| Cáit Keane | |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Office: | Senator |
| Term Start: | April 2011 |
| Term End: | April 2016 |
| Office2: | South Dublin County Councillor |
| Term Start2: | 2004 |
| Term End2: | 2011 |
| Constituency2: | Terenure-Rathfarnham |
| Term Start3: | 1991 |
| Term End3: | 2004 |
| Constituency3: | Terenure |
| Party: | Fine Gael (since 2008) |
| Otherparty: | Progressive Democrats |
| Birth Date: | 24 September 1949 |
| Birth Place: | Galway, Ireland |
Cáit Keane (born 24 September 1949) is an Irish Fine Gael politician and former member of Seanad Éireann.[1] [2]
Keane first entered politics as a member of the Progressive Democrats (PDs), and was elected to represent Terenure on Dublin County Council at the 1991 local elections.[3] On three occasions she contested the Dáil constituency of Dublin South-Central for the PDs: at the 1992 general election, a by-election in 1994 and the 1997 general election.[3] She was elected to South Dublin County Council for the electoral area of Terenure-Rathfarnham in 1999 and 2004.[3]
Following the dissolution of the Progressive Democrats, Keane joined Fine Gael in October 2008.[3] She held her council seat for Fine Gael at the 2009 local elections.[3]
At the 2011 general election she contested Dublin South-West, but failed to be elected.[3] In April 2011 she was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Labour Panel.[4]
She was the Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on environment and local government.
She was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2014 Dublin South-West by-election.[3]
. Stephen Collins (journalist). Nealon's Guide to the 31st Dáil and 24th Seanad. 2011. Gill & Macmillan. Dublin. 9780717150595. 207.