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'''Joe Flaherty''' is a [[Fianna Fáil]] TD for [[Longford-Westmeath (Dáil constituency)|Longford-Westmeath]]
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'''Joe Flaherty''' (born 1969) is an Irish [[Fianna Fáil]] politician who has been a [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) for the [[Longford–Westmeath (Dáil constituency)|Longford–Westmeath]] constituency since the [[2020 Irish general election|2020 general election]].<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Joe-Flaherty.D.2020-02-08/|title=Joe Flaherty|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=15 February 2020|archive-date=15 February 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200215194830/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Joe-Flaherty.D.2020-02-08/|url-status=live}}</ref> Flaherty was the only Longford-based TD to be returned at that election.


Flaherty was co-opted onto [[Longford County Council]] in 2018, and was re-elected in 2019.<ref name="irishtimes-ge2020-joe-flaherty-elected" />
He was elected at the 2020 general election.

In 2020, Flaherty was criticised for writing a letter to court on behalf of three men convicted of assault, with former justice minister [[Charles Flanagan]] stating it was "dangerous" for TDs to try to "influence judicial decisions". Flaherty said he regretted writing the letter.<ref>{{Cite web |title=FF TD now 'deeply regrets' writing letter for CAB-targeted brothers |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/ff-td-now-deeply-regrets-writing-letter-for-cab-targeted-brothers-39352608.html |access-date=2022-05-26 |website=independent |language=en}}</ref>

Flaherty is the managing director of a newspaper company. He is married to Niamh Donlon and they have three children.<ref name="irishtimes-ge2020-joe-flaherty-elected">{{cite news |last1=Keena |first1=Colm |date=10 February 2020 |title=Election 2020: Joe Flaherty (Fianna Fáil) Longford-Westmeath – Elected 10th count |newspaper=[[The Irish Times]] |location=Dublin |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/election-2020-joe-flaherty-fianna-f%C3%A1il-1.4169105 |url-status=live |access-date=8 June 2021 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210608044433/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/election-2020-joe-flaherty-fianna-f%C3%A1il-1.4169105 |archive-date=8 June 2021}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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*[https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2020/results/#/national/longford-westmeath result] from RTE

==External links==
*[https://www.fiannafail.ie/tds/joe-flaherty Joe Flaherty's page on the Fianna Fáil website]


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Latest revision as of 00:29, 22 June 2024

Joe Flaherty
TD
Flaherty in 2020
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
February 2020
ConstituencyLongford–Westmeath
Personal details
Born1969 or 1970 (age 54–55)[1]
Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
SpouseNiamh Donlon
Children3

Joe Flaherty (born 1969) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Westmeath constituency since the 2020 general election.[2] Flaherty was the only Longford-based TD to be returned at that election.

Flaherty was co-opted onto Longford County Council in 2018, and was re-elected in 2019.[1]

In 2020, Flaherty was criticised for writing a letter to court on behalf of three men convicted of assault, with former justice minister Charles Flanagan stating it was "dangerous" for TDs to try to "influence judicial decisions". Flaherty said he regretted writing the letter.[3]

Flaherty is the managing director of a newspaper company. He is married to Niamh Donlon and they have three children.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Keena, Colm (10 February 2020). "Election 2020: Joe Flaherty (Fianna Fáil) Longford-Westmeath – Elected 10th count". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Joe Flaherty". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. ^ "FF TD now 'deeply regrets' writing letter for CAB-targeted brothers". independent. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
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