas Moloney

Kieran McCarthy -ex FG

Cork County Council

Michael Collins

Declan Hurley -ex FG

Noel Collins ex FG

John Paul O’Shea

Timmy Collins (ex FG)

Mary Linehan Foley (FF Town Councillor who ran as Ind)

Claire Cullinane (Peoples Candidate)

Kevin Conway

Marcia D’Alton

Joe Harris

Donegal

Frank McBrearty Jnr (ex Labour)

John O’Donnell -son of former Ind FF cllr Eddie O’Donnell

Ian McGarvey -once FF

Dessie Shiels

Michael McBride (ex Ind FF -Blaney and FF)

Micheal Cholm MacGiolla Easbuig -Tom Pringle backed

Nicholas Crossan

John Campbell -Tom Pringle backed

Tom Conaghan

Niamh Kennedy

Dublin City Council

Ruairi McGinley – (FG Cllr not selected ran as Ind)

Christy Burke – ex SF

Nial Ring -Ex FF

Gary Gannon -ex Gregory group

Eilis Ryan – ex Labour

Damian O’Farrell – backed by Finian McGrath

Cieran Perry – Left Independent former Working Class Action

Teresa Keegan – Ex FG , left the party over Abortion or Austerity or not getting nominated.

Paddy Bourke -ex Labour backed by Tommy Broughan

Paul Hand -ex Labour

Vincent Jackson

Mannix Flynn

Dun Laoghaire Rathdown

Deidre Donnelly -Shane Ross endorsed

Kevin Daly – Shane Ross endorsed

Lynsey McGovern

Seamas O’Neill -Shane Ross endorsed (failed at FG convention)

Michael Merrigan

Victor Boyhan – ex PD

Fingal

Paul Mulville -ex Labour member

Justin Sinnott – ex Labour member

Anne Devitt – ‘Resigned from FG over Mahon Tribunal findings

Joe Newman – ex Green Party -Lost out at convention.

Lorna Nolan -Left Independent

Cian O’Callaghan -Ex Labour Cllr

Jimmy Guerin -ex FF

Tony Murphy -was on FG ticket initially but ran as an Ind

David O’Connor –

Grainne Maguire

Galway City

Catherine Connolly – ex Labour

Donal Lyons -Ex PD

Terry O’Flaherty -Ex PD

Declan McDonnell -Ex PD

Noel Larkin

Mike Cubbard

Galway County Council

Tom Welby -Ex PD

Seosamh O’Cualain

Tomas O’Curraoin -RSF

Jame Charity

Jim Cuddy -Ex PD

Pat Hynes – ex SF

Michael ‘Stroke’ Fahy -Ex FF

Tim Broderick -ex PD

Shaun Cunniffe -resigned from Labour over Abortion

Karey McHugh – ex Labour

Michael Fitzmaurice -Turfcutters and Contractors Association

Sean Canney – FF background

Kerry

Michael Cahill – Tom Fleming backed

Dan McCarthy – Tom Fleming backed

Johnny Healy Rae -Michael Healy-Rae backed

Danny Healy Rae -Michael Healy-Rae backed

Sam Locke

Donal Grady -brother of ex WP and Lab Cllr but an Ind

Brendan Cronin

Kildare

Seamie Moore

Padraig McEvoy – Catherine Murphy Backed

Teresa Murray – Catherine Murphy Backed

Anthony Larkin – Catherine Murphy Backed

Paddy Kennedy

Joanne Pender -Left Independent (was involved with CAHWT)

Willie Crowley

Brendan Young -Community Solidarity

Bernard Calwell (FF Town Councillor who ran as an Ind)

Kilkenny

Dixie Doyle

Breda Gardiner

Laois

Brendan Phelan -Ex FF

Ben Brennan

James Kelly

Leitrim

Gerry Dolan

Des Guckian

Enda Stenson

Felim Gurn

Limerick

Brigid Teefy -ex PD

John Gilligan

Emmett O’Brien -ex FF (member of Nat Exec who failed to get nomination so ran as an Ind)

