By Dan Walsh
Outgoing Cllr Cathal Byrne has been selected on the Cultural and Education panel and becomes a member of the 27th Seanad Éireann. He promises “to be a strong voice for Wexford.”
Senator Byrne lost out on the fourth seat at last November’s General Election and afterwards was chosen by the Fine Gael Party to contest the Seanad election and it was generally anticipated that he would be successful in his efforts and congratulations have been overflowing since the news was announced early this morning.
The 33-year-old from Ballyhogue has served as a member of Wexford County Council and Enniscorthy Municipal District Council since 2019 and was re-elected at last June’s Local Elections, topping the poll with 2,275 first preference votes.
Cllr Byrne served as Cathaoirleach of Enniscorthy Municipal District Council from June, 2021.
Senator Byrne will now have to vacate his seat on Wexford County Council and there will be much speculation around who Fine Gael will select as his successor.
Educated at Kiltealy National School, Boolavogue National School and the FCJ Secondary School, Bunclody, he graduated from Trinity College Dublin with an Honours degree in Law and Business, and a Master’s in Law.
As a qualified Solicitor he runs his own practice based in Enniscorthy, having previously worked on the successful Congressional election campaign of Joe Kennedy III in Boston (grandnephew to the former United States President John F. Kennedy) and in the Office of the Irish Attorney General.
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