Camillus Glynn
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Camillus Glynn | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office September 1997 – April 2011 |
|
| Constituency | Administrative Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1941 Killucan, County Westmeath |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse(s) | Margaret Fallon |
| Children | 4 |
Camillus Glynn (born 4 October 1941) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1997 to 2011.[1] A former psychiatric nurse, he was first elected to the Seanad in 1997 by the Administrative Panel, on his third attempt.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for Dáil Éireann at the 1997 general election for the Westmeath constituency.[2] He served on Westmeath County Council and Mullingar Town Council from 1979–2004.
On 9 October 2008, Glynn pleaded guilty to assaulting a businessman he met in a hotel in Mullingar. Glynn punched Tommy Wright, a former Fianna Fáil councillor, in the face after an exchange of words on 25 May 2008.[3] Glynn was ordered to pay €2,500 to a local charity.[3]
He retired from politics at the 2011 Seanad election.
[edit] References
- ^ "Mr. Camillus Glynn". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=23&MemberID=1929&ConstID=208. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Camillus Glynn". ElectionsIreland.org. http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3849. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ a b "FF Senator pleads guilty to assault". RTÉ News. 9 October 2008. http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/1009/glynnc.html. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 |
This article about a Fianna Fáil politician is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
