Gus Healy
Augustine A. Healy (20 May 1904 – 10 July 1987) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A dental laboratory proprietor, Healy was first elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork Borough constituency at the 1957 general election[1] but lost his seat at the 1961 general election,[2] and was instead nominated by the Taoiseach Seán Lemass to the 10th Seanad.[1] Healy regained his Dáil seat at the 1965 general election and, later representing Cork City South-East, retained his seat until retiring at the 1977 general election.
Gus Healy | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1969 – June 1977 | |
| Constituency | Cork City South-East |
| In office April 1965 – June 1969 | |
| In office March 1957 – October 1961 | |
| Constituency | Cork Borough |
| Senator | |
| In office December 1961 – April 1965 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Augustine A. Healy 20 May 1904 Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 10 July 1987 (aged 83) Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Commonly known Gus Healy,[3] he served as Lord Mayor of Cork from 1964 to 1965 and from 1975 to 1976.[4]
Healy was a keen amateur swimmer and a member of Sunday's Well Swimming Club. He continued to promote the sport during his mayoralty and in the 1970s the city's first suburban swimming pool at Douglas was named the Gus Healy municipal swimming pool.[5]
References
- "Augustine Healy". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- "Gus Healy". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 11 September 2007. Retrieved 5 October 2008.
- "Ex-mayor's family home for sale". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 19 April 2008. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- "Previous Mayors of Cork". Cork City Council. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- "History". Sundays Well Swimming Club. Archived from the original on 1 March 2012. Retrieved 9 September 2012.