David Molony

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David Molony
Teachta Dála
In office June 1981 – February 1987
Constituency	Tipperary North
Senator
In office 27 October 1977 – 8 October 1981
Constituency	Cultural and Educational Panel
Personal details
Born	(1950-08-23)23 August 1950 County Tipperary, Ireland
Died	4 September 2002(2002-09-04) (aged 52) County Tipperary, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Spouse	Eve Molony
Children	2
Alma mater	University College Dublin

David Molony (23 August 1950 – 4 September 2002) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as both a Senator and a Teachta Dála (TD).^[1]

Born in Thurles, County Tipperary, he was educated at CBS Thurles, Coláiste na Rinne in Waterford, Copsewood College in Limerick, University College Dublin and the Law School of the Incorporated Law Society.^[2] He qualified as a lawyer and in the 1970s he worked with the Free Legal Aid Centres (FLAC), a voluntary group providing free legal aid, eventually became the chairman of FLAC.^[2]

In 1977 he was elected to the 14th Seanad on the Cultural and Educational Panel.^[1] At the 1981 general election he was returned to the 22nd Dáil as a TD for the Tipperary North constituency, where during the selection of candidates he had beaten future TD and Minister Michael Lowry for the Fine Gael nomination.^[3] He was re-elected at the February 1982 and November 1982 general elections.^[4] He supported the 1986 referendum to amend the Constitution of Ireland to remove the prohibition on divorce, and was denounced by priests in his constituency.^[5]

Molony did not contest the 1987 general election, and retired from political office to continue his law practice and to run his family's business in Thurles.^[2] However he remained involved in politics and was a director of elections for local Fine Gael candidates at the 2002 general election.

References

1. "David Molony". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
2. "Death of Former Member: Expressions of Sympathy". Dáil Éireann – Volume 554. Houses of the Oireachtas. 9 October 2002.
3. "The salesman versus the idealist and the rest is history". Sunday Independent. 7 April 2013. Retrieved 14 April 2013.
4. "David Molony". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
5. "Death of Former Members: Expressions of Sympathy". Seanad Éireann – Volume 170. Houses of the Oireachtas. 12 September 2002. Archived from the original on 21 August 2007.