Bernard Markey

Bernard Markey (7 November 1935 – 23 July 2003) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served both as a Teachta Dála (TD) and as a Senator. Markey was first elected to Seanad Éireann on the Labour Panel in 1973 and was re-elected to the Seanad in 1977.

He was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1981 general election for the Louth constituency, and held the seat at the February 1982 general election. He lost his seat at the November 1982 general election and was also an unsuccessful independent candidate at the 1989 general election.

He remained a member of Louth County Council until 1999 when he did not seek re-election at which time he had resigned from Fine Gael and was an Independent member. He had operated a perfume distribution business and sold fragrances across Ireland and Europe.