Pól Ó Foighil
Pól Ó Foighil | |
|---|---|
Ó Foighil in 1989 | |
| Senator | |
| In office 1 November 1989 – 17 February 1993 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Galway County Councillor | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| In office 1979–1985 | |
| Constituency | Connemara |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 June 1928 County Tipperary, Ireland |
| Died | 21 March 2005 (aged 76) Galway, Ireland |
| Party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse | Chrissie Nic Eoin |
| Children | 7 |
| Alma mater | University College Galway |
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Pól Ó Foighil (1 June 1928 – 21 March 2005) was an Irish politician and activist for Irish-speaking, coastal and island communities. A teacher turned co-operative manager, he was an active member of the Fine Gael party, and as a long-serving councillor he was the party's only elected representative in the Connemara Gaeltacht for two decades. He also served as a senator from 1989 to 1993.