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{{Use Irish English|date=November 2019}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
| name = Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
| image = Report on Community Policing and Rural Crime (47485570311) (Ó Caoláin cropped).jpg
| image = Report on Community Policing and Rural Crime (47485570311) (Ó Caoláin cropped).jpg
| caption = Ó Caoláin in 2019
| caption = Ó Caoláin in 2019
| office = Chair of the [[32nd Dáil|Committee on Justice and Equality]]
| office = Chair of the [[32nd Dáil|Committee on Justice and Equality]]
| term_start = 4 April 2016
| term_start = 4 April 2016
| term_end = 14 January 2020
| term_end = 14 January 2020
| predecessor = [[Niall Collins]]
| predecessor = [[Niall Collins]]
| successor = [[TBD]]
| successor = [[Charles Flanagan]]
| office1 = Leader of [[Sinn Féin]] in [[Dáil Éireann]]
| office1 = Leader of [[Sinn Féin]] in [[Dáil Éireann]]
| leader1 = [[Gerry Adams]]
| leader1 = [[Gerry Adams]]
| term_start1 = 22 September 1997
| term_start1 = 22 September 1997
| term_end1 = 9 March 2011
| term_end1 = 9 March 2011
| predecessor1 = Office created
| predecessor1 = Office created
| successor1 = Gerry Adams
| successor1 = Gerry Adams
| office2 = [[Teachta Dála]]
| office2 = [[Teachta Dála]]
| term_start2 = [[1997 Irish general election|June 1997]]
| term_start2 = [[1997 Irish general election|June 1997]]
| term_end2 = [[2020 Irish general election|February 2020]]
| term_end2 = [[2020 Irish general election|February 2020]]
| constituency2 = [[Cavan–Monaghan (Dáil constituency)|Cavan–Monaghan]]
| constituency2 = [[Cavan–Monaghan (Dáil constituency)|Cavan–Monaghan]]
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|9|18|df=y}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1953|9|18|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Monaghan]], [[County Monaghan]], Ireland
| birth_place = [[Monaghan]], [[County Monaghan]], Ireland
| death_date =
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| death_place =
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| nationality = [[Irish people|Irish]]
| nationality = [[Irish people|Irish]]
| party = [[Sinn Féin]]
| party = [[Sinn Féin]]
| spouse = Briege McGinn {{small|(m. 1985)}}<ref name=EIprofile/>
| spouse = Briege McGinn {{small|(m. 1985)}}<ref name=EIprofile/>
| children = 5
| children = 5
| education =
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'''Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin''' ({{IPAc-ga|'|k|aoi|mh'|í|n'|-|ó|-|'|c|ao|l|ái|n'}}; born 18 September 1953) is a former Irish [[Sinn Féin]] politician who served as a [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) for the [[Cavan–Monaghan (Dáil constituency)|Cavan–Monaghan]] constituency from 1997 to 2020. He served as Leader of Sinn Féin in [[Dáil Éireann]] from 1997 to 2011 and Chair of the [[32nd Dáil|Committee on Justice and Equality]] from 2016 to 2020.<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Caoimhgh%C3%ADn-%C3%93-Caol%C3%A1in.D.1997-06-26/|title=Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=9 October 2009}}</ref>
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'''Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin''' ({{IPAc-ga|'|k|aoi|mh'|í|n'|-|ó|-|'|c|ao|l|ái|n'}}; born 18 September 1953) is a former Irish [[Sinn Féin]] politician who served as a [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) for the [[Cavan–Monaghan (Dáil constituency)|Cavan–Monaghan]] constituency from 1997 to 2020. He served as Leader of Sinn Féin in [[Dáil Éireann]] from 1997 to 2011.<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Caoimhgh%C3%ADn-%C3%93-Caol%C3%A1in.D.1997-06-26/|title=Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=9 October 2009}}</ref>


