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{{short description|Members of the Seanad from 1987 to 1989}}
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{{Infobox legislative term
|name                   = 18th Seanad
|image                  = Oireachtas logo.svg
|image_size             = 100px
|body                   = [[Seanad Éireann]]
|country                = [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]]
|meeting_place          = [[Leinster House]]
|term_start             = 25 April 1987
|term_end               = 5 July 1989
|before                 = [[17th Seanad]]
|after                  = [[19th Seanad]]
|membership1            = 60
|chamber1_leader1_type  = [[Cathaoirleach]]
|chamber1_leader1       = [[Tras Honan]] ([[Fianna Fáil|FF]])
|chamber1_leader2_type  = [[Leas-Chathaoirleach]]
|chamber1_leader2       = [[Charles McDonald (Irish politician)|Charles McDonald]] ([[Fine Gael|FG]])
|chamber1_leader3_type  = [[Leader of the Seanad|Leader of the<br/>Seanad]]
|chamber1_leader3       = [[Mick Lanigan]]
|government             = [[Government of the 25th Dáil|20th government of Ireland]]
}}
The '''18th Seanad''' was in office from 1987 to 1989. An election to [[Seanad Éireann]], the [[Senate]] of the [[Oireachtas]] (Irish parliament), followed the [[1987 Irish general election|1987 general election]] to the [[25th Dáil]]. The senators served until the close of poll for the [[19th Seanad]].

==Cathaoirleach==
On 25 April 1987, [[Tras Honan]] ([[Fianna Fáil|FF]]) was proposed as [[Cathaoirleach]] by [[Mick Lanigan]] (FF) and seconded by [[William Ryan (Irish politician)|William Ryan]] (FF). She was elected without a division.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1987-04-25/2/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 116 No. 1|title=Election of Cathaoirleach|date=25 April 1987|access-date=31 December 2024|archive-date=30 November 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231130015949/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1987-04-25/2/|url-status=live}}</ref>

On 20 May 1987, [[Charles McDonald (Irish politician)|Charles McDonald]] ([[Fine Gael|FG]]) was proposed as Leas-Chathaoirleach by [[Maurice Manning]] (FG) and seconded by [[Katharine Bulbulia]] (FG). He was elected without a division.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1987-05-20/4/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 116 No. 2|title=Election of Leas-Chathaoirleach|date=20 May 1987}}</ref>

== Composition of the 18th Seanad ==
There are a total of 60 seats in the Seanad: 43 were elected on five [[vocational panel]]s, 6 were elected from two [[university constituencies]] and 11 were [[nominated by the Taoiseach]].

The following table shows the composition by party when the 18th Seanad first met on 25 April 1987.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! rowspan="2" colspan="2" {{diagonal split header 2|Party|Origin}}  
! scope="col" colspan="5"| [[Vocational panel]]s
! rowspan="2"| [[National University of Ireland (constituency)|NUI]]
! rowspan="2"| [[Dublin University (constituency)|DU]]
! rowspan="2"| [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|Nominated]]
! rowspan="2" colspan="2"| Total
|-
! scope="col" |[[Administrative Panel|Admin]]
! scope="col" |[[Agricultural Panel|Agri]]
! scope="col" |[[Cultural and Educational Panel|Cult & Educ]]
! scope="col" |[[Industrial and Commercial Panel|Ind & Comm]]
! scope="col" |[[Labour Panel|Labour]]
|- style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
|align="left"| [[Fianna Fáil]]|| 4 || 6 || 3 || 5 || 6 || 0 || 0 || 6 || '''30''' || style="background-color: {{party color|Fianna Fáil}}" |
|- style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
|align="left"| [[Fine Gael]] || 3 || 4 || 2 || 3 || 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''16''' || style="background-color: {{party color|Fine Gael}}" |
|- style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" |
|align="left"| [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''3''' || style="background-color: {{party color|Labour Party (Ireland)}}" |
|- style="text-align:center"
| style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
|align="left"| [[Independent politician (Ireland)|Independent]]|| 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 3 || 3 || 5 || '''11''' || style="background-color: {{party color|Independent politician (Ireland)}}" |
|- style="text-align:center"
!colspan="2"| Total !! 7 !! 11 !! 5 !! 9 !! 11 !! 3 !! 3 !! 11 !! 60 !!
|}

