Joe O'Toole
| Joe O'Toole | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office April 1987 – April 2011 |
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| Constituency | National University of Ireland |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 July 1947 Dingle, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | St Patrick's College, Drumcondra |
Joseph John "Joe" O'Toole (born 20 July 1947) is a former Irish independent politician, who was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1987 to 2011.[1]
He was born and brought up in Dingle, County Kerry, O'Toole was a teacher for ten years and then a school principal in County Dublin. From 1990–2001, he was appointed General Secretary of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation (INTO), and from 2001–2003, he was President of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU). He lives in Kilsallaghan, County Dublin.
He was first elected to the 18th Seanad in 1987 for the National University of Ireland (NUI) constituency, he has been re-elected by the same constituency at each subsequent election.[2]
In the Seanad, he was a member of the Parliamentary Joint Finance Committee. His autobiography "Looking under stones: roots, family and a Dingle childhood", was published in 2003.
He retired from politics at the 2011 Seanad election.
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| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | General Secretary of the Irish National Teachers' Organisation 1990–2001 |
Succeeded by John Carr |
| Preceded by | President of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions 2001–2003 |
Succeeded by Brendan Mackin |
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- 1947 births
- Living people
- Independent politicians in Ireland
- Members of the 23rd Seanad
- Members of the 22nd Seanad
- Members of the 21st Seanad
- Members of the 20th Seanad
- Members of the 19th Seanad
- Members of the 18th Seanad
- Irish trade unionists
- Irish schoolteachers
- Alumni of St Patrick's College, Dublin
- Politicians from County Kerry
- Presidents of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions
