Role Teachta Dala Name Frank Feighan | Political party Fine Gael Nationality Irish Party Fine Gael | |
Constituency Roscommon–South Leitrim Born 4 July 1962 (age 61) ( 1962-07-04 ) Previous office Member of Dail Eireann (2007–2009) Profiles | ||
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Frank feighan td in altercation with elderly protester
Frank Feighan (; born 4 July 1962) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Senator since May 2016, upon being Nominated by the Taoiseach. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Roscommon–South Leitrim constituency from 2007 to 2016.
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Feighan is from Boyle, County Roscommon. He took part in the RTÉ charity show, You're a Star in 2006 to raise funds for a children's charity.
Frank feighan td altercation an elderly protester
Political career
Feighan was first elected at the 2007 general election. He was the party deputy spokesperson on Transport and Education with special responsibility for Rural and School Transport from 2007 to 2010. In July 2010, he was appointed as party spokesperson on Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs.
He was re-elected at the 2011 general election. In government he voted with Fine Gael on the Roscommon Hospital issue on 6 July 2011 when his constituency colleague Denis Naughten voted against them. He told the Dáil he was "sincerely sorry" for breaking a pre-election promise in relation to the issue.
On 13 July 2015, he announced that he would not be contesting the 2016 general election.
After the United Kingdom left the European Union he expressed his wishes for the Republic of Ireland to rejoin the Commonwealth.