Chris O'Leary
Chris O'Leary | |
|---|---|
 O'Leary in 2015 | |
| Lord Mayor of Cork | |
| In office June 2015 – June 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Mary Shields |
| Succeeded by | Des Cahill |
| Cork City Councillor | |
| Assumed office June 2002 | |
| Constituency | Cork City South East |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Sinn Féin (2010–present)[1] |
| Other political affiliations | Independent (2009–10) Green Party (until 2009) |
Chris O'Leary is an Irish Sinn Féin politician. He was formerly a Cork City Councillor and Lord Mayor of Cork.[2] With a background in community development projects, in 2002 he was co-opted into the council to replace his Green Party colleague Dan Boyle who had been elected a TD.[3] O'Leary left the Green Party in 2009,[4] and was an independent councillor prior to joining Sinn Féin in 2010.[5] He became Lord Mayor of Cork in June 2015,[6] in the second year of a D'Hondt method rotation agreed for the office in 2014.[7][8][9] He was Lord Mayor of Cork from June 2015 to June 2016, when he was replaced by Fine Gael politician Des Cahill.[10] In the 2019 Irish local elections, O'Leary was not reelected, one of two Sinn Féin councillors to lose seats on Cork City Council.[11]
His brother Don O'Leary was also a Sinn Féin Councillor for Cork City.[12][13]
O'Leary is a patron of the People's Movement.[14]
References
- ^ "Chris O'Leary". Elections Ireland. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Cork elects first Sinn Féin lord mayor in 90 years". Irish Times. 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Ex-Green councillor to join Sinn Féin in Cork". Irish Times. 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Green councillor quits over party's Govt performance". BreakingNews.ie. 21 January 2009.
- ^ "Cork Councillor joins Sinn Féin". RTÉ News. 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Historic victory as Sinn Fein gets first lord mayor of Cork in 90 years". Irish Examiner. 13 June 2015.
- ^ "Cork city council opts for 'inclusive' d'Hondt system". Irish Times. 6 June 2014.
- ^ "Cork City Mayoral agreement is not a "pact" says Sinn Fein". TheCork.ie. 9 June 2014.
- ^ "O'Leary will be next Lord Mayor". Evening Echo. 21 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Des Cahill elected Lord Mayor of Cork two years after losing business". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Major loss for Sinn Féin in Cork city as Chris O'Leary and Mick Nugent lose their seats". echolive.ie. The Echo. 26 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
- ^ "Ex-Green Councillor joins Sinn Fein". Irish Times. 8 July 2010.
- ^ "Don O Leary". electionsireland.org. Elections Ireland. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
- ^ "Patrons". people.ie. The Peoples Movement. Retrieved 27 May 2019.