Michael Bell (Irish politician)

Michael Bell
Teachta Dála
In office
November 1982 – May 2002
Constituency Louth
Personal details
Born (1936-10-01)1 October 1936
County Louth, Ireland
Died 20 May 2011(2011-05-20) (aged 74)
County Louth, Ireland
Political party Labour Party
Military service
Allegiance  Ireland
Service/branch Army Reserve
Years of service 1954–1983
Rank Quartermaster
Battles/wars The Troubles (1969–1970)

Michael Bell (1 October 1936 – 20 May 2011) was an Irish Labour Party politician.[1] Bell was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Louth constituency at the November 1982 general election and retained his seat until losing it at the 2002 general election.[2] He was a trade union official before entering politics. He served on Drogheda Corporation and Louth County Council and was mayor of Drogheda between 1983 and 1984. He died in May 2011.[3]

Bell served with the Fórsa Cosanta Áitiúil (FCÁ) or Local Defence Force/LDF for 29 years, in which he completed a full-time stint on the Irish border between 1969 and 1970 during The Troubles as a senior NCO and had overseen the care of 1,100 Northern Irish refugees at Gormanston Camp in County Meath.[4][5]

References

  1. ↑ "Mr. Michael Bell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "Michael Bell". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 28 October 2011.
  3. ↑ "Ex-Labour TD Michael Bell dies". The Irish Times. 20 May 2011.
  4. ↑ Pollak, Andy (28 January 1998). "Bell sues for deafness he blames on FCA service". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
  5. ↑ Murphy, Hubert (25 May 2011). "Old friends gather". Drogheda Independent. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
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