==Biography==
==Biography==
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==Political career==
==Political career==
He has been active in [[Irish republicanism|republican]] circles since the 1970s. He was Director of Elections in the [[Anti H-Block]] campaign of 1981, which saw [[Kieran Doherty (hunger striker)|Kieran Doherty]] elected as a TD for the [[Cavan–Monaghan (Dáil constituency)|Cavan–Monaghan]] constituency. Between 1982 and 1985, he was general manager of the republican newspaper ''[[An Phoblacht]]''. Ó Caoláin's first political success came in 1985 when he was elected to [[Monaghan County Council]] as a [[Sinn Féin]] [[County Council]]lor. In 1989, [[Ulster loyalism|loyalist]] paramilitaries attempted to kill him and another Sinn Féin [[Council]]lor.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} At the [[1984 European Parliament election in Ireland|1984]] and [[1989 European Parliament election in Ireland|1989]] [[European Parliament]] elections he stood unsuccessfully in the [[Connacht–Ulster (European Parliament constituency)|Connacht–Ulster]] constituency.
He has been active in [[Irish republicanism|republican]] circles since the 1970s. He was Director of Elections in the [[Anti H-Block]] campaign of 1981, which saw [[Kieran Doherty (hunger striker)|Kieran Doherty]] elected as a TD for the [[Cavan–Monaghan (Dáil constituency)|Cavan–Monaghan]] constituency. Between 1982 and 1985, he was general manager of the republican newspaper ''[[An Phoblacht]]''. Ó Caoláin's first political success came in 1985, when he was elected to [[Monaghan County Council]] as a [[Sinn Féin]] [[County Council]]lor. In 1989, [[Ulster loyalism|loyalist]] paramilitaries attempted to kill him and another Sinn Féin [[Council]]lor.{{citation needed|date=September 2013}} At the [[1984 European Parliament election in Ireland|1984]] and [[1989 European Parliament election in Ireland|1989]] [[European Parliament]] elections he stood unsuccessfully in the [[Connacht–Ulster (European Parliament constituency)|Connacht–Ulster]] constituency.


Ó Caoláin represented Sinn Féin at the ''Forum for Peace and Reconciliation'' in [[Dublin]] in the mid-1990s. In 1996, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the [[Northern Ireland Forum]] election in [[Newry and Armagh (Assembly constituency)|Newry and Armagh]].<ref>[http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/96nanda.htm Northern Ireland elections]</ref> He was also a member of the Sinn Féin negotiations team during the talks which led to the [[Belfast Agreement|Good Friday Agreement]] in 1998. At the [[1997 Irish general election|1997 general election]] he was elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency, making him the first Sinn Féin TD elected since 1957 and the first Sinn Féin TD to take his seat at Dáil Éireann in [[Leinster House]]. He was subsequently re-elected at the [[2002 Irish general election|2002 general election]] and was joined by four other Sinn Féin deputies. He was re-elected at the [[2007 Irish general election|2007 general election]], [[2011 Irish general election|2011 general election]] and [[2016 Irish general election|2016 general election]].<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3576|title=Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=9 October 2009}}</ref> Ó Caoláin is currently Sinn Féin's Spokesperson on Health and Children. He accepts the average industrial wage and donates the remaining portion of his TD salary to his party.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/greens-top-brass-give-up-836446000-of-salary-to-party-funds-2092433.html|title=Greens' top brass give up €46,000 of salary to party funds|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=9 March 2010}}</ref>
Ó Caoláin represented Sinn Féin at the ''Forum for Peace and Reconciliation'' in [[Dublin]] in the mid-1990s. In 1996, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the [[Northern Ireland Forum]] election in [[Newry and Armagh (Assembly constituency)|Newry and Armagh]].<ref>[http://www.ark.ac.uk/elections/96nanda.htm Northern Ireland elections]</ref> He was also a member of the Sinn Féin negotiations team during the talks which led to the [[Belfast Agreement|Good Friday Agreement]] in 1998. Following the [[1997 Irish general election|1997 general election]], he was elected to [[Dáil Éireann]] for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency, making him the first Sinn Féin TD elected since 1957 and the first Sinn Féin TD to take his seat at Dáil Éireann in [[Leinster House]]. He was subsequently re-elected at the [[2002 Irish general election|2002 general election]] and was joined by four other Sinn Féin deputies. He was re-elected at the [[2007 Irish general election|2007 general election]], [[2011 Irish general election|2011 general election]] and [[2016 Irish general election|2016 general election]].<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=3576|title=Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=9 October 2009}}</ref> Ó Caoláin is currently Sinn Féin's Spokesperson on Health and Children. He accepts the average industrial wage and donates the remaining portion of his TD salary to his party.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.independent.ie/national-news/greens-top-brass-give-up-836446000-of-salary-to-party-funds-2092433.html|title=Greens' top brass give up €46,000 of salary to party funds|work=[[Irish Independent]]|date=9 March 2010}}</ref>


