Cáit Keane

Irish former politician

Cáit Keane

Senator
In office April 2011 – April 2016
Constituency	Labour Panel
South Dublin County Councillor
In office 2004–2011
Constituency	Terenure-Rathfarnham
In office 1991–2004
Constituency	Terenure

Personal details
Born	(1949-09-24) 24 September 1949 (age 74) Galway, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael (since 2008)
Other political affiliations	Progressive Democrats

Cáit Keane (born 24 September 1949) is an Irish Fine Gael politician and former member of Seanad Éireann.^[1]^[2]

Keane first entered politics as a member of the Progressive Democrats (PDs), and was elected to represent Terenure on Dublin County Council at the 1991 local elections.^[3] On three occasions she contested the Dáil constituency of Dublin South-Central for the PDs: at the 1992 general election, a by-election in 1994 and the 1997 general election.^[3] She was elected to South Dublin County Council for the electoral area of Terenure-Rathfarnham in 1999 and 2004.^[3]

Following the dissolution of the Progressive Democrats, Keane joined Fine Gael in October 2008.^[3] She held her council seat for Fine Gael at the 2009 local elections.^[3]

At the 2011 general election she contested Dublin South-West, but failed to be elected.^[3] In April 2011 she was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Labour Panel.^[4]

She was the Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on environment and local government.^{[citation needed]}

She was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2014 Dublin South-West by-election.^[3]

References

^ "Cáit Keane". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2011.
^ Collins, Stephen (2011). Nealon's Guide to the 31st Dáil and 24th Seanad. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 207. ISBN 9780717150595.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "Cait Keane". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 15 March 2011. Retrieved 28 April 2011.
^ "Counting continues in Seanad election". RTÉ News. 27 April 2011. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 28 April 2011.