== List of senators ==
{{Seanad member list start}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Katharine
 | lastname      = Bulbulia
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Administrative Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Michael
 | lastname      = Doherty
 | articlename   = Michael Doherty (Irish politician)
 | panel         = Administrative Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Joe
 | lastname      = Doyle
 | articlename   = Joe Doyle (politician)
 | panel         = Administrative Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         = Elected to [[26th Dáil]] at general election on 15 June 1989<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Seán
 | lastname      = Haughey
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Administrative Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Tras
 | lastname      = Honan
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Administrative Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Patrick
 | lastname      = Kennedy
 | articlename   = Patrick Kennedy (Limerick politician)
 | panel         = Administrative Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Mary
 | lastname      = Wallace
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Administrative Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         = Elected to [[26th Dáil]] at general election on 15 June 1989<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Paul
 | lastname      = Bradford
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         = Elected to [[26th Dáil]] at general election on 15 June 1989<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = John
 | lastname      = Connor
 | articlename   = John Connor (Irish politician)
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         = Elected to [[26th Dáil]] at general election on 15 June 1989<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Michael
 | lastname      = Ferris
 | articlename   = Michael Ferris (politician)
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Labour Party (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         = Elected to [[26th Dáil]] at general election on 15 June 1989<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Tom
 | lastname      = Fitzgerald
 | articlename   = Tom Fitzgerald (Irish politician)
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Thomas
 | lastname      = Hussey
 | articlename   = Thomas Hussey (Irish politician)
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Rory
 | lastname      = Kiely
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Pádraic
 | lastname      = McCormack
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         = Elected to [[26th Dáil]] at general election on 15 June 1989<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Charles
 | lastname      = McDonald
 | articlename   = Charles McDonald (Irish politician)
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Patrick
 | lastname      = McGowan
 | articlename   = Patrick McGowan (Irish politician)
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Martin
 | lastname      = O'Toole
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         = Elected to [[26th Dáil]] at general election on 15 June 1989<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = William
 | lastname      = Ryan
 | articlename   = William Ryan (Irish politician)
 | panel         = Agricultural Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Seán
 | lastname      = Byrne
 | articlename   = Seán Byrne (politician)
 | panel         = Cultural and Educational Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Joachim
 | lastname      = Loughrey
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Cultural and Educational Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Maurice
 | lastname      = Manning
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Cultural and Educational Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Tony
 | lastname      = McKenna
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Cultural and Educational Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Paschal
 | lastname      = Mooney
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Cultural and Educational Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Eddie
 | lastname      = Bohan
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Industrial and Commercial Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Tony
 | lastname      = Bromell
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Industrial and Commercial Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = yes
 | notes         = Elected at by-election on 19 December 1988 after death of [[Jack Daly (politician)|Jack Daly]]<ref name=Bromell/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Jack
 | lastname      = Daly
 | articlename   = Jack Daly (politician)
 | panel         = Industrial and Commercial Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         = Died on 5 May 1988<ref name=Daly/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Seán
 | lastname      = Fallon
 | articlename   = Seán Fallon (politician)
 | panel         = Industrial and Commercial Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Willie
 | lastname      = Farrell
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Industrial and Commercial Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Jack
 | lastname      = Fitzsimons
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Industrial and Commercial Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Phil
 | lastname      = Hogan
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Industrial and Commercial Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         = Elected to [[26th Dáil]] at general election on 15 June 1989<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Mick
 | lastname      = Lanigan
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Industrial and Commercial Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Brian
 | lastname      = O'Shea
 | articlename   = Brian O'Shea (politician)
 | panel         = Industrial and Commercial Panel
