Patrick Durcan

Patrick Durcan (born 1951) is an Irish District Court judge and a former Fine Gael politician.^[1]

Durcan was born in Westport, County Mayo in 1951, and was educated at University College Dublin.^[2] He worked as a solicitor from 1973 and sat as a member of Mayo County Council from 1979 to 2004,^[3] and also as a member of Westport town council.^[4] Durcan stood for Dáil Éireann as the running mate of future Taoiseach Enda Kenny in Mayo West at the 1981, February 1982, November 1982 and 1987 general elections, but was unsuccessful on each occasion.^[5] He served as a Senator in Seanad Éireann from 1982 to 1987.^[3] Durcan was nominated by Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald. He was appointed a district judge in November 2011.^[3]

References

↑ "Mr. Patrick Durcan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
↑ "Appointments to the District Court". Department of the Taoiseach. 1 November 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2012.
1 2 3 "Kenny appoints former running mate as a judge". Irish Independent. 2 November 2011.
↑ "FG Stalwart sees a bright future for Ireland under Kenny". The Mayo News. 1 March 2011.
↑ "Patrick Durcan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 17 November 2012.

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Administrative Panel	Luke Belton (FG) Katharine Bulbulia (FG) Tras Honan (FF) Patrick Kennedy (FG) Michael Lynch (FF) Martin O'Donoghue (FF) Flor O'Mahony (Lab)

Agricultural Panel	Ulick Burke (FG) John Ellis (FF) Michael Ferris (Lab) Richard Hourigan (FG) Thomas Hussey (FF) Rory Kiely (FF) Joseph Lennon (FG) Charles McDonald (FG) Martin O'Toole (FF) Michael Quealy (FG) William Ryan (FF)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Séamus de Brún (FF) Brian Fleming (FG) Joachim Loughrey (FG) Helena McAuliffe-Ennis (Lab) Michael Smith (FF)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Timmy Conway (Lab) Jack Daly (FG) Seán Fallon (FF) Alexis FitzGerald, Jnr (FG) Jack Fitzsimons (FF) Michael Howard (FG) Mick Lanigan (FF) Patrick J. Reynolds (FG) Eoin Ryan, Snr (FF)

Labour Panel	Donie Cassidy (FF) Denis Cregan (FG) Des Hanafin (FF) Jack Harte (Lab) Jim Higgins (FG) Brian Hillery (FF) Peter Kelleher (FG) Mark Killilea, Jnr (FF) Larry McMahon (FG) Brian Mullooly (FF) Andy O'Brien (FG)

National University of Ireland	James Dooge (FG) Michael D. Higgins (Lab) Brendan Ryan (Ind)

University of Dublin	Catherine McGuinness (Ind) Mary Robinson (Ind) Shane Ross (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	John Browne (FG) John Connor (FG) Jimmy Deenihan (FG) Patrick Durcan (FG) Brendan Howlin (Lab) Christy Kirwan (Lab) Pat Magner (Lab) Stephen McGonagle (Ind) Seán A. O'Leary (FG) John Robb (Ind) Bríd Rodgers (Ind)

Nominated 1987	Nuala Fennell (FG) Paddy O'Toole (FG)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent

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