Seán Ardagh, Fianna Fáil politician who serves as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-Central constituency from 1997 to 2011, is born in Dublin on November 25, 1947.

A chartered accountant by profession, Ardagh obtains his qualification in Canada in the 1970s and returns to Ireland to practice. He is first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1997 Irish general election and retains his seat at the 2002 and 2007 general elections. He replaces Ben Briscoe as the TD and main candidate for Fianna Fáil in Dublin South-Central in 2002. He serves as chairman of a number of Dáil committees during his time as a TD.

Ardagh is first elected to Dublin County Council in 1985 and remains a member until 1999. He is elected to Dublin City Council in 1999 and remains a councillor until 2003.

On December 9, 2010, Ardagh announces he will not be standing at the 2011 Irish general election. He resigns as a TD on January 28, 2011, in advance of the 2011 general election.

Ardagh’s daughter is Fianna Fáil TD Catherine Ardagh. He dies on May 17, 2016, after a long illness.