Brian Bermingham (1946 or 1947 – 21 September 2024) was an Irish

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politician and

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member. He was the

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from 2008 to 2009. He successfully contested seven local government elections in the Cork South West

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between 1979 and 2009.

Political career

At age 14 he joined

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. He was first elected to Cork City Council in 1979 alongside Donal Counihan,

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and

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. In 1988, he joined the

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and in June 1991 he was elected for the Cork South West area with 861 first preference votes (10.41%). After ten years with the Progressive Democrats he moved back to Fine Gael. He contested the 1999 local elections for Fine Gael, and was elected. He was elected to the city council again in

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. He was elected as Lord Mayor of Cork in June 2008, 40 years after his father John Bermingham, who was elected in 1968. In 2009, he hosted a Lord Mayors reception to mark the 125th anniversary of the

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. He was again elected to the council for Cork South West at the 2009 local elections. He retired from politics in 2014, and did not contest the 2014 local elections. Bermingham died in Spain on 21 September 2024, at the age of 77.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Bermingham, Brian 1940s births Year of birth uncertain 2024 deaths Fine Gael local councillors Members of Cork City Council Lord mayors of Cork Progressive Democrats local councillors Politicians from Cork (city)