Seán Doherty (Roscommon politician)
Seán Doherty was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Cathaoirleach of Seanad Éireann from 1989 to 1992, Minister for Justice from March 1982 to December 1982 and Minister of State for Justice from 1980 to 1981. He served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1977 to 1989 and 1992 to 2002. He was a Senator for the Administrative Panel from 1989 to 1992.
Plaque at the Hells Kitchen Railway Museum (Castlerea).
Cathaoirleach is the title of the chair of Seanad Éireann, the sixty-member upper house of the Oireachtas, the legislature of Ireland. The current Cathaoirleach is Fine Gael Senator Jerry Buttimer, who has held the office since 16 December 2022.
Cathaoirleach
Image: Paddy Burke 2014
Image: Denis O'Donovan at the Enthronement of Naruhito (1)
Image: Mark Daly 2022