Gus Healy
Irish politician (1904–1987)
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Augustine Anthony Healy (20 May 1904 – 10 July 1987) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A dental laboratory proprietor, Healy was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork Borough constituency at the 1957 general election[1] but lost his seat at the 1961 general election,[2] and was instead nominated by the Taoiseach Seán Lemass to the 10th Seanad.[1] Healy regained his Dáil seat at the 1965 general election and, later representing Cork City South-East, retained his seat until retiring at the 1977 general election.[3]
20 May 1904
Gus Healy | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office June 1969 – June 1977 | |
| Constituency | Cork City South-East |
| In office April 1965 – June 1969 | |
| In office March 1957 – October 1961 | |
| Constituency | Cork Borough |
| Senator | |
| In office 14 December 1961 – 7 April 1965 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Augustine Anthony Healy 20 May 1904 Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 10 July 1987 (aged 83) Cork, Ireland |
| Party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse |
Rita McGrath (m. 1957) |
Commonly known Gus Healy,[4] he served as Lord Mayor of Cork from 1964 to 1965 and from 1975 to 1976.[5]
Healy was a keen amateur swimmer and a member of Sunday's Well Swimming Club. He continued to promote the sport during his mayoralty and the city's first suburban swimming pool, opened in Ballinlough in the 1970s,[6] was named the Gus Healy municipal swimming pool.[7]