Pádraig O'Sullivan

Pádraig O'Sullivan
TD
O'Sullivan in 2019
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
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

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]

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]

At the 2024 general election, O'Sullivan was re-elected to the Dáil.

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

  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.