Photo of the Day: Former Ceann Comhairle (Dáil Speaker) and Fianna Fáil minister Dr .Rory O’Hanlon, who has died aged 92, has been remembered as a “gifted doctor” and “a highly effective public representative."
Taoiseach and Fianna Fáil leader Micheál Martin made the remarks as he paid tribute to the former Cavan-Monaghan TD adding that O’Hanlon had been “in politics for all the right reasons: a real commitment to public service.”
Rory O’Hanlon, according to an Irish Times report, was first elected to the Dáil as part of the Fianna Fáil landslide in 1977 and was re-elected at every subsequent Dáil election, until his retirement in 2011.
Dr. O'Hanlon was the father of two daughters and four sons including actor and comedian Ardal O'Hanlon.
