James Ruttle (born c. 1952) is an Irish former politician. He was a

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil ( ; ; meaning "Soldiers of Destiny" or "Warriors of Fál"), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (), is a centre to centre-right political party in Ireland. Founded as a republican party in 1926 by Éamon de ...

member of

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from 1980 to 1981. He was

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to the

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on 20 June 1980 to fill vacancy created by the resignation of

Michael Yeats Michael Butler Yeats (22 August 1921 – 3 January 2007) was an Irish barrister and Fianna Fáil politician. He served two periods as a member of Seanad Éireann. Biography Early life His was the son of W. B. Yeats, a poet and Nobel Prize in L ...

. He did not contest the 1981 Seanad election. He was an unsuccessful Fianna Fáil candidate for the

Wicklow Wicklow ( ; , meaning 'church of the toothless one'; ) is the county town of County Wicklow in Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located on the east of Ireland, south of Dublin. According to the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, it had ...

constituency at the 1981 general election. In 1988 he was co-opted to replace the deceased councillor Jim Miley by Fianna Fáil, however he was not selected to run for the party in 1991 local elections. From 1991 to 2019, he was an

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member of

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for the

Baltinglass Baltinglass, historically known as Baltinglas (), is a town in south-west County Wicklow, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located on the River Slaney near the border with County Carlow and County Kildare, on the N81 road (Ireland), N81 road ...

electoral area, which covers the western portion of County Wicklow. He retired from politics at the 2019 local elections.

Personal life

Ruttle is the son of Earnest Ruttle and Jane Valentine, and is a member of the Church of Ireland. He trained in

Gurteen Agricultural College Gurteen College is an agricultural college 4.4km from Ballingarry, North Tipperary, Ireland. Founded as Gurteen Agricultural College by the Methodist Church in Ireland in 1947, it was officially opened by the Minister for Agriculture, Patrick Smi ...

. A farmer in

Manor Kilbride Kilbride (), or Manor Kilbride, is a village, civil parish and electoral division in County Wicklow, Ireland, located at the western edge of the Wicklow Mountains in the barony of Talbotstown Lower. Geography Manor Kilbride village is situ ...

, he is married to Kathryn, and they have two sons.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ruttle, Jim 1950s births Living people Members of Wicklow County Council Fianna Fáil senators Independent local councillors in the Republic of Ireland Members of the 14th Seanad People from County Wicklow Nominated members of Seanad Éireann Fianna Fáil candidates in Dáil elections Fianna Fáil local councillors Year of birth missing (living people)