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Kate O'Connell
O'Connell in 2014
Teachta Dála
In office
February 2016 – February 2020
ConstituencyDublin Bay South
Personal details
Born
Katherine Newman[1]

(1980-01-03) 3 January 1980 (age 44)
Kilbeggan, County Westmeath, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
SpouseMorgan O'Connell (m. 2008)
Children3
Alma materUniversity of Brighton
Websitecampaignforkate.ie

Kate O'Connell (née Newman; born 3 January 1980) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay South constituency from 2016 to 2020.[2]

O'Connell was a member of Dublin City Council from 2014 to 2016.[3][4]

O'Connell is from Kilbeggan, County Westmeath. From 1999 to 2003, she studied to be a pharmacist at the University of Brighton, graduating as an M Pharm in the United Kingdom.[5] She then worked as a hospital pre-registrar in the Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust, before returning to Ireland to practice as a locum-pharmacist.[5] By 2006, O'Connell and her husband opened up their first pharmacy in Sandyford, and later opened up pharmacies in Rathgar, and Rathfarnham.[5]

She lost her seat at the 2020 general election.

References

  1. ^ "O'Connell's sister aiming to become the third family member in Leinster House". Irish Independent. 28 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Kate O'Connell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
  3. ^ "Kate O'Connell". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Election 2016: Kate O'Connell". RTÉ News. 28 February 2016.
  5. ^ a b c "Kate O'Connell talks challenges facing Irish healthcare". Irish Pharmacist News (IPN). Vol. 9, no. 10. January 2017. pp. 8–9. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
Oireachtas
New constituency Teachta Dála for Dublin Bay South
2016–2020
With: Eoghan Murphy
Jim O'Callaghan
Eamon Ryan
Succeeded by