1. Joe Sherlock was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dala from 2002 to 2007,1987 to 1992 and 1981 to 1982.
11 Facts About Joe Sherlock
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Joe Sherlock was a Senator for the Labour Panel from 1993 to 1997.
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Joe Sherlock took part in the IRA's Border Campaign as a young man, which resulted in him being imprisoned in Mountjoy Prison for six months.
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Joe Sherlock worked at the local sugar factory for 18 years, and first held political office in 1967, when he was elected to Mallow Urban District Council as a Sinn Fein representative.
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Joe Sherlock held both seats until the ending of the dual mandate in 2003.
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Joe Sherlock was first elected to Dail Eireann at the 1981 general election as a Sinn Fein - The Workers' Party TD.
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Joe Sherlock was re-elected at the February 1982 general election, but lost his seat at the November 1982 general election.
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Joe Sherlock was elected to the Dail again at the 1987 and 1989 general elections, but lost his seat at the 1992 general election.
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Joe Sherlock failed to be elected to the Dail again at the 1997 general election, but eventually regained his seat after ten years at the 2002 general election.
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In July 2005, Joe Sherlock announced that he would not be standing again in the next general election.
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Joe Sherlock died on 10 September 2007, after a short illness.