Chris O'Leary

For the Irish hurler, see Chris O'Leary (hurler).

Cllr Chris O'Leary
O'Leary in 2015
Lord Mayor of Cork
In office June 2015 – June 2016
Cork City Councillor
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2002
Constituency	Cork City South East
Personal details
Political party	Sinn Féin (2010–present)[1]
Other political affiliations	Independent (2009–10) Green Party (until 2009)

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]

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. Archived from the original on 24 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
2. "Cork elects first Sinn Féin lord mayor in 90 years". Irish Times. 13 June 2015. Archived from the original on 20 July 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
3. "Ex-Green councillor to join Sinn Féin in Cork". Irish Times. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 4 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
4. "Green councillor quits over party's Govt performance". BreakingNews.ie. 21 January 2009. Archived from the original on 5 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
5. "Cork Councillor joins Sinn Féin". RTÉ News. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 6 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
6. "Historic victory as Sinn Fein gets first lord mayor of Cork in 90 years". Irish Examiner. 13 June 2015. Archived from the original on 1 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
7. "Cork city council opts for 'inclusive' d'Hondt system". Irish Times. 6 June 2014. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
8. "Cork City Mayoral agreement is not a "pact" says Sinn Fein". TheCork.ie. 9 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
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. Archived from the original on 27 May 2019. 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. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 27 May 2019.
12. "Ex-Green Councillor joins Sinn Fein". Irish Times. 8 July 2010. Archived from the original on 6 March 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
13. "Don O Leary". electionsireland.org. Elections Ireland. Archived from the original on 23 December 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
14. "Patrons". people.ie. The Peoples Movement. Archived from the original on 6 October 2018. Retrieved 27 May 2019.

Civic offices
Preceded by Mary Shields	Lord Mayor of Cork 2015–2016	Succeeded by Des Cahill