Paschal Mooney (born 14 October 1947) is an Irish politician from County Leitrim and a former member of the Seanad Éireann for Fianna Fáil. A journalist and broadcaster, he was first elected to the Seanad in 1987, on the Cultural and Educational Panel. He retained his seat at each subsequent election until losing it in the 2007 elections to the 23rd Seanad. Born in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim, he is married to Sheila (née Baldrey of Castletownbere, Co.

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  • Paschal Mooney (born 14 October 1947) is an Irish politician from County Leitrim and a former member of the Seanad Éireann for Fianna Fáil. A journalist and broadcaster, he was first elected to the Seanad in 1987, on the Cultural and Educational Panel. He retained his seat at each subsequent election until losing it in the 2007 elections to the 23rd Seanad. Born in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim, he is married to Sheila (née Baldrey of Castletownbere, Co. Cork) and has five children (2 girls and 3 boys). His father Joseph Mooney was a former member of the Seanad (1961-65) and Leitrim County Council (1943-88) while his Mother Eva Mooney also served as a member of Leitrim County Council (1988-91). Paschal Mooney is the third generation of his family to contribute to public service locally and nationally as his grandfather Andrew Mooney served as a member of Leitrim County Council from 1920-1943. A journalist and broadcaster, he was first elected to the Seanad in 1987, on the Cultural and Educational Panel as a nominee of the Library Association of Ireland (LAI). He retained his seat at each subsequent election until losing it in the 2007 elections due to the reduction in the number of Fianna Fáil Councillors who vote in Senate elections following the 2004 Local elections and the imposition of a defeated FF Deputy from his region as a Senate candidate on the same Panel. Mooney has also enjoyed a distinguished Broadcasting career with RTÉ, Ireland's National Broadcaster. A presenter of a variety of Irish Traditional and Country Music and Sports programmes, he has also devised, scripted and presented numerous music documentaries on Irish and American country music stars. In September 2007, Paschal Mooney was the recipient of the UK based Irish Post Newspaper Readers Award for 'services to the Irish Community in Britain' and as a Senator was a leading campaigner for the undocumented Irish in the USA as well as being the 'Voice of the Irish Disapora' in Seanad Éireann. He was also in the forefront of the 'Shot At Dawn' campaign led in the British House of Commons by Andrew MacKinlay MP and in the House of Lords by Alf Lord Dubs seeking a pardon for over 300 soldiers of the First World War (including 31 Irish servicemen) shot in questionable circumstances following Field Courts Martial. He currently presents music programmes on oceanfm. ie and countrymix 106.8fm and has completed a further 4-part series for RTÉ Radio 1 titled 'Irish Music Legends' which was transmitted in August 2008. A further series on American Country music and its influence on Irish musicians entitled 'Cleveland Steamer' is to be transmitted on RTE later this year. In April 2008, Mooney was nominated to the position of Chairman of Fáilte Ireland North West, one of five Regional Tourism Boards in Ireland charged with promoting their regions and attracting tourists. Mooney was selected as running mate to Seán Ó Neachtain as a Fianna Fáil candidate at the 2009 European Parliament election for the North-West constituency. Following the announcement by O'Neachtain that he was not contesting the election due to health reasons, Pat "The Cope" Gallagher was nominated to contest the constituency as Mooney's Fianna Fail running mate.
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  • Paschal Mooney (born 14 October 1947) is an Irish politician from County Leitrim and a former member of the Seanad Éireann for Fianna Fáil. A journalist and broadcaster, he was first elected to the Seanad in 1987, on the Cultural and Educational Panel. He retained his seat at each subsequent election until losing it in the 2007 elections to the 23rd Seanad. Born in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim, he is married to Sheila (née Baldrey of Castletownbere, Co.
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