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Niall Collins, TD

Niall Collins
Niall Collins, TD

Constituency

Limerick West

Notes

Elected to Dáil Éireann May 2007.

Contact

Red House Hill
Patrickswell
Co. Limerick

Contact details

Telephone - 061 300149 / 01 6184277 / 087 2749659 
Fax - 061 307451 / 01 6184183

 

 

 

Email

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Political Record

Niall Collins was elected to Dail Eireann in 2007 and prior to that served as a member of Limerick County Council since 2004. Niall is presently a member of the Public Accounts Committee and the Joint Committee on Justice, Equality, Defence and Womens Rights.

CONSTITUENCY REVISION

The Dail Constituencies Boundary Commission have redrawn both the Limerick West and Limerick East constituencies and have further renamed them Limerick City and Limerick. The new Limerick constituency will now comprise of all parts of East, South and West County Limerick excluding the areas of Glin, Athea, Ardagh, Abbeyfeale, Mountcollins, Monagea and Templeglantine which now form part of the new North Kerry/West Limerick constituency. This new "Limerick" constituency is a three seater and the new "Limerick City" constituency is a four seater. Arising from this revision Niall Collins will contest the new Limerick constituency at the next general election. All sitting TD's in this constituency are loosing significant votes gained in the 2007 general election from the area moving into North Kerry/ West Limerick constituency. Niall Collins TD is loosing 2,278 first preference votes, John Cregan TD is loosing 1,781 and Dan Neville TD (FG) is loosing 1,111 votes.

 

 

Personal Details

Niall Collins, 37, is an accountant having worked with Ernst & Young and is a former lecturer at Limerick Institute of Technology. Prior to his election to Dail Eireann Niall was deputy CEO of the Shannon Regional Fisheries Board. Niall now works full time as a public representative. Married to Eimear, they have one son, Conor and one daughter Kealon. Niall has a keen and active playing interest in sports including GAA and Rugby.

Clinics

Every Monday - Newcastle West – Desmond Complex at 11.30am. Patrickswell – Cuchulainn Bar at 2pm. Every Friday - Kilfinane – Healys Bar at 4.30pm. Kilmallock – Flanagan’s Bar at 5pm. Bruff – Jack Clancy’s Bar at 6pm. Kilteely – Aherns Bar at 7pm. Galbally – O’Connell’s Bar at 8pm.

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