About Gus Healy
Lived 1904 – 1987 (aged 83). Gus Healy was an Irish politician.
Augustine Anthony Healy (20 May 1904 – 10 July 1987) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. A dental laboratory proprietor, Healy was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork Borough constituency at the 1957 general election but lost his seat at the 1961 general election, and was instead nominated by the Taoiseach Seán Lemass to the 10th Seanad.
Commonly known Gus Healy, he served as Lord Mayor of Cork from 1964 to 1965 and from 1975 to 1976.
Healy was a keen amateur swimmer and a member of Sunday's Well Swimming Club. He continued to promote the sport during his mayoralty and the city's first suburban swimming pool, opened in Ballinlough in the 1970s, was named the Gus Healy municipal swimming pool.
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Who was Gus Healy?
Irish politician (1904–1987)
When was Gus Healy born?
Gus Healy was born on 20 May 1904 in Cork.
When did Gus Healy die?
Gus Healy died on 10 July 1987 in Cork (city).
What was Gus Healy's occupation?
Gus Healy was a politician.
What nationality was Gus Healy?
Gus Healy was Irish.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Gus Healy. https://biography.guide/gus-healy/
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