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CLLR.
Jonathan O Brien
Jonathan has been a member of Cork City
Council since 2000, and topped
the poll in Cork North West in the local elections of 2004. He heads
the Sinn Féin group on the council and is a member of several
committees.
Jonathan lives in Farranree with his wife
Gillian and four children. He
has a keen interest in both sports and politics. As the parent of a
young family he has first hand experience of the issues ordinary people
deal with every day.
Jonathan has established a reputation as a
hard-working and outspoken
champion of issues that other politicians prefer to neglect. One of the
founding members of COCAD (Coalition of Communities Against Drugs), he
was involved in the picketing of a drug-dealer’s house for over a year,
which ended in the dealer leaving the area. More recently, he has
spear-headed Sinn Fein’s campaign for a full-time ambulance base and
A&E on the Northside. Last year, he authored a Sinn Féin discussion
document on the issue of anti-social behaviour.
On the City Council, Jonathan has
consistently raised the issues of
housing, health services, service charges, recycling facilities and the
need for greater investment in Cork’s Northside. He has been a vocal
supporter of a debt-free and independent Cork Airport.
Standing in Cork North Central in the 2002
general election, Jonathan
polled 2,860 first preference votes for Sinn Féin. Standing again in
2007, he increased this tally to 3,456.
To contact Jonathan O'Brien, email j.obrien@corksinnfein.org
or phone 086-0662877
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heNry Cremin
Henry Cremin is Sinn Féin’s representative in
the Cork South West local authority ward.
A
long-standing republican and community activist,
Henry is chair of his local residents association and an active trade
unionist.
Standing in the 2004 local elections, he came within a handful of votes
of taking
a seat for Sinn Féin in the Cork South West ward. In the 2007 general
election,
he polled 3,020 votes in the constituency of Cork South Central.
Henry was
brought up in Ballyphehane and
attended school at An Teaghlaigh Naofa. He now lives in Leesdale, Model
Farm
road, with his wife Sheila and four children.
To contact Henry Cremin, email h.cremin@corksinnfein.org
or phone 086-2662874
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CLLr. Fiona Kerins
Fiona Kerins is
the Sinn Féin Councillor for Cork South Central local authority ward.
Fiona is a
native of Ballyphehane. She attended Presentation Secondary
School before
completing a Diploma in Legal and business Studies at Colaiste Stiofán
Naofa.
She now works in administration in the Radiotherapy Unit at Cork University Hospital.
A member of Sinn
Féin since 2002, Fiona stood for the party in the Cork South Central
ward in
the 2004 local elections, missing out on a seat by only 34 votes. In
2005 and
2006, she served as secretary of Sinn Féin in Munster, as well as being an active
member of
her local cumann.
In
July
2006,
she was co-opted to Cork City Council to fill the vacancy arising from
the
death of Cllr Con O’Connell, as the candidate polling the highest vote
in the
2004 election after the existing councillors.
To contact Fiona
Kerins, email f.kerins@corksinnfein.org
or phone 021-4311389
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CLLR. Neil O Sullivan
Cllr Neil
O’Sullivan is the Sinn Féin representative on Passage West and
Monkstown Town
Council. He has served on the council since his co-option in 2006.
Neil has been a
member of Sinn Féin since 1977 and was active in the H-Block campaigns
of the
early 80s as well as the campaign against Section 31 of the
Broadcasting Act
which barred Sinn Féin spokespersons from the airwaves. In more recent
times he
has been an advocate of preserving the historic railway bridges around
Passage
West, securing Leader money for the development of the town, and
upgrading the
Rockenham/Ardmore area of Passage.
Neil is a member
of the Motorcycle Action Group and is campaigning to improve road
safety for
Motorcyclists and abolish VAT on motorcycle safety equipment. He lives
in
Rockenham, Passage West with his wife Liz and children Roisin and
Kieran.
To contact Neil
O'Sullivan, phone 086-2216998
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CLLR. Annette Spillane
Annette Spillane has served the
people of Cork City’s North East Ward
as a full-time public representative since being elected to City
Council in 2004.
She is a member of the
Council’s Roads and Transportation Committee,
Planning and Development Committee, and Recreation and Amenities
Committee. Issues she has campaigned on include the provision of a
mobile Breast Check facility for Cork, the retention of Green Space at
Tinkers’ Cross in Mayfield, and improved maintenance for local
authority housing. In recent months she has campaigned strongly in
support of the provision of proper classrooms and facilities for the
300 children attending Gael Scoil Gort Alainn in Montenotte.
A resident of
Ballyvolane, Annette is married to Joe and has four
children. In spare moments from her political work, she is a keen
follower of Gaelic Games and enjoys reading and music.
To contact Annette
Spillane, email a.spillane@corksinnfein.org
or phone 087-6649116
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