16 Nominations for the University of Dublin Seanad Elections 2016

Posted on: 03 March 2016

The nomination process in the constituency of Trinity College Dublin, the University of Dublin for the forthcoming election to Seanad Éireann closed at 1 pm today (March 3, 2016).  The Deputy Returning Officer has declared the following 16 candidates as standing for election within the Dublin University constituency as follows:

 

1. BACIK, Ivana Catherine

Senator

2. BARRETT, Sean Declan Conrad

Associate Professor (Economics); Public Representative (Senator)

3. BRENNAN, Sabina

Professor of Psychology

4. CLONAN, Thomas

Carer, Journalist, Academic, Captain (Retired)

5. COGHLAN, Oisín Patrick

Director, Friends of the Earth

6. COX Maeve

Barrister 

7 CUNNINGHAM Kevin

Lecturer

8. DAVITT, Edward Robert

Communications Officer

9. MEEHAN, Eoin Terence

IT Consultant

10. MELLY, Sean

Businessman, Professor(adjunct)

11. NORRIS, David

Senator

12. POWER, Averil

Senator

13. PRIESTLEY, William

Director of Youth Services

14. RUANE, Lynn

President, TCDSU

15. STAINES, Anthony

Professor of Health Systems

16. TINNEY, Ethna

Musician, formerly RTE Producer

 

Ballot papers will be issued by registered post to electors registered on the 2015 Electoral Register in the constituency on Monday, March 21, 2016.  The poll will close at 11 am on Tuesday, April 26, 2016 following which the counting of votes will be conducted.  The count will take place in the Public Theatre located in the Front Square of the University. 

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