Joseph Sweeney (Irish politician)

Joseph Sweeney
Joseph Sweeney
	Sweeney in 1929
Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces
	In office; October 1929 – October 1931
Preceded by	Seán Mac Eoin
Succeeded by	Michael Brennan
Teachta Dála
	In office; June 1922 – August 1923
Constituency	Donegal
	In office; December 1918 – May 1921
Constituency	Donegal West
Personal details
Born	13 May 1897; Burtonport, County Donegal, Ireland
Died	25 November 1980 (aged 83); Dublin, Ireland
Party	Sinn Féin (Pro-Treaty); Cumann na nGaedheal;
Children	3
Military service
Allegiance	Irish Republic (until 1922); Irish Free State (from 1922);
Branch/service	Irish Volunteers (1914–1919); Irish Republican Army (1919–1922); National Army (1922–1940);
Rank	Chief of Staff of the Defence Forces
Battles/wars	Easter Rising; Irish War of Independence; Irish Civil War;

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Joseph Aloysius Sweeney (13 June 1897 – 25 November 1980) was an Irish politician and military commander. He fought in the Easter Rising in the GPO and was a member of the IRA during the war of independence. He later became Chief of Staff of the Irish Army.