Richard Barry (Irish politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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Irish Fine Gael politician
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Place of Birth: Fermoy, Munster, Ireland
About Richard Barry (Irish politician)
- Richard "Dick" Barry (4 September 1919 – 28 April 2013) was an Irish Fine Gael politician.
- A publican before entering politics, he first stood for election in the Cork East constituency at the 1951 general election, but was unsuccessful.
- He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at a by-election in 1953 following the death of the Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) Seán Keane.
- He was re-elected at each subsequent election until he retired at the 1981 general election.
- From 1961 he was elected for the Cork North-East constituency.He was appointed a Parliamentary Secretary by the Taoiseach Liam Cosgrave and served at the Department of Health from 1973 to 1977.
- His daughter Myra Barry was elected in a by-election in 1979 for the same constituency of Cork North-East.
- This is the only time a parent and child have been represented in the same constituency in the same Dáil.
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