| Catherine Connolly | |
|---|---|
| Galway City Councillor | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office June 1999 |
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| Constituency | Galway South |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations |
Labour Party (1995 - 2006) |
Catherine Connolly is an Irish Independent politician. As a member of the Labour Party she was Mayor of Galway from 2004 to 2005.
Originally from Shantalla, Connolly has lived in the Claddagh since 1988, and is married with two children. A barrister, she previously worked as a Clinical Psychologist with the Western Health Board in Ballinasloe, Galway City and Connemara.
She was first elected to the City Council in the West local electoral area in June 1999 and then re-elected in the South local electoral area in 2004.[1] In the same year she was elected Mayor of the City. She speaks Irish and English. Her sister, Collette, is a fellow city councillor.
She resigned from the Labour Party in 2006 when she was denied her wish to run alongside Higgins.[2] She contested the 2007 general election, polling just over 2,000 votes.[2]
She contested the 2011 general election in Galway West,[3] where she lost the last seat to Fine Gael's Seán Kyne by only 17 votes. She sought a full recount,[4] which concluded after a total of 4 days of counting but did not change the outcome.[5]
| Civic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Terry O'Flaherty |
Mayor of Galway 2004–2005 |
Succeeded by Brian Walsh |