Seán Crowe
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Seán Crowe is an Irish
Sinn Féin
politician, and is a Teachta Dála
(TD) for the Dublin South West
constituency.
Crowe was born in Dublin and has lived there all his life, currently in Tallaght
. He works as a community activist in the area, campaigning on such issues as the local hospital, transport, drugs and affordable housing.
During the 1990s when the current Northern Ireland
peace process was initiated, Crowe was the head of the Sinn Féin
mission to the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation at Dublin Castle
and was a member of Sinn Féin's talks team.
Crowe has represented the party in the multi-party negotiations that led up to the Belfast Agreement
in 1998.
He has been involved in politics since 1989 when he stood unsuccessfully for Dublin South West at the 1989 general election. He contested the constituency again in 1992 and 1997, significantly increasing his vote share on the latter occasion. In 1999 he was elected as a Councillor on South Dublin County Council
representing Tallaght South. On the same day he was elected to that authority he failed to be elected to the European Parliament
at the Dublin constituency
.
He was elected to Dáil Éireann
at the 2002 general election
. He lost his seat at the 2007 general election. He was a member of the Sinn Féin team, headed by Gerry Adams
, which met with the Taoiseach
and the British Prime Minister. In September 2008 he returned to South Dublin County Council when he was co-opted to replace a party colleague and retained the seat at the 2009 local elections
. He regained his Dáil seat in Dublin South West at the 2011 general election.
He is a former member of the Sinn Féin Ard Chomhairle (National Executive). He is married to Pamela Kane, and they live in Tallaght
.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
politician, and is 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 Dublin South West
Dublin South West (Dáil Éireann constituency)
Dublin South–West is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 4 deputies...
constituency.
Crowe was born in Dublin and has lived there all his life, currently in Tallaght
Tallaght
Tallaght is the largest town, and county town, of South Dublin County, Ireland. The village area, dating from at least the 17th century, held one of the earliest settlements known in the southern part of the island, and one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.Up to the 1960s...
. He works as a community activist in the area, campaigning on such issues as the local hospital, transport, drugs and affordable housing.
During the 1990s when the current Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland
Northern Ireland is one of the four countries of the United Kingdom. Situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, it shares a border with the Republic of Ireland to the south and west...
peace process was initiated, Crowe was the head of the Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin
Sinn Féin is a left wing, Irish republican political party in Ireland. The name is Irish for "ourselves" or "we ourselves", although it is frequently mistranslated as "ourselves alone". Originating in the Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, it took its current form in 1970...
mission to the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation at Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle
Dublin Castle off Dame Street, Dublin, Ireland, was until 1922 the fortified seat of British rule in Ireland, and is now a major Irish government complex. Most of it dates from the 18th century, though a castle has stood on the site since the days of King John, the first Lord of Ireland...
and was a member of Sinn Féin's talks team.
Crowe has represented the party in the multi-party negotiations that led up to the Belfast Agreement
Belfast Agreement
The Good Friday Agreement or Belfast Agreement , sometimes called the Stormont Agreement, was a major political development in the Northern Ireland peace process...
in 1998.
He has been involved in politics since 1989 when he stood unsuccessfully for Dublin South West at the 1989 general election. He contested the constituency again in 1992 and 1997, significantly increasing his vote share on the latter occasion. In 1999 he was elected as a Councillor on South Dublin County Council
South Dublin County Council
South Dublin County Council is the local authority for the county of South Dublin in Ireland. It is one of three local authorities that comprised the former Dublin County Council before its abolition, and one of four councils in the Dublin Region...
representing Tallaght South. On the same day he was elected to that authority he failed to be elected to the European Parliament
European Parliament
The European Parliament is the directly elected parliamentary institution of the European Union . Together with the Council of the European Union and the Commission, it exercises the legislative function of the EU and it has been described as one of the most powerful legislatures in the world...
at the Dublin constituency
Dublin (European Parliament constituency)
Dublin is a constituency of the European Parliament in Ireland. It elects 3 Members of the European Parliament using the single transferable vote form of proportional representation .-History and boundaries:...
.
He was elected to Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann is the lower house, but principal chamber, of the Oireachtas , which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann . It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote...
at the 2002 general election
Irish general election, 2002
The Irish general election of 2002 was held on Friday, 17 May 2002 just over three weeks after the dissolution of the 28th Dáil on Thursday 25 April by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern...
. He lost his seat at the 2007 general election. He was a member of the Sinn Féin team, headed by Gerry Adams
Gerry Adams
Gerry Adams is an Irish republican politician and Teachta Dála for the constituency of Louth. From 1983 to 1992 and from 1997 to 2011, he was an abstentionist Westminster Member of Parliament for Belfast West. He is the president of Sinn Féin, the second largest political party in Northern...
, which met with the Taoiseach
Taoiseach
The Taoiseach is the head of government or prime minister of Ireland. The Taoiseach is appointed by the President upon the nomination of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas , and must, in order to remain in office, retain the support of a majority in the Dáil.The current Taoiseach is...
and the British Prime Minister. In September 2008 he returned to South Dublin County Council when he was co-opted to replace a party colleague and retained the seat at the 2009 local elections
Irish local elections, 2009
The 2009 Irish local elections were held in all the counties, cities and towns of Ireland on Friday, 5 June 2009, on the same day as the European Parliament election and two by-elections .-Overview:...
. He regained his Dáil seat in Dublin South West at the 2011 general election.
He is a former member of the Sinn Féin Ard Chomhairle (National Executive). He is married to Pamela Kane, and they live in Tallaght
Tallaght
Tallaght is the largest town, and county town, of South Dublin County, Ireland. The village area, dating from at least the 17th century, held one of the earliest settlements known in the southern part of the island, and one of medieval Ireland's more important monastic centres.Up to the 1960s...
.