Marc Ó Cathasaigh (; born 3 January 1977) is a former Irish

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politician who served as a

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(TD) for the

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constituency from

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Early life and education

Ó Cathasaigh is from Butlerstown. He graduated with a

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in English and Philosophy and a

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in Old and Middle English, both from

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. He then went on to study to become a Primary Teacher at the

Marino Institute of Education Marino Institute of Education (Irish language, Irish: ), abbreviated as Marino Institute or MIE, is an Irish College of Education, an associated College of Trinity College Dublin. It is located on Griffith Avenue, Dublin 9. Its degrees and dip ...

Personal life

He lives in

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, with his wife Róisín and their three sons. He was a primary school teacher at Glór na Mara in

and the chair of the Waterford Cycling Campaign.

Political career

He was a member of

Waterford City and County Council Waterford City and County Council () is the local authority of the City of Waterford and County Waterford in Ireland. It came into operation on 1 June 2014 after the 2014 local elections. It is a merger of Waterford City Council and Waterfor ...

for the

local electoral area from 2019 to 2020. Laura Swift was co-opted to his seat on the council following his election to the Dáil. He was elected for the Waterford constituency at the 2020 general election. He lost his seat at the 2024 general election.

References

External links

Green Party profile
{{DEFAULTSORT:OCathasaigh, Marc Living people 1977 births Alumni of Marino Institute of Education Alumni of University College Cork Members of the 33rd Dáil Politicians from County Waterford Green Party (Ireland) TDs Green Party (Ireland) local councillors Members of Waterford City and County Council