Séamus Hughes
Irish judge and politician (1952–2022)
Séamus Hughes | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
| In office November 1992 – June 1997 | |
| Constituency | Mayo West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1952-09-01)1 September 1952 Westport, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Died | 12 July 2022(2022-07-12) (aged 69) County Mayo, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Maria Hughes |
| Children | 4 |
Séamus F. Hughes (1 September 1952 – 12 July 2022) was an Irish District Court judge and Fianna Fáil politician.[1][2]
He was from Westport, County Mayo. Hughes was a solicitor, when he was elected to the 27th Dáil as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo West constituency on his first attempt at the 1992 general election.[3] He lost his seat at the 1997 general election when the constituency was combined with Mayo East and the combined Mayo constituency was reduced to 5 seats.[4] Hughes was then appointed State Solicitor for County Mayo.[citation needed]
Hughes was a District Court judge from 2009 to 2022, sitting in District Court area Number One in County Donegal.[5] He attracted criticism over comments on the ethnic backgrounds of those before him in court, having described some as "neanderthals" and commented on social welfare being like "snuff at a wake".[6]
References
- ^ "Tributes paid on death of District Court Judge Seamus Hughes". shannonside.ie. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Death notice of Seamus Hughes". RIP.ie. 12 July 2022. Retrieved 14 July 2022.
- ^ "Séamus Hughes". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ "Séamus Hughes". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 August 2013.
- ^ "Seamus Hughes appointed District Court Judge". The Mayo News. 3 August 2009.
- ^ "Pavee Point: Judge should quit over 'laws of jungle' Traveller comment". Irish Examiner. 11 September 2012.
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Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Mayo West constituency
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| Dáil | Election | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | Deputy (Party) | |||
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| 19th | 1969 | Mícheál Ó Móráin (FF) | Joseph Lenehan (FF) | Henry Kenny (FG) | |||
| 20th | 1973 | Denis Gallagher (FF) | Myles Staunton (FG) | ||||
| 1975 by-election | Enda Kenny (FG) | ||||||
| 21st | 1977 | Pádraig Flynn (FF) | |||||
| 22nd | 1981 | ||||||
| 23rd | 1982 (Feb) | ||||||
| 24th | 1982 (Nov) | ||||||
| 25th | 1987 | ||||||
| 26th | 1989 | Martin O'Toole (FF) | |||||
| 27th | 1992 | Séamus Hughes (FF) | |||||
| 1994 by-election | Michael Ring (FG) | ||||||
| 28th | 1997 | Constituency abolished. See Mayo | |||||
