Marc Ó Cathasaigh

Marc Ó Cathasaigh
TD
Marc Ó Cathasaigh TD
	Ó Cathasaigh in 2020
Teachta Dála
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; February 2020
Constituency	Waterford
Personal details
Born	3 January 1977 (age 47); Waterford, Ireland
Political party	Green Party
Spouse	Roisin O'Grady (m. 2008)
Children	3
Alma mater	University College Cork; Marino Institute of Education;
Website	marcocathasaigh.ie

Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Irish pronunciation: [ˈmˠaɾˠk oː ˈkahəsˠiː]; 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 his seat on the council following his election to the Dáil.

He was 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, County Waterford, with his wife Róisín and their three sons.^[6]

References

^ "Marc Ó Cathasaigh". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^ TD, Marc Ó Cathasaigh (3 January 2020). "Apparently, I share a birthday with @GretaThunberg". Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^ Murphy, Darragh Peter. "Election 2020: Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Green Party)". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
^ Power, Claire (3 February 2020). "'I did this for my children's future' Green's Ó Cathasaigh tops Tramore poll". WLR FM. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ "Governance". Garter Lane Arts Centre. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
^ Power, Claire (3 February 2020). "Meet the Candidates – Marc Ó Cathasaigh, Green Party". WLR FM. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

External links

Green Party profile

[oireachtas_db-1] "Marc Ó Cathasaigh". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

[2] TD, Marc Ó Cathasaigh (3 January 2020). "Apparently, I share a birthday with @GretaThunberg". Archived from the original on 5 January 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

[3] Murphy, Darragh Peter. "Election 2020: Marc Ó Cathasaigh (Green Party)". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 15 February 2020.

[4] Power, Claire (3 February 2020). "'I did this for my children's future' Green's Ó Cathasaigh tops Tramore poll". WLR FM. Archived from the original on 23 September 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

[5] "Governance". Garter Lane Arts Centre. 15 June 2018. Archived from the original on 12 May 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

[6] Power, Claire (3 February 2020). "Meet the Candidates – Marc Ó Cathasaigh, Green Party". WLR FM. Archived from the original on 28 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

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