Gerry_O'Sullivan

Gerry O'Sullivan

Gerry O'Sullivan

Irish Labour Party politician (1936–1994)


Gerry O'Sullivan (10 April 1936 – 5 August 1994) was an Irish Labour Party politician from Cork.[1] He was a long-serving member of Cork City Council, and was Lord Mayor of Cork from 1986 to 1987.

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O'Sullivan was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1989 general election as a Labour Party Teachta Dála (TD) for Cork North-Central having topped the poll.[2] He was re-elected at the 1992 general election, receiving 10,008 first preference votes, again topping the poll.[1]

In January 1993, after the formation of a Fianna Fáil–Labour coalition government, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of the Marine (with special responsibility for Port Development Safety at sea and Inland Fisheries).[3]

He died in office in August 1994 following a short illness.[citation needed]

The by-election for his seat was held on 10 November 1994, and was won by Kathleen Lynch of Democratic Left.

In 1996 the Port of Cork commissioned a new 30m, 176 ton tug and pilot vessel which was christened the M.T. Gerry O'Sullivan in his honour. The boat is usually moored in either Cobh or Ringaskiddy.[4]


References

  1. "Gerry O'Sullivan". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  2. "Gerry O'Sullivan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 26 March 2019. Retrieved 1 May 2009.
  3. "Appointment of Members of Government and Ministers of State – Dáil Éireann (27th Dáil)". Houses of the Oireachtas. 10 February 1993. Retrieved 18 January 2020.
  4. "Towage Requirements". Port of Cork. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
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