 | party         = Labour Party (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         = Elected to [[26th Dáil]] at general election on 15 June 1989<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Gerry
 | lastname      = Reynolds
 | articlename   = Gerry Reynolds (Irish politician)
 | panel         = Industrial and Commercial Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         = Elected to [[26th Dáil]] at general election on 15 June 1989<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Donie
 | lastname      = Cassidy
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Denis
 | lastname      = Cregan
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Nuala
 | lastname      = Fennell
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         = Elected to [[26th Dáil]] at general election on 15 June 1989<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Des
 | lastname      = Hanafin
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Jack
 | lastname      = Harte
 | articlename   = Jack Harte (politician)
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Labour Party (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Brian
 | lastname      = Hillery
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         = Elected to [[26th Dáil]] at general election on 15 June 1989<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Peter
 | lastname      = Kelleher
 | articlename   = Peter Kelleher (politician)
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Dan
 | lastname      = Kiely
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Don
 | lastname      = Lydon
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Larry
 | lastname      = McMahon
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Fine Gael
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Brian
 | lastname      = Mullooly
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Labour Panel
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = John A.
 | lastname      = Murphy
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = National University of Ireland
 | party         = Independent politician (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Joe
 | lastname      = O'Toole
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = National University of Ireland
 | party         = Independent politician (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Brendan
 | lastname      = Ryan
 | articlename   = Brendan Ryan (Cork politician)
 | panel         = National University of Ireland
 | party         = Independent politician (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = David
 | lastname      = Norris
 | articlename   = David Norris (politician)
 | panel         = Dublin University
 | party         = Independent politician (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Mary
 | lastname      = Robinson
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Dublin University
 | party         = Independent politician (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Shane
 | lastname      = Ross
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Dublin University
 | party         = Independent politician (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Séamus
 | lastname      = Cullimore
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         = Elected to [[26th Dáil]] at general election on 15 June 1989<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Michael
 | lastname      = Dawson
 | articlename   = Michael Dawson (businessman)
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = yes
 | notes         = Nominated to fill vacancy on 26 June 1989 after the [[1989 Irish general election|1989 general election]]<ref name=Seanad_nom/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Éamon
 | lastname      = de Buitléar
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Independent politician (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = George
 | lastname      = Eogan
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Independent politician (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Brian
 | lastname      = Friel
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Independent politician (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Paul
 | lastname      = Kavanagh
 | articlename   = Paul Kavanagh (politician)
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = yes
 | notes         = Nominated to fill vacancy on 26 June 1989 after the [[1989 Irish general election|1989 general election]]<ref name=Seanad_nom/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = John
 | lastname      = Magnier
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Independent politician (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Frank
 | lastname      = McDonnell
 | articlename   = Frank McDonnell (Irish politician)
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy = yes
 | notes         = Nominated to fill vacancy on 26 June 1989 after the [[1989 Irish general election|1989 general election]]<ref name=Seanad_nom/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = John
 | lastname      = Robb
 | articlename   = John Robb (surgeon)
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Independent politician (Ireland)
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Tom
 | lastname      = McEllistrim
 | postnomial    =
 | articlename   = Tom McEllistrim (1926–2000)
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         = Elected to [[26th Dáil]] at general election on 15 June 1989<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Jimmy
 | lastname      = Mulroy
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Vivian
 | lastname      = O'Callaghan
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = John
 | lastname      = O'Connell
 | articlename   = John O'Connell (Dublin politician)
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         = Elected to [[26th Dáil]] at general election on 15 June 1989<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Seanad member entry
 | firstname     = Nicholas
 | lastname      = O'Connor
 | articlename   = <!-- if not firstname lastname, postnomial -->
 | panel         = Nominated by the Taoiseach
 | party         = Fianna Fáil
 | filledvacancy =
 | notes         =
}}
{{end}}

