Mar.–Dec. 1982
1979–1981
In office
October 1961 – November 1982
Constituency
Personal details
Born
(1940-03-27) 27 March 1940 (age 84)
County Galway, Ireland
Political party
Lorcan Allen (born 27 March 1940) is an Irish farmer and former Fianna Fáil politician.[1]
Allen was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil TD for the Wexford constituency at the 1961 general election.[2] Aged 21 years and 6 months at the time, he is the third youngest ever TD. He held his seat in 6 succeeding general elections until his defeat at the November 1982 general election. He also unsuccessfully contested the next two general elections.[2]
When Charles Haughey appointed his first Government in December 1979, Allen became a Minister of State, appointed to the Department of Agriculture, a position he retained in the short-serving 1982 Government.
Allen was a member of Wexford County Council from 1985 to 2009, and of Gorey Town Council from 1999 to 2014.[2]
Honorary titles
Baby of the Dáil
1961–1965
Political offices
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture
1979–1981
Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture
Mar.–Dec. 1982
Dáil
Election
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
2nd
1921
Richard Corish
(SF)
James Ryan
(SF)
Séamus Doyle
(SF)
Seán Etchingham
(SF)
4 seats
1921–1923
3rd
1922
Richard Corish
(Lab)
Daniel O'Callaghan
(Lab)
Séamus Doyle
(AT-SF)
Michael Doyle
(FP)
4th
1923
James Ryan
(Rep)
Robert Lambert
(Rep)
Osmond Esmonde
(CnaG)
5th
1927 (Jun)
James Ryan
(FF)
James Shannon
(Lab)
John Keating
(NL)
6th
1927 (Sep)
Denis Allen
(FF)
Michael Jordan
(FP)
Osmond Esmonde
(CnaG)
7th
1932
John Keating
(CnaG)
8th
1933
Patrick Kehoe
(FF)
1936 by-election
Denis Allen
(FF)
9th
1937
John Keating
(FG)
John Esmonde
(FG)
10th
1938
11th
1943
John O'Leary
(Lab)
12th
1944
John O'Leary
(NLP)
John Keating
(FG)
1945 by-election
Brendan Corish
(Lab)
13th
1948
John Esmonde
(FG)
14th
1951
John O'Leary
(Lab)
Anthony Esmonde
(FG)
15th
1954
16th
1957
Seán Browne
(FF)
17th
1961
Lorcan Allen
(FF)
4 seats
1961–1981
18th
1965
James Kennedy
(FF)
19th
1969
Seán Browne
(FF)
20th
1973
John Esmonde
(FG)
21st
1977
Michael D'Arcy
(FG)
22nd
1981
Ivan Yates
(FG)
Hugh Byrne
(FF)
23rd
1982 (Feb)
Seán Browne
(FF)
24th
1982 (Nov)
Avril Doyle
(FG)
John Browne
(FF)
25th
1987
Brendan Howlin
(Lab)
26th
1989
Michael D'Arcy
(FG)
Séamus Cullimore
(FF)
27th
1992
Avril Doyle
(FG)
Hugh Byrne
(FF)
28th
1997
Michael D'Arcy
(FG)
29th
2002
Paul Kehoe
(FG)
Liam Twomey
(Ind)
Tony Dempsey
(FF)
30th
2007
Seán Connick
(FF)
31st
2011
Liam Twomey
(FG)
Mick Wallace
(Ind)
32nd
2016
James Browne
(FF)
Mick Wallace
(I4C)
2019 by-election
Malcolm Byrne
(FF)
33rd
2020
Johnny Mythen
(SF)
Verona Murphy
(Ind)
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