Mary Shields
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Mary Shields is a local politician who was a Fianna Fáil councillor on Cork City Council representing the Cork South West Local Electoral Area.[1] She was first elected at the 1999 Irish local elections and retained her seat at each subsequent election through to 2014.[1] From the Bishopstown area of Cork she is a stay-at-home-mother.[2] She served as Lord Mayor of Cork from 2014 to 2015, succeeding Catherine Clancy.[3] This was the first time in Cork's history that two women had succeeded each other to the office of Lord Mayor.[citation needed]
References
- ^ a b "ElectionsIreland.org > People > Mary Shields". Elections Ireland. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "Cork Profile - Mary Shields". Cork Independent. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
- ^ "New power-sharing deal 'opportunity to change' as Cllr Mary Shields elected". Irish Examiner. 7 June 2014. Archived from the original on 26 July 2014. Retrieved 3 August 2015.
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