John Patrick Donaghy (died 2 October 1987) was an Irish nationalist politician and a physician. Born into a Roman Catholic family, Donaghy studied medicine at Queen's University Belfast, graduating in 1943, and working at the Mater Infirmorum Hospital in Belfast from 1948 until his retirement in 1984. He also lectured at Queen's University. From 1953 until 1969, Donaghy served in the Senate of Northern Ireland, first as an independent, then for the Nationalist Party. There, he attempted to promote the Irish language. In his spare time, he served as a leading member of the Down and Connor Catholic Marriage Advisory Council, the Catholic Doctors' Guild of Saint Luke, Cosmos and Damian and the Irish Association of Catholic Doctors. Also a commissioner of the Catholic Boy Scouts of Ireland, he was awarded the Pro Ecclesia et Pontifice medal in 1986. References Year of birth missing 1987 deaths Academics of Queen's University Belfast Alumni of Queen's University Belfast Independent members of the Senate of Northern Ireland Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1953–1957 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1957–1961 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1961–1965 Members of the Senate of Northern Ireland 1965–1969 Nationalist Party (Ireland) members of the Senate of Northern Ireland