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Pádraig Ó Céidigh (; born 1 February 1957) is an Irish former
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in 1978. He worked as an accountant and then as a teacher at Coláiste Iognáid, went on to study law and began practicing with his own firm in the city. He ran unsuccessfully for one of the three Seanad seats allocated to the National University of Ireland, losing on transfers despite being third on first preferences, but was nominated to the 25th Seanad by
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on 11 May 2016. Ó Céidigh served as a member of the Governing Board of the Irish state broadcaster RTÉ prior to his appointment to the Seanad. In March 2018, he announced his intention to stand in the 2018 presidential election against incumbent
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, as an Independent candidate, but subsequently did not stand in the election.


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{{DEFAULTSORT:OCeidigh, Padraig 1957 births Living people Alumni of the University of Galway Independent members of Seanad Éireann Irish accountants Irish businesspeople Irish schoolteachers Members of the 25th Seanad Nominated members of Seanad Éireann People from County Galway 20th-century Irish people