Chris O'Leary

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]

For the Irish hurler, see Chris O'Leary (hurler).
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Chris O'Leary
O'Leary in 2015
Lord Mayor of Cork
In office
June 2015 – June 2016
Preceded byMary Shields
Succeeded byDes Cahill
Cork City Councillor
Assumed office
June 2002
ConstituencyCork City South East
Personal details
Political partySinn Féin (2010–present)[1]
Other political
affiliations		Independent (2009–10)
Green Party (until 2009)

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
  1. "Chris O'Leary". Elections Ireland. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. "Cork elects first Sinn Féin lord mayor in 90 years". Irish Times. 13 June 2015.
  3. "Ex-Green councillor to join Sinn Féin in Cork". Irish Times. 8 July 2010.
  4. "Green councillor quits over party's Govt performance". BreakingNews.ie. 21 January 2009.
  5. "Cork Councillor joins Sinn Féin". RTÉ News. 8 July 2010.
  6. "Historic victory as Sinn Fein gets first lord mayor of Cork in 90 years". Irish Examiner. 13 June 2015.
  7. "Cork city council opts for 'inclusive' d'Hondt system". Irish Times. 6 June 2014.
  8. "Cork City Mayoral agreement is not a "pact" says Sinn Fein". TheCork.ie. 9 June 2014.
  9. "O'Leary will be next Lord Mayor". Evening Echo. 21 March 2015. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  10. "Des Cahill elected Lord Mayor of Cork two years after losing business". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 26 June 2016. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
  11. "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.
  12. "Ex-Green Councillor joins Sinn Fein". Irish Times. 8 July 2010.
  13. "Don O Leary". electionsireland.org. Elections Ireland. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  14. "Patrons". people.ie. The Peoples Movement. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
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