Donal Davern (4 March 1935 – 2 November 1968) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician.[1]

Don Davern
Parliamentary Secretary
1966–1968Agriculture and Fisheries
Teachta Dála
In office
April 1965 – 2 November 1968
ConstituencyTipperary South
Personal details
Born
Owen Don Bosco Davern

(1935-03-04)4 March 1935
Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died2 November 1968(1968-11-02) (aged 33)
County Tipperary, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
SpouseJoan Hannigan
Parent
RelativesNoel Davern (brother)

He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary South constituency at the 1965 general election succeeding his father, Michael Davern.[2] In November 1966, he was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries. He died suddenly before completing his first term in Dáil Éireann.[3] His brother Noel Davern was elected at the subsequent general election.[4]

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References

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  1. ^ "Donal Davern". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  2. ^ "Donal Davern". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 12 October 2012.
  3. ^ "Death of Member - Expression of Sympathy". Oireachtas Debates. 5 November 1968. Retrieved 20 June 2011.
  4. ^ White, Lawrence William. "Davern, Owen Don Bosco". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 22 October 2022.
Political offices
Preceded by Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture and Fisheries
1966–1968
Office abolished