The 10th Seanad was in office from 1961 to 1965. An election to Seanad Éireann, the Senate of the Oireachtas (Irish parliament), followed the 1961 general election to the 19th Dáil. The senators served until the close of the poll for the 11th Seanad in 1965.

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Overview
Legislative bodySeanad Éireann
JurisdictionIreland
Meeting placeLeinster House
Term14 December 1961 – 28 July 1965
Government10th government of Ireland
Members60
CathaoirleachLiam Ó Buachalla (FG)
Leas-ChathaoirleachPatrick Lindsay (FG)
Leader of the
Seanad
Thomas Mullins (FF)

Composition of the 10th Seanad

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There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 were elected on five vocational panels, 6 were elected from two university constituencies and 11 were nominated by the Taoiseach.[1]

The following table shows the composition by party when the 10th Seanad first met on 14 December 1961.

Origin
Party
Vocational panelsNUIDUNominatedTotal
AdminAgriCult & EducInd & CommLabour
Fianna Fáil3534500828
Fine Gael2312300011
Labour Party111120006
Independent1202133315
Total7115911331160

List of senators

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  • Note: The entries for Senators who were elected or appointed to fill vacancies are shown in italics
NamePanelPartyNotes
Liam AhernAdministrative Panel Fianna Fáil 
Seán BradyAdministrative Panel Fianna Fáil 
Cornelius DesmondAdministrative Panel Labour 
Thomas J. FitzpatrickAdministrative Panel Fine Gael 
Patrick FitzsimonsAdministrative Panel Independent 
Gerry L'EstrangeAdministrative Panel Fine Gael 
Thomas RuaneAdministrative Panel Fianna Fáil 
Batt DoneganAgricultural Panel Fianna FáilElected to Seanad at a by-election on 28 November 1963,
replacing John Donnelly Sheridan[2]
Jack FitzgeraldAgricultural Panel Labour 
Daniel HoganAgricultural Panel Fianna Fáil 
Robert LahiffeAgricultural Panel Fianna Fáil 
John MannionAgricultural Panel Fine Gael 
Charles McDonaldAgricultural Panel Fine Gael 
Patrick O'ReillyAgricultural Panel Fianna Fáil 
Timothy O'SullivanAgricultural Panel Fianna Fáil 
Micheál PrendergastAgricultural Panel Fine Gael 
Patrick W. RyanAgricultural Panel Independent 
William RyanAgricultural Panel Fianna Fáil 
John Donnelly SheridanAgricultural Panel IndependentDied on 5 April 1963[3]
Michael HayesCultural and Educational Panel Fine Gael 
Eamon KissaneCultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil 
Timothy McAuliffeCultural and Educational Panel Labour 
John J. NashCultural and Educational Panel Fianna Fáil 
Liam Ó BuachallaCultural and Educational Panel Fianna FáilCathaoirleach
Gerald BolandIndustrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil 
John CostelloeIndustrial and Commercial Panel Fianna FáilElected to Seanad at a by-election on 28 November 1963,
replacing Daniel Moloney[4]
Mary DavidsonIndustrial and Commercial Panel Labour 
Thomas FlanaganIndustrial and Commercial Panel Independent 
Patrick LindsayIndustrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael 
Bernard McGlincheyIndustrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil 
Edward McGuireIndustrial and Commercial Panel Independent 
Daniel MoloneyIndustrial and Commercial Panel Fianna FáilDied on 26 June 1963[5]
Joseph QuigleyIndustrial and Commercial Panel Fine Gael 
Eoin RyanIndustrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil 
Seán BrosnahanLabour Panel Independent 
Seán BrowneLabour Panel Fianna Fáil 
John ButlerLabour Panel Fine Gael 
Victor CartonLabour Panel Fine Gael 
Patrick CrowleyLabour Panel Labour 
James DoogeLabour Panel Fine Gael 
Joseph FarrellLabour Panel Fianna Fáil 
Seán HayesLabour Panel Fianna Fáil 
Mark KillileaLabour Panel Fianna Fáil 
Dominick MurphyLabour Panel Labour 
Michael YeatsLabour Panel Fianna Fáil 
Dónall Ó ConalláinNational University of Ireland Independent 
George O'BrienNational University of Ireland Independent 
Patrick QuinlanNational University of Ireland Independent 
William J. E. JessopDublin University Independent 
John N. RossDublin University Independent 
William Bedell StanfordDublin University Independent 
Kit AhernNominated by the Taoiseach Fianna FáilNominated on 25 November 1964 replacing Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha[6]
John J. BrennanNominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil 
John Copeland ColeNominated by the Taoiseach Independent 
Gus HealyNominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil 
Joe MooneyNominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil 
Thomas MullinsNominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil 
Tom NolanNominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil 
Nora Connolly O'BrienNominated by the Taoiseach Independent 
Seán O'DonovanNominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil 
Pádraig Ó SiochfhradhaNominated by the Taoiseach IndependentDied on 19 November 1964[7]
Margaret Mary PearseNominated by the Taoiseach Fianna Fáil 
William SheldonNominated by the Taoiseach Independent 

Changes

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DatePanelLossGainNote
5 April 1963Agricultural Panel Independent Death of John Donnelly Sheridan[3]
26 June 1963Industrial and Commercial Panel Fianna Fáil Death of Daniel Moloney[5]
28 November 1963Agricultural Panel  Fianna FáilBatt Donegan elected at a by-election to replace John Donnelly Sheridan[2]
28 November 1963Industrial and Commercial Panel  Fianna FáilJohn Costelloe elected at a by-election to replace Daniel Moloney[4]
19 November 1964Nominated by the Taoiseach Independent Death of Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha[7]
25 November 1964Nominated by the Taoiseach  Fianna FáilKit Ahern nominated to replace Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha[6]

References

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  1. ^ "10th Seanad". Oireachtas Members Database.
  2. ^ a b "Mr. Bartholomew (Batt) Donegan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Mr. John Donnelly Sheridan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  4. ^ a b "Mr. John Costello". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 6 May 2018. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  5. ^ a b "Mr. Daniel J. Moloney". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  6. ^ a b "Mrs. Catherine Ita (Kit) Ahern". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
  7. ^ a b "Mr. Pádraig Ó Siochfhradha". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 24 August 2009.
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