Frank Feighan
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Frank Feighan is an Irish
Fine Gael
politician. He has been a Teachta Dála
(TD) for the Roscommon–South Leitrim constituency since 2007. He was elected to the Dáil at the 2007 general election. He was a member of the 22nd Seanad Éireann, elected by the Administrative Panel from 2002–07.
Feighan is from Boyle
, County Roscommon
. He took part in the RTÉ
charity show, You're a Star
in 2006 to raise funds for a children's charity.
He was re-elected at the 2011 general election. In government he voted with Fine Gael on the Roscommon Hospital issue on July 6, 2011 when his constituency colleague Denis Naughten
voted against them. He told the Dáil he was "sincerely sorry" for breaking a pre-election promise in relation to the issue.
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Fine Gael
Fine Gael
Fine Gael is a centre-right to centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland. It is the single largest party in Ireland in the Oireachtas, in local government, and in terms of Members of the European Parliament. The party has a membership of over 35,000...
politician. He has been a Teachta Dála
Teachta Dála
A Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
(TD) for the Roscommon–South Leitrim constituency since 2007. He was elected to the Dáil at the 2007 general election. He was a member of the 22nd Seanad Éireann, elected by the Administrative Panel from 2002–07.
Feighan is from Boyle
Boyle, County Roscommon
Boyle is a town in County Roscommon, Ireland. It is located at the foot of the Curlew Mountains near Lough Key in the north of the county. Carrowkeel Megalithic Cemetery, the Drumanone Dolmen and the popular fishing lakes of Lough Arrow and Lough Gara are also close by...
, County Roscommon
County Roscommon
County Roscommon is a county in Ireland. It is located in the West Region and is also part of the province of Connacht. It is named after the town of Roscommon. Roscommon County Council is the local authority for the county...
. He took part in the RTÉ
Raidió Teilifís Éireann
Raidió Teilifís Éireann is a semi-state company and the public service broadcaster of Ireland. It both produces programmes and broadcasts them on television, radio and the Internet. The radio service began on January 1, 1926, while regular television broadcasts began on December 31, 1961, making...
charity show, You're a Star
You're A Star
You're a Star was a singing contest in Ireland,similar to th X Factor in the United Kingdom and American Idol in the USA created by Screentime ShinAwiL and Radio Telefís Éireann. It was shown weekly on RTÉ One over the winter months of each year...
in 2006 to raise funds for a children's charity.
Political career
Feighan was first elected at the 2007 general election. He was the party deputy spokesperson on Transport and Education with special responsibility for Rural and School Transport from 2007–2010. In July 2010, he was appointed as party spokesperson on Community, Equality and Gaeltacht Affairs.He was re-elected at the 2011 general election. In government he voted with Fine Gael on the Roscommon Hospital issue on July 6, 2011 when his constituency colleague Denis Naughten
Denis Naughten
Denis Naughten is an Irish politician. He is currently a Teachta Dála for the Roscommon–South Leitrim constituency. He sits as an independent TD, having lost the Fine Gael parliamentary party whip in July 2011.-Education:...
voted against them. He told the Dáil he was "sincerely sorry" for breaking a pre-election promise in relation to the issue.