Séamus Kirk (born 26 April 1945) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Ceann Comhairle of Dáil Éireann from 2009 to 2011 and a Minister of State from 1987 to 1992.
During this time he helped establish Bord Glas in 1990 to attempt to expand the development of Ireland's fruit and vegetable sector.
At the 2004 European Parliament election, he unsuccessfully contested the East constituency where Liam Aylward took a seat for Fianna Fáil.
[6] In doing so he became the second Louth based Fianna Fáil TD to hold the office since Pádraig Faulkner.
[7] The party's seat was retained by Declan Breathnach on that occasion, also a resident of the Knockbridge townland.