Colm M. Hilliard (28 May 1936 – 14 January 2002) was an Irish
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil (, ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christian ...
politician who sat for fifteen years as
Teachta Dála
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(TD) for
Meath Meath may refer to:
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.
He was elected to
Dáil Éireann
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at the
February 1982 general election,
replacing retiring
Labour Party TD
James Tully, and giving Fianna Fáil three out of five Meath seats in the
23rd Dáil
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. He was re-elected at the next four general elections, until his retirement from the Dáil at the
1997 general election, when
Johnny Brady retained the seat for Fianna Fáil. Hilliard was nominated to contested the 1997 elections to the
21st Seanad Éireann
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on the
Agricultural Panel
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Election
Ar ...
, but as he was recovering from surgery did not contest. Despite this he received two first-preference votes in the election.
He served as Chairman of the
Oireachtas
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Joint Services Committee from 1987 to 1992.
His father
Michael Hilliard
Michael Leo Hilliard (11 March 1903 – 3 August 1982) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.
He was born 11 March 1903 in Navan, County Meath, fifth child of James Hilliard, a farmer and cattle dealer, and Mary Hilliard (née O'Brien). He w ...
, had been a TD for Meath for thirty years, and was a Cabinet minister in the 1960s. He worked as a livestock marketing manager, auctioneer and accountant.
[ He played on the Meath senior Gaelic football and hurling teams.
]
See also
*Families in the Oireachtas
There is a tradition in Irish politics of having family members succeed each other, frequently in the same parliamentary seat. This article lists families where two or more members of that family have been members ( TD or Senator) of either of th ...
References
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1936 births
2002 deaths
Dual players
Fianna Fáil TDs
Irish sportsperson-politicians
Members of Meath County Council
Meath inter-county Gaelic footballers
Meath inter-county hurlers
Members of the 23rd Dáil
Members of the 24th Dáil
Members of the 25th Dáil
Members of the 26th Dáil
Members of the 27th Dáil