Toddy O'Sullivan
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Toddy O'Sullivan | |
|---|---|
| Minister of State | |
| 1994–1997 | Tourism and Trade |
| 1986–1987 | Environment |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 1987 – June 1997 | |
| Constituency | Cork South-Central |
| In office June 1981 – February 1987 | |
| Constituency | Cork North-Central |
| Lord Mayor of Cork | |
| In office 1980–1981 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 November 1934 Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 12 December 2021 (aged 87) Cork, Ireland |
| Party | Labour Party |
| Spouse | Esther Chandley[1] |
| Children | 3 |
Toddy O'Sullivan (8 November 1934 – 12 December 2021) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served for sixteen years as a Teachta Dála (TD) for constituencies in Cork, and for five years as a junior minister.[2] He also served as Lord Mayor of Cork from 1980 to 1981.
A native of the Barrack Street area in the south inner-city area of Cork, O'Sullivan was educated at Greenmount National School before becoming a postal clerk.[2]
Political career
A member of Cork City Council, O'Sullivan was Lord Mayor of Cork for the 1980 to 1981 term.[3] O'Sullivan first stood as a candidate for Dáil Éireann at the by-election on 7 November 1979 in the Cork City constituency, following the death of Labour TD Patrick Kerrigan. The by-election was won by Fine Gael's Liam Burke, but O'Sullivan was successful at his next attempt, when he topped the poll at the 1981 general election in the new constituency of Cork North-Central.[4]
He was re-elected at the next five general elections, moving in 1987 to Cork South-Central, before losing his seat at the 1997 general election. He stood again at the by-election on 23 October 1998 in Cork South-Central following the death of Fine Gael TD Hugh Coveney, but the seat was won by Coveney's son Simon Coveney.