Colette Kelleher (born 16 January 1962) is an Irish former Independent politician who served as a

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from 2016 to 2020, after being

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. She previously served as the

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of the Alzheimer's Society of Ireland. She comes from Macroom, County Cork, and she formerly worked as a social worker in Dublin. She holds an MBA and she led the

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for eight years before moving to the COPE Foundation.Cope CEO joins Alzheimer's Society
. ''Evening Echo''. Retrieved 28 May 2016. She was a member of the

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in the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelleher, Colette 1962 births Living people Members of the 25th Seanad 21st-century women members of Seanad Éireann Independent members of Seanad Éireann Nominated members of Seanad Éireann People from Macroom Alumni of University College Cork Alumni of the University of Southampton