Jackie Cahill (born 5 August 1963) is an Irish

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil (, ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christian- ...

politician who has been a

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(TD) for the

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constituency since the 2016 general election. Cahill is from Thurles. In a 2020 interview with the ''Irish Independent'', he stated that he lost an eye and claimed to have been reluctant in his initial involvement in farm politics. Cahill had been a member of

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from 2014 to 2016, when he was elected to

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. He is the former president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA). He is also a former member of Bord Bia, the National Dairy Board, the National Dairy Council (of which he was Chair) and the European Milk Board. He was also a board member of Thurles Greyhound Track and Centenary Thurles Co-operative Society. Cahill was Chair of the Thurles Co-operative at the time of its merger with Centenary Co-operative. Cahill became Chair of the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee in the 33rd Dáil. In August 2020, Cahill expressed disappointment with not being appointed as Minister for Agriculture, stating that “I think I had a serious CV in agriculture.” In his 2020 book, ''In Bed with the Blueshirts'', former government minister

Shane Ross Shane Peter Nathaniel Ross (born 11 July 1949) is a former Irish Independent politician who served as Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport from May 2016 to June 2020. He was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Rathdown constituency from 2 ...

criticised Cahill for working with fellow Tipperary deputies Alan Kelly, Mattie McGrath and

Michael Lowry Michael Lowry (born 13 March 1953) is an Irish Independent politician who has served as a Teachta Dála (TD) since 1987, currently for the Tipperary constituency. He previously served as Minister for Transport, Energy and Communications from 1 ...

to lobby on behalf of vintners to defeat his bill to tighten drink driving limits. In 2021, he called for Glanbia to be granted planning permission for a cheese factory in Kilkenny, owning shares in the company at the time, according to the Oireachtas Register of Interests. In August 2021, the Irish Examiner included Cahill on a list of Fianna Fáil TDs who may rebel against party leader and Taoiseach,

Micheál Martin Micheál Martin (; born 1 August 1960) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who is serving as Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs (Ireland), Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence (Ireland), Minister for Defence since Decembe ...

. In 2022, he opposed reductions in the national livestock herd to meet emissions targets, saying that herd reduction was "not an option".

References

External links

Jackie Cahill's page on the Fianna Fáil website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Cahill, Jackie 1963 births Living people Members of the 32nd Dáil Members of the 33rd Dáil Fianna Fáil TDs Members of Tipperary County Council People from Thurles