Monica Barnes
Monica Barnes (née McDermott; born 12 February 1936) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician.[1] She was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dún Laoghaire constituency.[2]
Educated in Belfast, Barnes unsuccessfully contested the 1981 general election in the Dún Laoghaire constituency, and after a further defeat at the February 1982 general election she was elected to the 16th Seanad on the Labour Panel.[3]
She was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the November 1982 general election and retained her seat until losing it at the 1992 general election. She was re-elected at the 1997 general election and retired at the 2002 general election.
Barnes also unsuccessfully contested the European Parliament election for the Leinster constituency in 1979 and 1994.
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