Thomas Meaney

For the U.S. federal judge, see Thomas Francis Meaney.

Thomas Meaney
Minister of State
1980–1981	Industry, Commerce and Tourism
Teachta Dála
In office June 1981 – November 1982
Constituency	Cork North-West
In office April 1965 – June 1981
Constituency	Cork Mid
Personal details
Born	(1931-08-11)11 August 1931 Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland
Died	26 December 2022(2022-12-26) (aged 91) Derrinagree, County Cork, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	Joan O'Donoghue ​ ​ (m. 1961; died 2021)​
Children	6
Parent	Con Meaney (father)

Thomas Meaney (11 August 1931 – 26 December 2022) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Minister of State from 1980 to 1981. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1965 to 1981.

Before entering politics Meaney worked as a farmer. His father Con Meaney was also a Fianna Fáil TD. When his father retired at the 1965 general election, Tom Meaney succeeded him as the Fianna Fáil TD for the Cork Mid constituency.^[1] He was re-elected at every subsequent general election until his retirement from politics at the November 1982 general election.^[2] In March 1980, he was appointed Minister of State at the Department of Industry, Commerce and Energy, serving until June 1981.^[3]

He was a member of Cork County Council from 1970 to 1977. He was part of a group of Fianna Fáil TDs known as the Gang of 22, who opposed the leadership of Charles Haughey in the early 1980s.^[4]

Meaney died on 26 December 2022, at the age of 91.^[5]

See also

• Families in the Oireachtas

Sources

• Nealon, Ted; Dunlop, Frank (1977). Ted Nealon's guide to the 21st Dáil and Seanad. ISBN 0950598410.
• Joyce, Joe; Murtagh, Peter (1983). The Boss.

References

1. "Thomas Meaney". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
2. "Thomas Meaney". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 19 September 2007. Retrieved 11 April 2009.
3. "Appointment of Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (21st Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 27 March 1980. Archived from the original on 8 January 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
4. "Obituary: Tom Meaney, Fianna Fáil stalwart who was close to Jack Lynch and opposed Charlie Haughey leadership". Irish Independent. 1 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2023.
5. "Martin leads tributes following death of former Cork TD Tom Meaney". Irish Examiner. 26 December 2022. Retrieved 27 December 2022.

Political offices
Preceded by Ray Burke	Minister of State at the Department of Industry, Commerce and Tourism 1980–1981 With: Ray Burke (to October 1980) Denis Gallagher (Oct. 1980 to June 1981)	Succeeded by Michael Begley as Minister of State at the Department of Trade, Commerce and Tourism