Victor Boyhan (born 30 April 1961) is an Irish

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politician who has served as a

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for the

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since April 2016. He is a former member of

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. He was first elected to Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council for the Blackrock area at the 1999 local elections as a

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candidate. He lost his seat at the 2004 local elections but was re-elected in 2009 and 2014 as an independent candidate. He previously contested the 2011 general election for the constituency of

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as an independent candidate and the

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at the 2011 Seanad election, both unsuccessfully. Boyhan is a close friend of retired Irish soccer international Paul McGrath with whom he grew up in the "Birds Nest" home on York Road in

and later down in Monkstown. McGrath mentions him several times in his autobiography ''Back from the Brink'' and credits him with becoming one of the most outspoken voices in ensuring that Smyly Trust Homes would be covered under the State Redress Scheme, investigating the abuse of children.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Boyhan, Victor 1961 births Living people Politicians from County Dublin Independent members of Seanad Éireann Progressive Democrats local councillors Members of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Council Members of the 25th Seanad Members of the 26th Seanad Members of the 27th Seanad Independent candidates in Dáil elections Independent local councillors in the Republic of Ireland Agricultural Panel senators