What is Brendan McGahon?
{{Infobox MP | honorific-prefix = | name = Brendan McGahon | honorific-suffix = | image = | alt = | caption = | constituency_MP = Louth | parliament = Irish | majority = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number--> | term_start = 1982 | term_end = 2002 | predecessor = Bernard Markey | successor = <!--Can be repeated up to 16 times by adding a number--> | prior_term = | birth_date = {{birth date|1936|11|22|df=y}} | birth_place = [[Dundalk]], [[County Louth]], [[Ireland]] | death_date = {{death date and age|2017|2|8|1936|11|22|df=y}} | death_place = [[Ravensdale, County Louth|Ravensdale]], County Louth, Ireland | party = [[Fine Gael]] }} '''Brendan McGahon''' (22 November 1936 – 8 February 2017) was an Irish politician. He was a [[Fine Gael]] politician.<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=24&MemberID=724&ConstID=139|title=Mr. Brendan McGahon|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=24 March 2013}}{{Dead link|date=March 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> He was a [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) for the [[Louth (Dáil Éireann constituency)|Louth]] constituency. He was called a 'colourful' figure and with a reputation as a social conservative. McGahon was first elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] at the November 1982 general election and retained his seat until retiring at the 2002 general election. He was known for being against gay rights. ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:McGahon, Brendan}} [[Category:1936 births]] [[Category:2017 deaths]] [[Category:Irish politicians]] {{bio-stub}}