Richard Conroy
Richard Conroy | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 1 November 1989 – 17 February 1993 | |
| Constituency | Industrial and Commercial Panel |
| In office 27 October 1977 – 8 October 1981 | |
| Constituency | Cultural and Educational Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 September 1933 Dublin,Ireland |
| Died | 14 October 2024(aged 91) Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Education | Blackrock College |
| Alma mater | Royal College of Surgeons |
Richard Conroy(12 September 1933 – 14 October 2024) was an IrishFianna Fáilpolitician and businessman.[1]He was elected toSeanad Éireannon theCultural and Educational Panelin 1977 and served until 1981.[2]He was again elected to the Seanad in 1989 on theIndustrial and Commercial Paneland served until 1993. He lost his seat at the 1993 Seanad election, and was an unsuccessful candidate at the 1997 Seanad election.
Conroy was a member ofDublin County Councilfor theBallybrackelectoral area from 1991 to 1994, and ofDún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Councilfrom 1994 to 1999. He stood for election toDáil Éireannfor various Dublin constituencies, at five general elections between 1977 and 1987, but was unsuccessful on all occasions.[1]
He was an emeritus professor of physiology in theRoyal College of Surgeons in Ireland,[3]and founder and director ofConroy Gold and Natural Resources,a mining and exploration company.[2][4]
Conroy was a member of the executive committee of theTrilateral Commission.[5][6]
Conroy died in Dublin on 14 October 2024, at age of 91.[7][8]
References
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- ^ab"Richard Conroy".Oireachtas Members Database.Retrieved5 April2010.
- ^"Corporate – Directors".Conroy Diamonds and Gold.Archived fromthe originalon 14 October 2009.Retrieved5 April2010.
- ^"Corporate – History".Conroy Diamonds and Gold.Archived fromthe originalon 26 May 2011.Retrieved5 April2010.
- ^"Trilateral Commission membership".Trilateral Commission.Retrieved5 April2010.
- ^"Richard Conroy".The Trilateral Commission.Retrieved21 July2022.
- ^"Richard Conroy, founder of Conroy Gold, dies aged 91 after short illness".Sunday Business Post.16 October 2024.Retrieved16 October2024.
- ^"Death notice of Richard Conroy".RIP.ie.16 October 2024.Retrieved16 October2024.
- 1933 births
- 2024 deaths
- Fianna Fáil senators
- Members of the 14th Seanad
- Members of the 19th Seanad
- Members of Dublin County Council
- Members of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Council
- People educated at Blackrock College
- Fianna Fáil candidates in Dáil elections
- Cultural and Educational Panel senators
- Industrial and Commercial Panel senators
- People from Dublin (city)
- Fianna Fáil local councillors