On 7 March 2018, Ó Caoláin announced that he would not contest the [[2020 Irish general election|next general election]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2018/0307/945781-sinn-fein-o-caolain/|title=Sinn Féin's Ó Caoláin will not contest next election|last=McMorrow|first=Conor|date=7 March 2018|work=[[RTÉ News]]|access-date=9 March 2018}}</ref>
On 7 March 2018, Ó Caoláin announced that he would not contest the [[2020 Irish general election|next general election]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2018/0307/945781-sinn-fein-o-caolain/|title=Sinn Féin's Ó Caoláin will not contest next election|last=McMorrow|first=Conor|date=7 March 2018|work=[[RTÉ News]]|access-date=9 March 2018}}</ref>

Revision as of 18:39, 16 September 2020

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin
Ó Caoláin in 2019
Chair of the Committee on Justice and Equality
In office
4 April 2016 – 14 January 2020
Preceded byNiall Collins
Succeeded byCharles Flanagan
Leader of Sinn Féin in Dáil Éireann
In office
22 September 1997 – 9 March 2011
LeaderGerry Adams
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byGerry Adams
Teachta Dála
In office
June 1997 – February 2020
ConstituencyCavan–Monaghan
Personal details
Born (1953-09-18) 18 September 1953 (age 71)
Monaghan, County Monaghan, Ireland
Political partySinn Féin
SpouseBriege McGinn (m. 1985)[1]
Children5

Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin ([ˈkiːvʲiːnʲ oː ˈkiːlˠaːnʲ]; born 18 September 1953) is a former Irish Sinn Féin politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency from 1997 to 2020. He served as Leader of Sinn Féin in Dáil Éireann from 1997 to 2011 and Chair of the Committee on Justice and Equality from 2016 to 2020.[2]

Biography

Ó Caoláin was born in Monaghan in 1953.[3] He was educated at St. Mary's CBS, Monaghan.[1] He was a bank official with the Bank of Ireland in the 1970s, and worked in a number of towns, including Ballinasloe. He became a senior bank official but then left the bank to concentrate on politics. Ó Caoláin is married to Briege McGinn and they have four daughters and one son.[3]

Ó Caoláin underwent successful cardiac surgery early in 2007. On 19 June 2007, it was reported that he was rushed to hospital,[4] but he was released shortly thereafter and has since made a full recovery.

Political career

He has been active in republican circles since the 1970s. He was Director of Elections in the Anti H-Block campaign of 1981, which saw Kieran Doherty elected as a TD for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency. Between 1982 and 1985, he was general manager of the republican newspaper An Phoblacht. Ó Caoláin's first political success came in 1985, when he was elected to Monaghan County Council as a Sinn Féin County Councillor. In 1989, loyalist paramilitaries attempted to kill him and another Sinn Féin Councillor.[citation needed] At the 1984 and 1989 European Parliament elections he stood unsuccessfully in the Connacht–Ulster constituency.

Ó Caoláin represented Sinn Féin at the Forum for Peace and Reconciliation in Dublin in the mid-1990s. In 1996, he was an unsuccessful candidate in the Northern Ireland Forum election in Newry and Armagh.[5] He was also a member of the Sinn Féin negotiations team during the talks which led to the Good Friday Agreement in 1998. Following the 1997 general election, he was elected to Dáil Éireann for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency, making him the first Sinn Féin TD elected since 1957 and the first Sinn Féin TD to take his seat at Dáil Éireann in Leinster House. He was subsequently re-elected at the 2002 general election and was joined by four other Sinn Féin deputies. He was re-elected at the 2007 general election, 2011 general election and 2016 general election.[6] Ó Caoláin is currently Sinn Féin's Spokesperson on Health and Children. He accepts the average industrial wage and donates the remaining portion of his TD salary to his party.[7]

On 7 March 2018, Ó Caoláin announced that he would not contest the next general election.[8]

References

  1. ^ a b "Profile: Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 23 January 2011.
  2. ^ "Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  3. ^ a b "Profile of Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin". Sinn Féin party website. Retrieved 8 May 2008.
  4. ^ "SF's O'Caolain rushed to hospital from Dáil office". BreakingNews.ie. 20 June 2007.
  5. ^ Northern Ireland elections
  6. ^ "Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 9 October 2009.
  7. ^ "Greens' top brass give up €46,000 of salary to party funds". Irish Independent. 9 March 2010.
  8. ^ McMorrow, Conor (7 March 2018). "Sinn Féin's Ó Caoláin will not contest next election". RTÉ News. Retrieved 9 March 2018.
Oireachtas
Preceded by Sinn Féin Teachta Dála
for Cavan–Monaghan
1997–2020 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
New office Leader of Sinn Féin in Dáil Éireann
1997–2011 		Succeeded by
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