Longford

Mae Sexton -ex Lab and PD

Gerry Warnock

Mark Casey -ex FF

Louth

Maeve Anna Yore

Frank Godfrey

Jim Tenanty -ex FG

Mayo

Michael Holmes

Christy Hyland – FG Town Cllr who failed to get nomination and ran as Ind

Richard Finn – Father was an FG Councillor

Michael Kilcoyne – briefly Labour

Frank Durcan -ex FG

Gerry Ginty -ex SF

Seamus Weir -FG Councillor who resigned to run as an Ind just before the selection convention.

Meath

Nick Killian – FF Councillor who didn’t get selected at convention so ran as an Ind

Brian Fitzgerald – Left Labour over merger with DL

Trevor Golden

Francis Deane

Tom Kelly -ex Green Councillor

Sharon Keogan – ex FF backroom

Wayne Forde

David Gilroy -brother of Labour senator John Gilroy

Joe Bonner

Monaghan

Paudge Connolly

Seamus Treanor

Offaly

Dervill Dolan

Noel Cribbin -ex FF

John Foley -ex FF

John Leahy – Am told he is ex FF

John Carroll -ex SF

Roscommon

Valerie Byrne -Hospital Action Committee

Dominick Connolly -ex FG – Denis Naughten backed

Laurence Fallon -ex FG – Denis Naughten backed

Nigel Dineen

Kathleen Shanagher

Tony Ward

Sligo

Michael Clarke -ex FF

Margaret Gormley

Declan Bree -ex UL, Lab, SLISO

Marie Casserly

South Dublin

Francis Timmons

Paul Gogarty -ex Green

Liona O’Toole

Gus O’Connell

Deirdre O’Donovan – Shane Ross endorsed

Dermot Richardson

Dermot Looney -Ex Labour

Ronan McMahon – Ex FG

Tipperary

Kieran Bourke -ex FF (ran as an Indo after not being selected)

Eddie O’Meara -Former Chair of South Tipp FF

Denis Leahy – ex FG

Tom Wood -ex FG

Martin Lonergan -ex FF member – Mattie McGrath backed

Richie Molloy – ex PD /FF Mattie McGrath backed

Andy Moloney – ex FF (ran as an Indo after not being selected)

Joe Hannigan

Jim Ryan -ex FF

Michael O’Meara – ex FF (ran as Ind in 2004 after failing to get nomination) Lowry Team

Michael Lowry – Lowry Team

Willie Kennedy – Lowry Team

Highie McGrath -ex FF

Waterford

Sean Reinhardt -backed by John Halligan

Blaise Hannigan- ex FF -backed by John Halligan

Seamus O’Donnell -ex FF -backed by John Halligan

Cha o’Neill

Davy Daniels

Mary Roche -briefly with FF

Eddie Mulligan

Joe Kelly -ex SF

Westmeath

Kevin’ Boxer’ Moran -ex FF

Michael O’Brien – ex FF organiser in Athlone, resigned to run as an Ind

Wexford

John O’Rourke – ex FF

Mary Farrell – failed to get FF nomination so ran as an Independent

Anthony Connick – ex FF , decided to run as an Ind earlier this year. Brother of former TD Sean Connick

Martin Murphy – ex FF decided to run as an Ind

David Hynes – Councillor who left Labour in early 2013

Ger Carthy – son of former Ind cllr Leo Carthy

Wicklow

Pat Kavanagh – ex Green and Fís Nua

Daire Nolan – ex FF (or from FF family)

Jennifer Whitmore – Backed by Stephen Donnelly

Tom Fortune – Resigned from Labour last year

Joe Behan – Ex FF

Christopher Fox – Brother of ex TD Mildred Fox, son of ex TD John Fox. FF gene pool

Brendan Thornhill

Tommy Cullen – ex Lab

Jim Ruttle -ex FF

Miriam Murphy – Arklow Disability Action Group