Séamus Hughes | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office November 1992 – June 1997 | |
Constituency | Mayo West |
Personal details | |
Born | Westport, County Mayo, Ireland | 1 September 1952
Died | 12 July 2022 County Mayo, Ireland | (aged 69)
Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Spouse | Maria Hughes |
Children | 4 |
Séamus F. Hughes (1 September 1952 – 12 July 2022) was an Irish District Court judge and Fianna Fáil politician. [1] [2]
He was from Westport, County Mayo. Hughes was a solicitor, when he was elected to the 27th Dáil as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo West constituency on his first attempt at the 1992 general election. [3] He lost his seat at the 1997 general election when the constituency was combined with Mayo East and the combined Mayo constituency was reduced to 5 seats. [4] Hughes was then appointed State Solicitor for County Mayo.[ citation needed]
Hughes was a District Court judge from 2009 to 2022, sitting in District Court area Number One in County Donegal. [5] He attracted criticism over comments on the ethnic backgrounds of those before him in court, having described some as "neanderthals" and commented on social welfare being like "snuff at a wake". [6]
Séamus Hughes | |
---|---|
Teachta Dála | |
In office November 1992 – June 1997 | |
Constituency | Mayo West |
Personal details | |
Born | Westport, County Mayo, Ireland | 1 September 1952
Died | 12 July 2022 County Mayo, Ireland | (aged 69)
Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Spouse | Maria Hughes |
Children | 4 |
Séamus F. Hughes (1 September 1952 – 12 July 2022) was an Irish District Court judge and Fianna Fáil politician. [1] [2]
He was from Westport, County Mayo. Hughes was a solicitor, when he was elected to the 27th Dáil as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo West constituency on his first attempt at the 1992 general election. [3] He lost his seat at the 1997 general election when the constituency was combined with Mayo East and the combined Mayo constituency was reduced to 5 seats. [4] Hughes was then appointed State Solicitor for County Mayo.[ citation needed]
Hughes was a District Court judge from 2009 to 2022, sitting in District Court area Number One in County Donegal. [5] He attracted criticism over comments on the ethnic backgrounds of those before him in court, having described some as "neanderthals" and commented on social welfare being like "snuff at a wake". [6]