Eileen Lemass

Eileen Lemass (née Delaney; born 7 July 1932) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1]

Eileen Lemass
Member of the European Parliament
In office
June 1984 – July 1989
ConstituencyDublin
Teachta Dála
In office
November 1982 – February 1987
In office
June 1981 – February 1982
ConstituencyDublin West
In office
June 1977 – June 1981
ConstituencyDublin Ballyfermot
Personal details
Born
Eileen Delaney

(1932-07-07) 7 July 1932
Cork, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyFianna Fáil
Spouse(s)Noel Lemass
Children4
RelativesSeán Lemass (Father-in-law)
Education
  • St. Kevin's School
  • Grafton Academy
  • Abbey School of Acting
Alma materNational College of Art

She was born in Cork in 1932, and was educated at St. Kevin's School, the National College of Art, Grafton Academy of Dress Designing and the Abbey Theatre School of Acting. She became involved in politics in 1974 when she was first elected to Dublin City Council. In 1976 she unsuccessfully contested the by-election in Dublin South-West caused by the death of her 47-year-old husband Noel Lemass, son of former Taoiseach Seán Lemass and brother-in-law of future Taoiseach Charles Haughey.

She was first elected to Dáil Éireann for Dublin Ballyfermot at the 1977 general election.[2] Lemass was elected again at the 1981 general election, this time for Dublin West, but lost her Dáil seat in February 1982.

She won re-election in that year's second general election in November 1982. Two years later in 1984 she was elected to the European Parliament for the Dublin constituency. She retired from domestic politics at the 1987 election and from European politics in 1989 when she lost her European seat.[2]

References
  1. "Eileen Lemass". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 January 2011.
  2. "Eileen Lemass". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 15 January 2011.


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