Mary Shields

Mary Shields is a Fianna Fáil councillor on Cork City Council representing the Cork South West Local Electoral Area.[1] She was first elected at the Irish local elections, 1999 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "ElectionsIreland.org > People > Mary Shields". Elections Ireland. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "Cork Profile - Mary Shields". Cork Independent. 26 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "New power-sharing deal 'opportunity to change' as Cllr Mary Shields elected". Irish Examiner. 7 June 2014.
Civic offices
Preceded by
Catherine Clancy		 Lord Mayor of Cork
2014–2015 		Succeeded by
Chris O'Leary
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