Marc Ó Cathasaigh

Marc Ó Cathasaigh
Marc Ó Cathasaigh; TD
Teachta Dála
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; February 2020
Constituency	Waterford
Personal details
Born	3 January 1977; Waterford, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Green Party
Spouse(s)	Roisin O'Grady (m. 2008)
Children	3
Alma mater	University College Cork; Marino Institute of Education;
Website	marcocathasaigh.ie

Marc Ó Cathasaigh ([ˈmˠaɾˠk oː ˈka.hə.sˠiː]; born 3 January 1977) is an Irish Green Party politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency since the 2020 general election.[1][2][3]

He was a member of Waterford City and County Council for the Tramore local electoral area from 2019 to 2020. Laura Swift was co-opted to Ó Cathasaigh's seat on Waterford City and County Council following his election to the Dáil, herself being subsequently replaced a few months later by Susan Gallagher.

He is a primary school teacher at Glór na Mara in Tramore and the chair of the Waterford Cycling Campaign.[4]

Early life and education

Ó Cathasaigh is from Butlerstown. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in English and Philosophy and a Master of Arts in Old and Middle English, both from University College Cork. He then went on to study to become a Primary Teacher at the Marino Institute of Education.[5]

Personal life

He lives in Tramore with his wife Róisín and their three sons.[6]

References

"Marc Ó Cathasaigh". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
TD, Marc Ó Cathasaigh (January 3, 2020). "Apparently, I share a birthday with @GretaThunberg".
Murphy, Darragh Peter. "Election 2020: Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Green Party)". The Irish Times.
Power, Claire (3 February 2020). "'I did this for my children's future' Green's Ó Cathasaigh tops Tramore poll". WLR FM. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
"Governance". Garter Lane Arts Centre. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
Power, Claire (3 February 2020). "Meet the Candidates – Marc Ó Cathasaigh, Green Party". WLR FM. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

External links

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[oireachtas_db-1] "Marc Ó Cathasaigh". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

[2] TD, Marc Ó Cathasaigh (January 3, 2020). "Apparently, I share a birthday with @GretaThunberg".

[3] Murphy, Darragh Peter. "Election 2020: Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Green Party)". The Irish Times.

[4] Power, Claire (3 February 2020). "'I did this for my children's future' Green's Ó Cathasaigh tops Tramore poll". WLR FM. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

[5] "Governance". Garter Lane Arts Centre. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

[6] Power, Claire (3 February 2020). "Meet the Candidates – Marc Ó Cathasaigh, Green Party". WLR FM. Retrieved 9 February 2020.