1. Joe O'Reilly was born on 1 April 1955 and is an Irish Fine Gael politician has served as a senator for the Labour Panel since April 2016, and previously from 2007 to 2011 for the Industrial and Commercial Panel and from 1989 to 1992 for the Cultural and Educational Panel.
Joe O'Reilly served as Leas-Chathaoirleach of Seanad Eireann from August 2020 to December 2022.
Joe O'Reilly was re-elected at the 1999 local elections for the Bailieborough local electoral area and again in 2004.
Joe O'Reilly finished with a total of 9550 first preference votes, the highest losing vote in the country in that election.
Joe O'Reilly won a seat in the general election in February 2011.
Joe O'Reilly lost this Dail seat at the 2016 general election.
Joe O'Reilly lost his seat at the 1993 Seanad elections and was unsuccessful again at the 1997 Seanad election.
Joe O'Reilly was elected to the 23rd Seanad in 2007, serving on the Industrial and Commercial Panel and as Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Communications, Energy and Natural Resources.
Joe O'Reilly is the Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Foreign Affairs and Trade.
Joe O'Reilly went against his party's view and said that the tradition was "part of our national identity".