There is a tradition in Irish politics of having family members succeed each other, frequently in the same parliamentary seat. This article lists families where two or more members of that family have been members (TD or Senator) of either of the houses of the Oireachtas (Dáil Éireann and Seanad Éireann) or of the European Parliament. It also includes members of the Oireachtas who had a relation who served in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1801–1922) for an Irish constituency. It does not include people who have served only on local councils.

For the purposes of this list, a "family" has been defined as a group of people where each person has one of the following relationships to at least one of the other people listed:

The list has been indexed against the name of the first family member to enter the Oireachtas.

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Notes

  1. ^ a b c Denis O'Malley (grandfather of Patrick and Tim) was the brother of Joseph O'Malley (father of Donogh and grandfather of Desmond).[6]

References

  1. ^ Louis's Irish Times obituary states: "A grand-uncle, Paddy Belton, was elected to the Dáil in 1927", but this appears to be incorrect, as does the previous statement here that Louis was Patrick's nephew. So technically Louis does not even qualify for this page.
  2. ^ For evidence of family connection, see speech by Paudge Brennan in the Dáil Éireann debates, Volume 246, 8 May 1970 Archived 29 January 2011 at the Wayback Machine, on the Nomination of Members of Government
  3. ^ "Devins salutes Liam Mellowes as a 'great champion of Irish freedom'". The Irish Times. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 16 December 2008.
  4. ^ "Ms. Áine Brady". Oireachtas Members database. Archived from the original on 6 May 2009. Retrieved 4 January 2008.
  5. ^ "World Rally coup for Morgan and O'Connor". Sunday Independent. 9 July 2006. Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  6. ^ Cantillon, Grace O'Malley (2014). The Round House O'Malleys: The Power of One Woman. Lettertec. pp. 24, 25, and family trees in appendix. ISBN 9781910097304.
  7. ^ McNamara, Maedhbh; Mooney, Paschal (2000). Women in Parliament, Ireland 1918–2000. Dublin: Wolfhound Press. p. 186. ISBN 0-86327-759-4.

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