Fine Gael’s Ray McAdam elected to the Seanad

The Irish Times · Fri Nov · 2026-11-06 14:09 UTC

Former Dublin lord mayor wins byelection to fill seat vacated by party colleague Seán Kyne

Fine Gael councillor and former Dublin lord mayor Ray McAdam has been elected to the Seanad.

McAdam won a byelection triggered by the election of party colleague Seán Kyne to the Dáil earlier this year.

The electorate consisted of members of both Houses of the Oireachtas: all 174 TDs and 59 Senators. The byelection brings the number in the Seanad to 60.

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