A journalist and broadcaster, he was first elected to the Seanad in 1987, on the Cultural and Educational Panel. He retained his seat at each subsequent election until losing it at the 2007 election to the 23rd Seanad. He was re-elected to Seanad Éireann on the Agricultural Panel in a Seanad by-election on 19 January 2010.,[3] re-elected in 2011, but lost his seat in the April 2016 election.
Born in Dublin,[4] he grew up in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim. His father, Joe, was a member of the Seanad (1961–65) and Leitrim County Council (1943–88) while his mother Eva Mooney also served as a member of Leitrim County Council (1988–91). He is the third generation of his family to contribute to public service locally and nationally as his grandfather, Andrew Mooney, served as a member of Leitrim County Council from 1920 to 1943.[citation needed]
Mooney has also enjoyed a broadcasting career with RTÉ, Ireland's national broadcaster. A presenter of a variety of Irish traditional and country music and Sports programmes, he devised, scripted and presented numerous music documentaries on Irish and American country music stars. He was in the forefront of the 'Shot at Dawn' campaign led in the British House of Commons by Andrew MacKinlay MP and in the House of Lords by Alf Dubs seeking a pardon for over 300 soldiers of World War I (including 26 Irish servicemen) shot in questionable circumstances following Field courts-martial.[citation needed]
Mooney married Sheila Baldrey;[when?] the couple has five children.[citation needed]
He was first elected to the Seanad in 1987, on the Cultural and Educational Panel as a nominee of the Library Association of Ireland (LAI).[5] He retained his seat at each subsequent election until losing it in the 2007 election. He was a member of Leitrim County Council from 1991 to 1999. He later served as a delegate to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union 1998 to 2002, and subsequently was a member of the Irish Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 2002–08. He was appointed a member of the British–Irish Parliamentary Assembly (BIPA) in 1997 and served until 2007. Mooney returned to the BIPA in 2011 and also sits on the North/South Parliamentary Body which meets twice yearly in Belfast and Dublin and is the representative of the Stormont Assembly and Oireachtas. In April 2008, Mooney was nominated to the position of Chairman of Fáilte Ireland North West, one of five Regional Tourism Boards in Ireland charged with promoting their regions and attracting tourists.[citation needed]
Mooney was selected as running mate to Seán Ó Neachtain as a Fianna Fáil candidate at the 2009 European Parliament election for the North-West constituency. Following the announcement by O'Neachtain that he was not contesting the election due to health reasons, Pat "the Cope" Gallagher was nominated to contest the constituency as Mooney's Fianna Fáil running mate. Gallagher was elected as an MEP but Mooney was unsuccessful. On 19 January 2010, Mooney was elected on the first count in a Seanad by-election caused by the death of Senator Peter Callanan in October 2009. As a result, he took a seat on the Agricultural panel in the 23rd Seanad returning after an absence of two and a half years.[3] He was re-elected at the 2011 Seanad election. He was the Fianna Fáil Seanad spokesperson on Social Protection. He was also a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agricultural and the Joint Committee on Transport, Energy and Communications.[citation needed]
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^"Paschal Mooney". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
^ ab"Mooney re-elected to Seanad". The Irish Times. 19 January 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2010.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Paschal Mooney news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Paschal Canice Mooney born 14 October 1947 is an Irish Fianna Fail politician and a former member of Seanad Eireann 1 2 Paschal MooneySenatorIn office January 2010 April 2016ConstituencyAgricultural PanelIn office April 1987 July 2007ConstituencyCultural and Educational PanelPersonal detailsBorn 1947 10 14 14 October 1947 age 76 Dublin IrelandPolitical partyFianna FailSpouseSheila BaldreyChildren2 daughters 3 sonsA journalist and broadcaster he was first elected to the Seanad in 1987 on the Cultural and Educational Panel He retained his seat at each subsequent election until losing it at the 2007 election to the 23rd Seanad He was re elected to Seanad Eireann on the Agricultural Panel in a Seanad by election on 19 January 2010 3 re elected in 2011 but lost his seat in the April 2016 election Contents 1 Early and personal life 2 Political career 3 See also 4 ReferencesEarly and personal life editThis section of a biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Paschal Mooney news newspapers books scholar JSTOR July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message Born in Dublin 4 he grew up in Drumshanbo County Leitrim His father Joe was a member of the Seanad 1961 65 and Leitrim County Council 1943 88 while his mother Eva Mooney also served as a member of Leitrim County Council 1988 91 He is the third generation of his family to contribute to public service locally and nationally as his grandfather Andrew Mooney served as a member of Leitrim County Council from 1920 to 1943 citation needed Mooney has also enjoyed a broadcasting career with RTE Ireland s national broadcaster A presenter of a variety of Irish traditional and country music and Sports programmes he devised scripted and presented numerous music documentaries on Irish and American country music stars He was in the forefront of the Shot at Dawn campaign led in the British House of Commons by Andrew MacKinlay MP and in the House of Lords by Alf Dubs seeking a pardon for over 300 soldiers of World War I including 26 Irish servicemen shot in questionable circumstances following Field courts martial citation needed Mooney married Sheila Baldrey when the couple has five children citation needed Political career editThis biography of a living person relies on a single source You can help by adding reliable sources to this article Contentious material about living people that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately July 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message He was first elected to the Seanad in 1987 on the Cultural and Educational Panel as a nominee of the Library Association of Ireland LAI 5 He retained his seat at each subsequent election until losing it in the 2007 election He was a member of Leitrim County Council from 1991 to 1999 He later served as a delegate to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Western European Union 1998 to 2002 and subsequently was a member of the Irish Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe 2002 08 He was appointed a member of the British Irish Parliamentary Assembly BIPA in 1997 and served until 2007 Mooney returned to the BIPA in 2011 and also sits on the North South Parliamentary Body which meets twice yearly in Belfast and Dublin and is the representative of the Stormont Assembly and Oireachtas In April 2008 Mooney was nominated to the position of Chairman of Failte Ireland North West one of five Regional Tourism Boards in Ireland charged with promoting their regions and attracting tourists citation needed Mooney was selected as running mate to Sean o Neachtain as a Fianna Fail candidate at the 2009 European Parliament election for the North West constituency Following the announcement by O Neachtain that he was not contesting the election due to health reasons Pat the Cope Gallagher was nominated to contest the constituency as Mooney s Fianna Fail running mate Gallagher was elected as an MEP but Mooney was unsuccessful On 19 January 2010 Mooney was elected on the first count in a Seanad by election caused by the death of Senator Peter Callanan in October 2009 As a result he took a seat on the Agricultural panel in the 23rd Seanad returning after an absence of two and a half years 3 He was re elected at the 2011 Seanad election He was the Fianna Fail Seanad spokesperson on Social Protection He was also a member of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Agricultural and the Joint Committee on Transport Energy and Communications citation needed See also editFamilies in the OireachtasReferences edit OireachtasNews 26 April 2016 Seanad Eireann Result of the 16th Count Mooney Paschal eliminated 25thSeanad seeforyourself Tweet via Twitter Paschal Mooney Oireachtas Members Database Retrieved 20 January 2010 a b Mooney re elected to Seanad The Irish Times 19 January 2010 Retrieved 20 January 2010 Collins Stephen 2011 Nealon s Guide to the 31st Dail and 24th Seanad Dublin Gill amp Macmillan p 200 ISBN 9780717150595 Paschal Mooney ElectionsIreland org Retrieved 19 February 2008 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Paschal Mooney amp oldid 1166783999, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
