Áine Collins
Áine Collins (born 9 September 1969) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North-West constituency from 2011 to 2016.[2]
Áine Collins | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2011 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Cork North-West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1969 Banteer, County Cork, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse(s) | Paul Cassidy (m. 2006)[1] |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of East London |
One of three Fine Gael candidates including Michael Creed and Derry Canty, she received 17.2% of first preference votes and was elected on the sixth count without reaching the quota at the 2011 general election.[3] She was a member of the Public Accounts Committee. Born in Banteer, County Cork, she now lives in the Millstreet area.[1] Collins is a certified accountant.
She lost her seat at the 2016 general election.[3] In 2019, she failed in a bid to be elected as a Cork County Councillor for the Macroom local electoral area.[4] She was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2020 Seanad election.
References
- "Áine Collins". Fine Gael. Retrieved 3 March 2011.
- "Áine Collins". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- "Áine Collins". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
- Cassidy, Eddie (26 May 2019). "Ex-Fine Gael TD loses out but party take three seats in Macroom". The Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
| Oireachtas | ||
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| Preceded by Batt O'Keeffe (Fianna Fáil) |
Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Cork North-West 2011–2016 |
Succeeded by Aindrias Moynihan (Fianna Fáil) |