Michael Calnan
Michael Calnan is a former Irish Labour Party politician from County Cork. He was a senator from 1993 to 1997.[1]
A teacher and former vice principal of the Maria Immaculata Secondary school in Dunmanway and long-serving member of Cork County Council for the Skibbereen electoral area[2] – he was chairman of the council from 1988 to 1989 and 1992 to 1993[3] – he stepped down at the 1999 local elections.[2] He attended University College Cork where he obtained a B.A, H.dip Ed, and a master's degree.[citation needed]
Calnan stood unsuccessfully as a candidate for Dáil Éireann in the Cork South-West constituency on three occasions, at the February 1982, 1992, and 1997 general elections. After his 1992 defeat, he stood in the 1993 elections to the 20th Seanad, winning a seat on the Agricultural Panel.[4] He did not contest the 1997 Seanad elections.[5]
References
- ^ "Michael Calnan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
- ^ a b "Roads and housing exercise the voters". The Irish Times. 31 May 1999. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
- ^ "History of the Mayor". Cork County Council website. Archived from the original on 18 December 2007. Retrieved 20 February 2008.
- ^ "Michael Calnan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
- ^ "Seanad Election, July 1997: Agricultural Panel". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 19 February 2008.
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