Dominic Hannigan is an Irish politician and member of the 23rd Seanad Éireann for the Labour Party. Ireland ( Irish: Éire, ˈeːrʲə is a country in north-western Europe. Seanad Éireann (ɕan̪ˠad̪ˠ erʲan̪ˠ English Senate of Ireland) also known unofficially as the Senate, is the Upper house of the Oireachtas The Labour Party (Páirtí an Lucht Oibre is a Democratic socialist and Social democratic Political party in the Republic of Ireland. He was elected in 2007 to the 23rd Seanad by the Industrial and Commercial Panel. The Industrial and Commercial Panel is one of five Vocational Panels which together elect 43 members of Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas
He was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2007 general election in the Meath East constituency. The Irish general election of 2007 took place on 24 May 2007 after the dissolution of the 29th Dáil by the President on 29 April 2007 at the request of Meath East is a Constituency represented by three Teachtaí Dála (TDs in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas. He was previously elected as a councillor for the East Meath area in the local elections of 2004.
He was one of the first members of the Oireachtas to support the candidacy of Eamon Gilmore following the resignation of Pat Rabbitte as leader of the Labour Party on August 23rd 2007. He subsequently became the Chairman of Eamon Gilmore's campaign to become leader. Gilmore was elected leader on September 6th 2007.
External links
- Dominic Hannigan's personal website
- Dominic Hannigan's page on Labour Party website
- Dominic Hannigan's electoral history (ElectionsIreland. org)
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