2011 General Election
O'Donoghue lost his seat in the 2011 Irish general election to former Fianna Fáil councillor Tom Fleming who ran as an Independent. In his concession speech O'Donoghue remarked "I hope that the irony will not be lost upon you that I stand here, on my evening of defeat, in a hall – this magnificent sports complex – which I helped to build.” He will receive a lump sum of €237,000 and an annual pension of €128,000.
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