Donal Carey
Donal Carey | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Minister of State | |
| 1995–1997 | Taoiseach |
| 1995–1997 | Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 1982 – May 2002 | |
| Constituency | Clare |
| Senator | |
| In office 8 October 1981 – 18 February 1982 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 October 1937 Limerick, Ireland |
| Died | 25 November 2025 (aged 88) Limerick, Ireland |
| Party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse | Evelyn Forde |
| Children | 3, including Joe |
| Education | St Flannan's College |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
Donal Carey (15 October 1937 – 25 November 2025) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as Minister of State for the Gaeltacht and the Islands from 1995 to 1997. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency from 1982 to 2002. He also served as a Senator for the Labour Panel from 1981 to 1982.[1] He was first elected to the Clare County Council in 1974.[2]
Life and career
Carey was educated at St Flannan's College, Ennis and University College Dublin. He was elected to the 15th Seanad in 1981 as a Senator for the Labour Panel. Carey was elected a Fine Gael TD for the Clare constituency at the February 1982 general election and retained his seat until losing it at the 2002 general election.[3]
On 27 January 1995, he was appointed by the Rainbow Government on the nomination of John Bruton as Minister of State at the Department of the Taoiseach with responsibility for western development and rural renewal and Minister of State at the Department of Arts, Culture and the Gaeltacht with responsibility for the Gaeltacht, holding the posts until the change of government in 1997.[4]
His son, Joe Carey was a Fine Gael TD for the same constituency from 2007 to 2024.
Carey died in Limerick on 25 November 2025, at the age of 88.[5][6][7]
References
- ^ "Donal Carey". Oireachtas Members Database. 27 March 2002. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Donal Carey - Irish Elections Results". irelandelection.com. Retrieved 13 October 2025.
- ^ "Donal Carey". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 19 October 2011. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Appointment of Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (27th Dáil) – Vol. 448 No. 4". Houses of the Oireachtas. 1 February 1995. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ "Death notice of Donal Carey". RIP.ie. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "Former Minister of State and Clare TD Donal Carey dies aged 88". Irish Independent. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.
- ^ "Former Minister Of State Donal Carey Passes Away At The Age Of 88". Clare FM. 26 November 2025. Retrieved 26 November 2025.