From the 1989 General Election a flyer for Fianna Fail candidate Brian Hillery running in Dun Laoghaire. The then Senator, a nephew of former President Patrick Hillery, was elected on the final count despite polling just 3,795 first preferences.
In 1992 he lost his seat and was one of the Taoiseachs nominees to the Seanad.


[…] Hillery is a son of former president Patrick Hillery and also a cousin of former TD and senator Brian Hillery. (apologies for the size of the […]