Joachim Loughrey | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 13 May 1982 –1 November 1989 | |
| Constituency | Cultural and Educational Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1947 (age 78–79) County Donegal,Ireland |
| Party | Fine Gael |
Joachim Loughrey (born 1947) is a former Fine Gael politician from County Donegal in Ireland. He was a senator from 1982 to 1989. [1]
A national school teacher before entering politics, [1] Loughrey stood unsuccessfully as a Fine Gael candidate for Dáil Éireann in the Donegal North-East constituency on five occasions:at the by-election in 1976 and at the February 1982,November 1982,1987 and 1989 general elections. [2]
After his February 1982 defeat,he was elected to the 16th Seanad on the Cultural and Educational Panel. He was re-elected in the 1983 and 1987 Seanad elections, [1] but lost his seat in the 1989 elections to the 19th Seanad,and was unsuccessful again at the 1993 Seanad elections. [2]