Richard O'Donoghue

Richard O'Donoghue
O'Donoghue in 2024
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
February 2020
ConstituencyLimerick County
Personal details
Born1970 or 1971 (age 53–54)[1]
NationalityIrish
Political partyIndependent Ireland (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations
SpouseKay O'Donoghue
Children4

Richard O'Donoghue (born 1970/1971) is an Irish politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick County constituency since the 2020 general election.[2][3] Originally in Fianna Fail, he was elected as an independent TD, and in 2023 he joined the newly formed Independent Ireland party.

Political career

O'Donoghue is a self-employed building contractor.[1]

He first stood for election in the 2009 local elections, when he was an unsuccessful Fianna Fáil candidate for Limerick County Council. At the 2014 local elections, he won a seat on the new Limerick City and County Council, but he left Fianna Fáil in December 2015 and sat as independent.[4]

At the 2016 general election, O'Donoghue stood as an independent candidate in the Limerick County constituency. He won only 6.4% of the first-preference votes, and was not elected.[4]

At the 2019 local elections, he was re-elected to the council, as an independent.[4] At the 2020 general election, he won a seat in Dáil Éireann, ousting the sitting Fine Gael TD Tom Neville.[3] He is the first independent TD to represent the Limerick County constituency. His brother, John O'Donoghue was co-opted to Richard O'Donoghue's seat on Limerick City and County Council following his election to the Dáil.

In 2020, it was reported that O'Donoghue had expressed concern over the speed of development of the COVID-19 vaccines and was quoted as saying that "at the moment I would not like to take it".[5] However, he subsequently said that this was a misunderstanding, and that he was only temporarily unable to have the vaccination because of ongoing medical treatment but would have the vaccination once this was completed. He also asserted that a video circulating on the internet purportedly showing him to be anti-vaccination was faked.[6]

In November 2023, he was named as the general secretary of Independent Ireland, a new political party led by Michael Collins, TD for Cork South-West.[7][8]

Personal life

O'Donoghue is married and has four children. He lives in the village of Granagh, County Limerick.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Raleigh, David (10 February 2020). "Election 2020: Richard O'Donoghue (Independent)". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Richard O'Donoghue". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. ^ a b "Election 2020: Limerick County". RTÉ News. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b c "Richard O'Donoghue". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 12 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  5. ^ Lenihan, Barry (10 December 2020). "Would your local TD get the Covid-19 vaccine?". RTÉ News. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  6. ^ O’Rourke, Ryan (12 January 2021). "Limerick TD insists he is not 'anti-vaccinations' and says he will take Covid jab". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  7. ^ Hosford, Paul (10 November 2023). "Cork TD Michael Collins to lead new political party". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 November 2023.
  8. ^ McGee, Harry (10 November 2023). "New Independent Ireland party registered with Electoral Commission". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 November 2023.

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