John O'Mahony (Mayo politician)

Senator
John O'Mahony
Senator
Assumed office
27 April 2016
Constituency Nominated by the Taoiseach
Teachta Dála
In office
May 2007 – February 2016
Constituency Mayo
Personal details
Born John Gerard O'Mahony
(1953-06-08) 8 June 1953
Kilmovee, County Mayo, Ireland
Nationality Irish
Political party Fine Gael
Spouse(s) Gerardine Towey (m. 1984)
Children 5
Alma mater
Website www.johnomahony.ie

John O'Mahony (born 8 June 1953) is an Irish Fine Gael politician and former football manager who has served as a Senator since April 2016, upon being Nominated by the Taoiseach. He is served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo constituency from 2007 to 2016.[1][2]

A native of Kilmovee, County Mayo, he taught for many years at St Nathy's College, Ballaghaderreen, County Roscommon. He is married to Gerardine Towey, they have five daughters.

He was the manager of the Mayo Gaelic football team, and formerly led Galway to two All-Ireland Senior Football Championship victories in 1998 and 2001, and guided Leitrim to success in the 1994 Connacht Senior Football Championship.[3] In 2009, he was named at 114 in the Sunday Tribune's list of the 125 Most Influential People In GAA History.[3]

He lost his seat at the 2016 general election[2] and was nominated by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny to the 25th Seanad in May 2016.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Mr. John O'Mahony". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  2. 1 2 "John O'Mahony". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 18 April 2009.
  3. 1 2 McEvoy, Enda (4 January 2009). "125 Most Influential People In GAA History". Sunday Tribune. Archived from the original on 9 August 2009. Retrieved 20 January 2009.
  4. ↑ "O'Mahony and Mulherin among Taoiseach's Seanad nominees". Connaught Telegraph. 27 May 2016.
Oireachtas
Preceded by
Jerry Cowley
(Independent)		 Teachta Dála for Mayo
2007–2016		 Succeeded by
Lisa Chambers
(Fianna Fáil)
Gaelic games
Preceded by
Páidí Ó Sé		 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning manager
1998		 Succeeded by
Seán Boylan
Preceded by
Páidí Ó Sé		 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship winning manager
2001		 Succeeded by
Joe Kernan
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