Frank Fahey (born 6 June 1951) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He is currently a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency.
Frank Fahey was born in June 1951 in Galway. He was educated at St. Mary's College, Our Lady's College and University College Galway. He was a school teacher before he entered politics. Fahey was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the February 1982 general election.
In 1987 he was appointed Minister of State for Y...
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Frank Fahey (born 6 June 1951) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He is currently a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency.
Frank Fahey was born in June 1951 in Galway. He was educated at St. Mary's College, Our Lady's College and University College Galway. He was a school teacher before he entered politics. Fahey was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the February 1982 general election.
In 1987 he was appointed Minister of State for Youth and Sport (an appointment which did not carry cabinet rank). This was a particularly successful era for Irish sport: Stephen Roche won the Tour de France, and the Irish soccer team qualified for Euro 88 and Italia 90. Fahey lost his Dáil seat at the 1992 general election. He was, however, appointed to Seanad Éireann, serving in the 20th Seanad until 1997. Following Fianna Fáil's victory at the 1997 general election Fahey returned to the Dáil and was appointed a Minister of State with special responsibility for Children. In January 2000 he...
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