Denis Cregan
Denis Cregan | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 17 February 1993 – 12 September 2002 | |
| In office 13 May 1982 – 1 November 1989 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 May 1940 Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse |
Mary Barry (m. 1962) |
| Children | 7 |
Denis Cregan (born 4 May 1940) is an Irish businessman and former Fine Gael politician from Cork, who served for 17 years as a senator.[1]
Politics
[edit]A former branch vice-president of the Irish Transport and General Workers' Union, Cregan was a long-standing member of Cork City Council from 1979 to 2009, and was Lord Mayor of Cork from 1991 to 1992.[2] He had unsuccessfully contested the Cork South-Central constituency at the 1981 and February 1982 general elections. He stood in the 1982 Seanad elections, winning a seat on the Labour Panel, which he held until his defeat in the 1989 elections to the 19th Seanad Éireann.[3]
He was unsuccessful again when he stood again in Cork South-Central at the 1992 general election, but in the subsequent elections to the 20th Seanad he was re-elected on the Labour Panel. He was re-elected in 1997 to the 21st Seanad, but was narrowly defeated in the 2002 elections to the 22nd Seanad.[3]
At the 2004 local elections, he held his seat on Cork City Council, though with a margin of less than 40 votes over the Sinn Féin candidate.
In January 2009 he announced his retirement from politics and did not contest the 2009 local elections.[4]
Personal life
[edit]From Bandon road, Cork, he was one of eight children and left school at 13. He and five of his brothers worked alongside their father at CIÉ's road haulage department.[5][6] He did a variety of other jobs, including lorry helper, bus conductor and truck driver.[5]
He opened his first Fish and chip shop in 1970 at his family home.[5] In 2024, the chain called Dino's, has nine outlets in Cork city and county.[4]
He married Mary Barry in 1962.[7] They have seven children; six of whom are involved in the family business.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "Denis Cregan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 12 January 2008.
- ^ "Provosts, Mayors and Lord Mayors of Cork". Cork City Council. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Denis Cregan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 18 September 2007. Retrieved 8 January 2008.
- ^ a b "Dino calls time after 30 years of service". Irish Examiner. 18 April 2009. Archived from the original on 11 May 2016. Retrieved 8 January 2020.
- ^ a b c d "Dino: From small fry to a Mr Chips empire". EchoLive.ie. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "Behind the counter with Dino Cregan: 'You're only as good as your last bag of chips'". Irish Examiner. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- ^ "How I Met My Partner". EchoLive.ie. 18 September 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2024.
- 1940 births
- Living people
- Fine Gael senators
- Members of Cork City Council
- Lord mayors of Cork
- Members of the 16th Seanad
- Members of the 17th Seanad
- Members of the 18th Seanad
- Members of the 20th Seanad
- Members of the 21st Seanad
- Fine Gael local councillors
- Labour Panel senators
- Fine Gael candidates in Dáil elections