Catherine Connolly

For the Wyoming politician, see Cathy Connolly.
Catherine Connolly
Galway City Councillor
Incumbent
Assumed office
June 1999
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 now-President Michael D. 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]

References

  1. ↑ "Catherine Connolly". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 27 February 2011.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Siggins, Lorna. "FF vulnerable while Labour exposed as Higgins bows out". 3 February 2011. The Irish Times. "The real threat to Nolan will come from dissident Labourites, principally councillor and barrister Catherine Connolly, who resigned in protest in 2006 when she was denied her wish to run alongside Higgins. Connolly subsequently polled just over 2,000 votes in 2007."
  3. ↑ "Galway West". Election 2011. RTÉ. Retrieved 28 February 2011.
  4. ↑ "Connolly granted full recount in Galway West". RTÉ. 1 March 2011. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
  5. ↑ Lorna Siggins (2 March 2011). "FG's Kyne wins final seat in Galway". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 March 2011.

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Civic offices
Preceded by
Terry O'Flaherty		 Mayor of Galway
2004–2005 		Succeeded by
Brian Walsh