Mary Shields

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.

For the pioneer dog sledder, see Mary Shields (dog sledder). For American suffragette, see Mamie Shields Pyle.

References
  1. "ElectionsIreland.org > People > Mary Shields". Elections Ireland. Archived from the original on 10 March 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  2. "Cork Profile - Mary Shields". Cork Independent. 26 June 2014. Archived from the original on 3 April 2016. Retrieved 21 March 2016.
  3. "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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