Pádraig O'Sullivan (born 11 May 1984) is an Irish
Fianna Fáil
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politician who has been a
Teachta Dála
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(TD) for the
Cork North-Central constituency since the
2019 by-election
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He was a member of
Cork County Council
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for the
Cobh local electoral area from 2014 to 2019. 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. 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.
A teacher by profession, O'Sullivan teaches Irish and history at Coláiste an Chraoibhín. He lives in
Glanmire
Glanmire () is a suburban town from Cork city centre, in the civil parish of Rathcooney, County Cork, Ireland. Glanmire is within the administrative area of Cork City Council and the Dáil constituency of Cork North-Central.
The greater Gl ...
with his wife, Bernie, and their three children.
References
External links
Pádraig O'Sullivan's page on the Fianna Fáil website
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1984 births
Living people
Politicians from County Cork
Fianna Fáil TDs
Members of the 32nd Dáil
Members of the 33rd Dáil
Local councillors in County Cork
People from Glanmire