Colm Keaveney was elected to the Dáil in 2011 and lost his seat in 2016. “He had everything going for himself, but things went horribly wrong,” said a former colleague from the world of Galway politics. Colm Keaveney outside Leinster House in Dublin after he quit as chairman and member of the Labour Party in 2013. When O’Brien later took proceedings against Red Flag, alleging defamation, the amended text was among the material that featured. Colm Keaveney had considered the idea of running for the European Parliament.

Source: The Irish Times January 28, 2026 04:50 UTC