Gus Healy
Gus Healy | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1969 – June 1977 | |
| Constituency | Cork City South-East |
| In office April 1965 – June 1969 | |
| In office March 1957 – October 1961 | |
| Constituency | Cork Borough |
| Senator | |
| In office 14 December 1961 – 7 April 1965 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Augustine Anthony Healy 20 May 1904 Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 10 July 1987 (aged 83) Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse |
Rita McGrath (m. 1957) |
Augustine Anthony Healy (20 May 1904 – 10 July 1987) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A dental laboratory proprietor, Healy was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork Borough constituency at the 1957 general election[1] but lost his seat at the 1961 general election,[2] and was instead nominated by the Taoiseach Seán Lemass to the 10th Seanad.[1] Healy regained his Dáil seat at the 1965 general election and, later representing Cork City South-East, retained his seat until retiring at the 1977 general election.[3]
Commonly known Gus Healy,[4] he served as Lord Mayor of Cork from 1964 to 1965 and from 1975 to 1976.[5]
Healy was a keen amateur swimmer and a member of Sunday's Well Swimming Club. He continued to promote the sport during his mayoralty and the city's first suburban swimming pool, opened in Ballinlough in the 1970s,[6] was named the Gus Healy municipal swimming pool.[7]
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Augustine Healy". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- ^ "Gus Healy". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- ^ Cronin, Maurice. "Healy, Augustine (Gus) Anthony". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 17 April 2024.
- ^ "Ex-mayor's family home for sale". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Previous Mayors of Cork". Cork City Council. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ "Upgrade of Cork's Gus Healy swimming pool 'long overdue'". Echo Live. 21 January 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2024.
- ^ "History". Sundays Well Swimming Club. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.