Christopher O'Sullivan


Christopher O'Sullivan is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála for the Cork South-West constituency since the 2020 general election. He served on the Cork County Council for the Skibbereen–West Cork local electoral area from 2009 to 2020. He served as Mayor of Cork County Council from 2019 to 2020.

Early Life

O'Sullivan is a law graduate of the University of Limerick.

Political Career

Councillor and Mayor (2007-2020)

O'Sullivan was co-opted onto Cork County Council in 2007, replacing his father, Christy O'Sullivan. He was subsequently reelected in the 2009, 2014 and 2019 local elections. He served as Mayor of Cork County Council from 2019 to 2020.

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O'Sullivan was elected to the 33rd Dail at the 2020 general election, taking the second seat in the Cork South-West Constituency. He received 6,292 first preference votes, taking 14.12% of first presences votes overall.

Personal life

His father, Christy O'Sullivan, served as a Fianna Fáil TD from 2007 to 2011. His partner is Social Democrats TD Holly Cairns. They were both elected for the same consitiuency in 2020.