== Changes ==
{{Constituency changes start|con=Panel}}
{{Constituency changes
|date  = 5
|month = May
|year  = 1988
|con   = [[Industrial and Commercial Panel]]
|gain  =
|loss  = Fine Gael
|note  = Death of [[Jack Daly (politician)|Jack Daly]]<ref name=Daly>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1988-05-11/2/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 119 No. 10|title=Death of Member: Expressions of Sympathy|date=11 May 1988|access-date=31 December 2024|archive-date=2 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200802020809/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1988-05-11/2/|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date  = 19
|month = December
|year  = 1988
|con   = [[Industrial and Commercial Panel]]
|gain  = Fianna Fáil
|loss  =
|note  = [[Tony Bromell]] elected at by-election after the death of [[Jack Daly (politician)|Jack Daly]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1988-11-02/4/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 121 No. 4|title=Vacancy in Seanad Membership: Motion|date=2 November 1988}}</ref><ref name=Bromell>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1989-01-18/2/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 121 No. 15|title=Election of Member|date=18 January 1989}}</ref>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date  = 15
|month = June
|year  = 1989
|con   = [[Agricultural Panel]]
|gain  =
|loss  = Fine Gael
|note  = [[Paul Bradford]] elected to [[26th Dáil]] at [[1989 Irish general election|general election]]<ref name=Dail_1989_elected>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1989-07-05/2/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 122 No. 22|title=Election of Members to Dáil Éireann|date=5 July 1989|access-date=31 December 2024|archive-date=22 December 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201222022539/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1989-07-05/2/|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date  = 15
|month = June
|year  = 1989
|con   = [[Agricultural Panel]]
|gain  =
|loss  = Fine Gael
|note  = [[John Connor (Irish politician)|John Connor]] elected to [[26th Dáil]] at [[1989 Irish general election|general election]]<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date  = 15
|month = June
|year  = 1989
|con   = [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|Nominated by the Taoiseach]]
|gain  =
|loss  = Fianna Fáil
|note  = [[Séamus Cullimore]] elected to [[26th Dáil]] at [[1989 Irish general election|general election]]<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date  = 15
|month = June
|year  = 1989
|con   = [[Administrative Panel]]
|gain  =
|loss  = Fine Gael
|note  = [[Joe Doyle (politician)|Joe Doyle]] elected to [[26th Dáil]] at [[1989 Irish general election|general election]]<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date  = 15
|month = June
|year  = 1989
|con   = [[Labour Panel]]
|gain  =
|loss  = Fine Gael
|note  = [[Nuala Fennell]] elected to [[26th Dáil]] at [[1989 Irish general election|general election]]<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date  = 15
|month = June
|year  = 1989
|con   = [[Agricultural Panel]]
|gain  =
|loss  = Labour Party (Ireland)
|note  = [[Michael Ferris (politician)|Michael Ferris]] elected to [[26th Dáil]] at [[1989 Irish general election|general election]]<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date  = 15
|month = June
|year  = 1989
|con   = [[Labour Panel]]
|gain  =
|loss  = Fianna Fáil
|note  = [[Brian Hillery]] elected to [[26th Dáil]] at [[1989 Irish general election|general election]]<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date  = 15
|month = June
|year  = 1989
|con   = [[Industrial and Commercial Panel]]
|gain  =
|loss  = Fine Gael
|note  = [[Phil Hogan]] elected to [[26th Dáil]] at [[1989 Irish general election|general election]]<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date  = 15
|month = June
|year  = 1989
|con   = [[Agricultural Panel]]
|gain  =
|loss  = Fine Gael
|note  = [[Pádraic McCormack]] elected to [[26th Dáil]] at [[1989 Irish general election|general election]]<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date  = 15
|month = June
|year  = 1989
|con   = [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|Nominated by the Taoiseach]]
|gain  =
|loss  = Fianna Fáil
|note  = [[Tom McEllistrim (1926–2000)|Tom McEllistrim]] elected to [[26th Dáil]] at [[1989 Irish general election|general election]]<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date  = 15
|month = June
|year  = 1989
|con   = [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|Nominated by the Taoiseach]]
|gain  =
|loss  = Fianna Fáil
|note  = [[John O'Connell (Dublin politician)|John O'Connell]] elected to [[26th Dáil]] at [[1989 Irish general election|general election]]<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date  = 15
|month = June
|year  = 1989
|con   = [[Industrial and Commercial Panel]]
|gain  =
|loss  = Labour Party (Ireland)
|note  = [[Brian O'Shea (politician)|Brian O'Shea]] elected to [[26th Dáil]] at [[1989 Irish general election|general election]]<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date  = 15
|month = June
|year  = 1989
|con   = [[Agricultural Panel]]
|gain  =
|loss  = Fianna Fáil
|note  = [[Martin O'Toole]] elected to [[26th Dáil]] at [[1989 Irish general election|general election]]<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date  = 15
|month = June
|year  = 1989
|con   = [[Industrial and Commercial Panel]]
|gain  =
|loss  = Fine Gael
|note  = [[Gerry Reynolds (Irish politician)|Gerry Reynolds]] elected to [[26th Dáil]] at [[1989 Irish general election|general election]]<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date  = 15
|month = June
|year  = 1989
|con   = [[Administrative Panel]]
|gain  =
|loss  = Fianna Fáil
|note  = [[Mary Wallace]] elected to [[26th Dáil]] at [[1989 Irish general election|general election]]<ref name=Dail_1989_elected/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date  = 26
|month = June
|year  = 1989
|con   = [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|Nominated by the Taoiseach]]
|gain  = Fianna Fáil
|loss  =
|note  = [[Michael Dawson (businessman)|Michael Dawson]] nominated to fill vacancy after the [[1989 Irish general election|1989 general election]]<ref name=Seanad_nom>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1989-07-05/3/|work=Seanad Debates – Vol. 122 No. 22|title=Nomination of Members|date=5 July 1989|access-date=31 December 2024|archive-date=25 January 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240125015933/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/debate/seanad/1989-07-05/3/|url-status=live}}</ref>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date  = 26
|month = June
|year  = 1989
|con   = [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|Nominated by the Taoiseach]]
|gain  = Fianna Fáil
|loss  =
|note  = [[Frank McDonnell (Irish politician)|Frank McDonnell]] nominated to fill vacancy after the [[1989 Irish general election|1989 general election]]<ref name=Seanad_nom/>
}}
{{Constituency changes
|date  = 26
|month = June
|year  = 1989
|con   = [[Nominated members of Seanad Éireann|Nominated by the Taoiseach]]
|gain  = Fianna Fáil
|loss  =
|note  = [[Paul Kavanagh (politician)|Paul Kavanagh]] nominated to fill vacancy after the [[1989 Irish general election|1989 general election]]<ref name=Seanad_nom/>
}}{{end}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
*{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/senators/?term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F18|title=18th Seanad|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=31 December 2024}}
*{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/debates/find/?debateType=seanad&datePeriod=term&term=%2Fie%2Foireachtas%2Fhouse%2Fseanad%2F18|title=18th Seanad|work=Oireachtas Debates|accessdate=31 December 2024}}

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