parliamentary party whip. 2012–2020 In February 2012, The Phoenix magazine contrasted Penrose who "eats at the PLP tables in the Dáil restaurant and is often seen chatting to Gilmore on the corridors" with two other backbenchers who lost the party whip, Tommy Broughan and Patrick Nulty, both of whom had been "banished" from the Labour parliamentary offices. Penrose rejoined the parliamentary Labour Party in October 2013. He was narrowly re-elected to the Dáil at the 2016 general election, one of just seven Labour TDs to secure election. On 5 July 2018, he announced that he would not contest the next general election. Alan Mangan was selected as his replacement for the 2020 general election, but Mangan was not elected. References External links Willie Penrose's page on the Labour Party website 1956 births Living people Alumni of University College Dublin Irish barristers Labour Party (Ireland) TDs Local councillors in County Westmeath Members of the 27th Dáil Members of the 28th Dáil Members of the 29th Dáil Members of the 30th Dáil Members of the 31st Dáil Members of the 32nd Dáil Ministers of State of the 31st Dáil Alumni of King's Inns