Shane Cassells
Shane Cassells | |
|---|---|
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| Senator | |
| Assumed office 29 June 2020 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2016–February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Meath West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 April 1978 Navan,County Meath,Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Fiona Healy |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Griffith College Dublin |
Shane Cassells(born 6 April 1978) is an IrishFianna Fáilpolitician who has served as aSenatorfor theLabour Panelsince April 2020. He previously served as aTeachta Dála(TD) for theMeath Westconstituency from 2016 to 2020.[1][2]
Before being elected as a TD, Cassells worked for theFingal Independentas a sports journalist,[3]and with publishing house Devlin Media.[4]He is a nephew of footballerJoe Cassellsand ofPeter Cassells,former head of theIrish Congress of Trade Unions.
Cassells was first elected to Navan City Council in 1999, and was a member ofMeath County Councilfrom 2004 to 2016, serving as Mayor ofNavantwice.[5][6]He contested the2005 Meath by-electionfor Fianna Fáil but was not elected. He contested the2011 Irish general electionin theMeath Westconstituency, but again was not elected.[7]
He was elected on his third attempt at the2016 general election,and his seat was considered to be safe, but he lost his seat at the2020 general election,as his share of first preferences fell from 27.4% to 16.2%.[8]
In April 2020, he was elected toSeanad Éireannas a Senator for theLabour Panel.[9]
Cassells is married to Fiona Healy, and they have three children.[6]
References[edit]
- ^"Shane Cassells".Oireachtas Members Database.Retrieved25 February2019.
- ^"Election 2016: Shane Cassells".RTÉ News.27 February 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 11 February 2021.
- ^McGee, Harry (3 February 2005)."Cassells to stand for FF".Irish Examiner.Retrieved4 June2022.
- ^"Shane Cassells (Fianna Fail)".Meath Chronicle.Retrieved4 June2022.
- ^"Shane Cassells".ElectionsIreland.org.Retrieved25 February2019.
- ^ab"Profile: Shane Cassells (FF)".The Irish Times.Retrieved4 June2022.
- ^"Shane Cassells".RTÉ News.17 December 2015.
- ^Walsh, Louise (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]."Meath West results: Surprise at Fianna Fáil loss as seismic shift to left".The Irish Times.Dublin.Archivedfrom the original on 9 June 2021.Retrieved9 June2021.
- ^O'Halloran, Marie (4 April 2020)."Seanad election results: Full list of Senators voted in to new Seanad".Irish Times.Dublin.Archivedfrom the original on 5 June 2021.Retrieved5 June2021.