Des Geraghty

Desmond Geraghty (born 27 October 1943) is a former Irish politician and trade union leader. He was president of SIPTU from 1999 to 2004. He stood unsuccessfully at the 1984 European Parliament election for the Dublin constituency as a Workers' Party candidate. He briefly served as General Secretary of the Workers' Party from 1991–1992, succeeding Seán Garland and played a prominent role in events leading up to the split in that party.[1] In 1992 Geraghty joined the newly founded Democratic Left party.

Des Geraghty
Member of the European Parliament
In office
18 February 1992 – 9 June 1994
ConstituencyDublin
Personal details
Born (1943-10-27) 27 October 1943
Dublin, Ireland
Political party

He was appointed to the European Parliament in 1992 for the Dublin constituency following the resignation of Proinsias De Rossa.[2] He was a member of the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs and Industrial Policy in the European Parliament. He did not contest the 1994 European Parliament election. He stood unsuccessfully as a Labour Party candidate in the 2002 Seanad election for the Labour Panel.

Geraghty was a member of the board of the Central Bank of Ireland from 2009 to 2019.[3] He is a former member of the RTÉ Board. He has published several books including one about folk singer Luke Kelly. He is also a member of the board of Poetry Ireland.[3]

Bibliography
  • 40 Shades of Green, Des Geraghty, Real Ireland Design, 2007
  • Luke Kelly: a Memoir, Des Geraghty, Basement Press, 1994, ISBN 1-85594-090-6

References
  1. The Lost Revolution, the story of the Official IRA and the Workers Party, Brian Hanley & Scott Millar, Penguin, 2009, page 567
  2. "Des Geraghty". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 26 October 2007. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
  3. "The Commission - Bios". Central Bank of Ireland. 2019. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 25 January 2019.


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