Seán Ardagh (25 November 1947 – 17 May 2016) was an Irish

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politician who served as a

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(TD) for the Dublin South-Central constituency from 1997 to 2011. A chartered accountant by profession, Ardagh obtained his qualification in Canada in the 1970s and returned to Ireland to practice. Ardagh was first elected to

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at the 1997 general election and retained his seat at the

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and

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general elections. Ardagh replaced Ben Briscoe as the TD and main candidate for Fianna Fáil in Dublin South-Central in 2002. He served as chairman of a number of Dáil committees during his time as a TD. He was first elected to

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in 1985 and remained a member until 1999. He was elected to

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in 1999 and remained a councillor until 2003. On 9 December 2010, he announced he would not be standing at the 2011 general election. He resigned as a TD on 28 January 2011, in advance of the 2011 general election. His daughter is Fianna Fáil TD Catherine Ardagh. He died on 17 May 2016 after a long illness.

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