Andrew Boylan (29 January 1939 – 6 December 2024) was an Irish

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politician. Boylan was elected to

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as a Fine Gael

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(TD) for the

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constituency at the 1987 general election, and retained his seat until losing it at the 2002 general election. He was a member of

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and Cavan Town Council between 1991 and 2014. Boylan died at the

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on 6 December 2024, at the age of 85.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boylan, Andrew 1939 births 2024 deaths Fine Gael TDs Members of the 25th Dáil Members of the 26th Dáil Members of the 27th Dáil Members of the 28th Dáil Members of Cavan County Council Politicians from County Cavan People educated at Rockwell College 20th-century Irish farmers