Robbie Gallagher

Robert Michael Gallagher (born 19 February 1968) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as a senator for the Labour Panel since April 2016.^[1]

Key Information

Senator Robbie Gallagher
Gallagher in 2025

Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 June 2016
Constituency	Labour Panel

Personal details
Born	(1968-02-19) 19 February 1968 (age 57) Termon, County Donegal, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	Karen Gallagher (m. 1998)
Children	2
Alma mater	Garda Síochána College Cork Institute of Technology

A former Garda and estate agent, he is from Termon and was a member of Monaghan County Council from 2004 to 2016.^[2]^[3] He also served on the now abolished Monaghan Town Council from 2004 to 2014.

He is the Fianna Fáil Seanad spokesperson on Justice. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Cavan–Monaghan at the 2002, 2020 and 2024 general elections. He was re-elected to the Seanad in 2020 and 2025.

References

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^ "Robbie Gallagher". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
^ "Robbie Gallagher". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
^ Mooney, Rory (28 April 2016). "Donegal man elected to Seanad". Donegal Now.

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Cathaoirleach Denis O'Donovan (FF) Leader of the Seanad Jerry Buttimer (FG)
Administrative Panel	Martin Conway (FG) Mark Daly (FF) John Dolan (Ind) Maura Hopkins (FG) Kevin Humphreys (Lab) Niall Ó Donnghaile (SF) Diarmuid Wilson (FF)
Agricultural Panel	Victor Boyhan (Ind) Paddy Burke (FG) Maria Byrne (FG) Rose Conway-Walsh (SF) Paul Daly (FF) Denis Landy (Lab) Tim Lombard (FG) Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (SF, then Ind) Brian Ó Domhnaill (FF, then Ind) Denis O'Donovan (FF) Grace O'Sullivan (GP)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Lorraine Clifford-Lee (FF) Gabrielle McFadden (FG) Kieran O'Donnell (FG) Keith Swanick (FF) Fintan Warfield (SF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Catherine Ardagh (FF) Frances Black (Ind) Colm Burke (FG) Paul Coghlan (FG) Aidan Davitt (FF) Gerry Horkan (FF) Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF) Catherine Noone (FG) Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Lab)
Labour Panel	Jerry Buttimer (FG) Gerard Craughwell (Ind) Máire Devine (SF) Robbie Gallagher (FF) Paul Gavan (SF) Terry Leyden (FF) Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (FF) Ged Nash (Lab) Joe O'Reilly (FG) Ned O'Sullivan (FF) Neale Richmond (FG)
Dublin University	Ivana Bacik (Lab) David Norris (Ind) Lynn Ruane (Ind)
National University	Alice-Mary Higgins (Ind) Michael McDowell Rónán Mullen (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Ray Butler (FG) Paudie Coffey (FG) Frank Feighan (FG) Joan Freeman (Ind) Colette Kelleher (Ind) Billy Lawless (Ind) Michelle Mulherin (FG) Pádraig Ó Céidigh (Ind) Marie-Louise O'Donnell (Ind) John O'Mahony (FG) James Reilly (FG)
Elected or appointed later	2018 Ian Marshall (Ind) Anthony Lawlor (FG) 2019 Pippa Hackett (GP) 2020 Seán Kyne (FG)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael GP: Green Party SF: Sinn Féin Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent

v t e « 25th Seanad « Members of the 26th Seanad (2020–2025) » 27th Seanad »
Cathaoirleach Mark Daly (FF) (2020–2022) Jerry Buttimer (FG) (2022–2025) Leader of the Seanad Regina Doherty (FG) (2020–2022) Lisa Chambers (FF) (2022–2025)
Administrative Panel	Garret Ahearn (FG) Martin Conway (FG) Mark Daly (FF) Rebecca Moynihan (Lab) Niall Ó Donnghaile (SF) Fiona O'Loughlin (FF) Diarmuid Wilson (FF)
Agricultural Panel	Niall Blaney (FF) Victor Boyhan (Ind) Lynn Boylan (SF) Paddy Burke (FG) Paul Daly (FF) Michael D'Arcy (FG) Pippa Hackett (GP) Annie Hoey (Lab) Tim Lombard (FG) Eugene Murphy (FF, then Ind) Denis O'Donovan (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Malcolm Byrne (FF) Lisa Chambers (FF) Seán Kyne (FG) John McGahon (FG) Fintan Warfield (SF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Catherine Ardagh (FF) Frances Black (Ind) Micheál Carrigy (FG) Ollie Crowe (FF) Aidan Davitt (FF) Elisha McCallion (SF) Sharon Keogan (Ind) Mark Wall (Lab) Barry Ward (FG)
Labour Panel	Jerry Buttimer (FG) Shane Cassells (FF) Pat Casey (FF) Gerard Craughwell (Ind) John Cummins (FG) Robbie Gallagher (FF) Paul Gavan (SF) Joe O'Reilly (FG) Pauline O'Reilly (GP) Ned O'Sullivan (FF) Marie Sherlock (Lab)
Dublin University	Ivana Bacik (Lab) David Norris (Ind) Lynn Ruane (Ind)
National University	Alice-Mary Higgins (Ind) Michael McDowell (Ind) Rónán Mullen (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Lorraine Clifford-Lee (FF) Emer Currie (FG) Regina Doherty (FG) Aisling Dolan (FG) Timmy Dooley (FF) Mary Fitzpatrick (FF) Eileen Flynn (Ind) Róisín Garvey (GP) Erin McGreehan (FF) Vincent P. Martin (GP) Mary Seery Kearney (FG)
Elected or appointed later	2021 Maria Byrne (FG) Gerry Horkan (FF) 2022 Tom Clonan (Ind) 2024 Mal O'Hara (GP) Nikki Bradley (FG) 2024 Alan Farrell (FG) Joe Flaherty (FF) Anne Rabbitte (FF)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael SF: Sinn Féin Lab: Labour Party GP: Green Party Ind: Independent

