Michael Finucane (born 1 February 1943) is an Irish former

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politician. He was elected to

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as a Fine Gael

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(TD) for the Limerick West constituency at the 1989 general election, and held his seat until failing by one vote to be re-elected at the 2002 general election. He was then elected a member of the 22nd

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for the Labour Panel, but in 2007 he was not elected to the Dáil or Seanad.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Finucane, Michael 1943 births Living people Fine Gael TDs Members of the 26th Dáil Members of the 27th Dáil Members of the 28th Dáil Members of the 22nd Seanad Members of Limerick County Council Fine Gael senators Labour Panel senators