John Paul O'Shea explained

Honorific-Suffix:TD
Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:November 2024
Constituency:Cork North-West
Party:Fine Gael
Otherparty:Independent (2009–2018)

John Paul O'Shea (born 1982/1983) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North-West constituency since the 2024 general election.[1]

He was a member of Cork County Council from the Kanturk area from 2009 to 2024.[2] He was elected to Cork County Council in 2009 as an independent and was re-elected in 2014.[3] In 2016, he ran for the Dáil as an independent but was eliminated on the ninth count. In 2018, he joined Fine Gael and was elected for that party at the 2019 local elections.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: General Election 2024 Live Results – Cork North-West. . 1 December 2024. 1 December 2024.
  2. Web site: Cllr. John Paul O'Shea - Cork North West . 1 December 2024 . Fine Gael . en.
  3. Web site: Here's everything you need to know about the new TDs for Cork. Irish Examiner. 3 December 2024. 4 December 2024.