v t e « 26th Seanad « Members of the 27th Seanad (2025–) » 28th Seanad »
Cathaoirleach Leader of the Seanad
Administrative Panel	Garret Ahearn (FG) Martin Conway (FG, then Ind) Mark Daly (FF) Eileen Flynn (Ind) Fiona O'Loughlin (FF) Nicole Ryan (SF) Diarmuid Wilson (FF)
Agricultural Panel	Niall Blaney (FF) Victor Boyhan (Ind) Paraic Brady (FG) Maria Byrne (FG) Joanne Collins (SF) Teresa Costello (FF) Paul Daly (FF) Eileen Lynch (FG) P. J. Murphy (FG) Malcolm Noonan (GP) Sarah O'Reilly (Aon)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Cathal Byrne (FG) Joe Conway (Ind) Shane Curley (FF) Seán Kyne (FG) Pauline Tully (SF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Frances Black (Ind) Ollie Crowe (FF) Aidan Davitt (FF) Mary Fitzpatrick (FF) Laura Harmon (Lab) Garret Kelleher (FG) Sharon Keogan (Ind) Conor Murphy (SF) Linda Nelson Murray (FG)
Labour Panel	Chris Andrews (SF) Pat Casey (FF) Nessa Cosgrove (Lab) Gerard Craughwell (Ind) Mark Duffy (FG) Robbie Gallagher (FF) Mike Kennelly (FG) Maria McCormack (SF) Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (FF) Joe O'Reilly (FG) Patricia Stephenson (SD)
Dublin University	Tom Clonan (Ind) Aubrey McCarthy (Ind) Lynn Ruane (Ind)
National University	Alice-Mary Higgins (Ind) Michael McDowell (Ind) Rónán Mullen (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Manus Boyle (FG) Nikki Bradley (FG) Lorraine Clifford-Lee (FF) Alison Comyn (FF) Joe Flaherty (FF) Imelda Goldsboro (FF) Evanne Ní Chuilinn (FG) Noel O'Donovan (FG) Anne Rabbitte (FF) Dee Ryan (FF) Gareth Scahill (FG)
Aon: Aontú GP: Green Party FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party SD: Social Democrats SF: Sinn Féin Ind: Independent

Fianna Fáil

History

Leadership

Leaders	De Valera Lemass Lynch Haughey Reynolds Ahern Cowen Martin
Deputy leaders	J. Brennan Colley MacSharry Lenihan Snr Wilson Ahern Rourke Cowen Coughlan Hanafin Lenihan Jnr Ó Cuív Calleary Chambers
Seanad leaders	Ryan Snr Lanigan Fallon Wright Cassidy O'Rourke O'Brien Ardagh
Secretaries-General	S. Brennan Wall P. Farrell Dorgan
Leadership elections	1959 (Lemass) 1966 (Lynch) 1979 (Haughey) 1992 (Reynolds) 1994 (Ahern) 2008 (Cowen) 2011 (Martin)

Party structures

Presidential candidates

Presidential candidates (winners in bold)	Seán T. O'Kelly (1945) Éamon de Valera (1959, 1966) Erskine H. Childers (1973) Brian Lenihan Snr (1990) Mary McAleese (1997)
Unopposed presidential candidates with Fianna Fáil support	Douglas Hyde (1938) Seán T. O'Kelly (1952) Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (1974) Patrick Hillery (1976, 1983) Mary McAleese (2004)

Elected representatives

Dáil Éireann	Catherine Ardagh Tom Brabazon Shay Brennan James Browne Mary Butler Malcolm Byrne Thomas Byrne Michael Cahill Dara Calleary Jack Chambers Peter "Chap" Cleere Niall Collins John Connolly Cathal Crowe Martin Daly Aisling Dempsey Cormac Devlin Albert Dolan Timmy Dooley Seán Fleming Norma Foley Pat "the Cope" Gallagher John Lahart James Lawless Micheál Martin Paul McAuliffe Charlie McConalogue Tony McCormack Séamus McGrath Erin McGreehan John McGuinness Aindrias Moynihan Michael Moynihan Shane Moynihan Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Darragh O'Brien Jim O'Callaghan Naoise Ó Cearúil James O'Connor Willie O'Dea Seán Ó Fearghaíl Ryan O'Meara Christopher O'Sullivan Pádraig O'Sullivan Eamon Scanlon Brendan Smith Niamh Smyth Robert Troy
Seanad Éireann	Niall Blaney Pat Casey Lorraine Clifford-Lee Alison Comyn Teresa Costello Ollie Crowe Shane Curley Mark Daly Paul Daly Aidan Davitt Mary Fitzpatrick Joe Flaherty Robbie Gallagher Imelda Goldsboro Margaret Murphy O'Mahony Fiona O'Loughlin Anne Rabbitte Dee Ryan Diarmuid Wilson
European Parliament	Barry Andrews Barry Cowen Billy Kelleher Cynthia Ní Mhurchú

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European	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Renew Europe
International	Liberal International (observer)

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