Chris O'Leary explained
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]
Notes and References
- Web site: Chris O'Leary . Elections Ireland . 21 March 2016 . 24 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160324170634/http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=146 . live .
- News: Cork elects first Sinn Féin lord mayor in 90 years . Irish Times . 13 June 2015 . 13 June 2015 . 20 July 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150720082102/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/cork-elects-first-sinn-f%C3%A9in-lord-mayor-in-90-years-1.2248824 . live .
- News: Ex-Green councillor to join Sinn Féin in Cork . Irish Times . 8 July 2010 . 21 March 2016 . 4 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160404064934/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/ex-green-councillor-to-join-sinn-f%C3%A9in-in-cork-1.618862 . live .
- News: Green councillor quits over party's Govt performance . BreakingNews.ie . 21 January 2009 . 21 March 2016 . 5 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160405204333/http://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/green-councillor-quits-over-partys-govt-performance-395596.html . live .
- News: Cork Councillor joins Sinn Féin . RTÉ News . 8 July 2010 . 21 March 2016 . 6 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160406223100/http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0708/133115-olearyc/ . live .
- News: Historic victory as Sinn Fein gets first lord mayor of Cork in 90 years . Irish Examiner . 13 June 2015 . 21 March 2016 . 1 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160401013433/http://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/historic-victory-as-sinn-fein-gets-first-lord-mayor-of-cork-in-90-years-336725.html . live .
- Web site: Cork city council opts for 'inclusive' d'Hondt system . Irish Times . 6 June 2014 . 21 March 2016 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304033248/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/cork-city-council-opts-for-inclusive-d-hondt-system-1.1822346 . live .
- Web site: Cork City Mayoral agreement is not a "pact" says Sinn Fein . TheCork.ie . 9 June 2014 . 21 March 2016 . 3 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160403171159/http://thecork.ie/2014/06/09/audio-cork-city-mayoral-agreement-is-not-a-pact-says-sinn-fein/ . live .
- News: O'Leary will be next Lord Mayor . Evening Echo . 21 March 2015 . 21 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160404070024/http://www.eveningecho.ie/cork-news/oleary-will-be-next-lord-mayor/429660/ . 4 April 2016 . dead .
- Web site: Des Cahill elected Lord Mayor of Cork two years after losing business . Irish Examiner . irishexaminer.com . 26 June 2016 . 27 May 2019 . 27 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190527094245/https://www.irishexaminer.com/ireland/des-cahill-elected-lord-mayor-of-cork-two-years-after-losing-business-406933.html . live .
- Web site: Major loss for Sinn Féin in Cork city as Chris O'Leary and Mick Nugent lose their seats . The Echo . echolive.ie . 26 May 2019 . 27 May 2019 . 26 May 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190526213150/https://www.echolive.ie/corknews/Major-loss-for-Sinn-Fein-in-Cork-city-as-Chris-OLeary-and-Mick-Nugent-lose-their-seats-30cfc3ba-17e5-4193-a647-21c8b79f3b25-ds . live .
- Web site: Ex-Green Councillor joins Sinn Fein . Irish Times . 8 July 2010 . 27 June 2017 . 6 March 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210306060012/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ex-green-councillor-joins-sinn-f%C3%A9%C3%ADn-1.860728 . live .
- Web site: Don O Leary . Elections Ireland . electionsireland.org . 27 June 2017 . 23 December 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171223100840/https://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=3594 . live .
- Web site: Patrons . The Peoples Movement . people.ie . 27 May 2019 . 6 October 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181006000222/http://www.people.ie/english1.html . live .