Pádraig O'Sullivan

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Pádraig O'Sullivan (born 11 May 1984) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North-Central constituency since the 2019 by-election.[1][2][3]

Pádraig O'Sullivan
O'Sullivan in 2019
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
November 2019
ConstituencyCork North-Central
Personal details
Born (1984-05-11) 11 May 1984 (age 40)
Cork, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil (since 2012)
Other political
affiliations
New Vision (2011)
SpouseBernie O'Sullivan
Children3

He was a member of Cork County Council for the Cobh local electoral area from 2014 to 2019.[4] Before he joined Fianna Fail in July 2012, he ran as an independent as part of the New Vision alliance at the 2011 general election.[5] Sheila O'Callaghan was co-opted to O'Sullivan's seat on Cork County Council following his election to the Dáil.

At the general election in February 2020, O'Sullivan was re-elected in his Cork North-Central constituency.[6]

A teacher by profession, O'Sullivan teaches Irish and history at Coláiste an Chraoibhín, Fermoy.[7] He lives in Glanmire with his wife, Bernie, and their three children.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "Pádraig O'Sullivan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
  2. ^ Roche, Barry (30 November 2019). "Cork North-Central byelection: Pádraig O'Sullivan holds seat for FF". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  3. ^ "Pádraig O'Sullivan elected in Cork North-Central". Irish Examiner. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 20 October 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
  4. ^ Electoral History - Pádraig O'Sullivan Archived 22 September 2020 at the Wayback Machine, Elections Ireland, www.electionsireland.org
  5. ^ "Padraig O'Sullivan's political career took off when he joined Fianna Fáil in 2012". The Irish Times. 1 December 2019. Archived from the original on 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
  6. ^ Roche, Barry (10 February 2020). "Cork North-Central results: Fine Gael's Colm Burke elected on 14th count". Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. ^ Roche, Barry. "Cork North-Central byelection: Pádraig O'Sullivan holds seat for FF". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  8. ^ "'Looking forward to welcoming him and Mammy home:' Cork TD welcomes new arrival". echo live. 6 September 2021. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
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