Marc Ó Cathasaigh | |
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Teachta Dála | |
Assumed office February 2020 | |
Constituency | Waterford |
Personal details | |
Born | Waterford, Ireland | 3 January 1977
Political party | Green Party |
Spouse |
Roisin O'Grady (
m. 2008) |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | |
Website |
marcocathasaigh |
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]
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]
He lives in Tramore, County Waterford, with his wife Róisín and their three sons. [6]