Cormac Devlin
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Cllr Cormac Devlin |
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| Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Councillor | |
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Assumed office June 2004 |
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| Constituency | Dún Laoghaire |
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30 August 1980 Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse(s) | Jennifer Allen-Devlin |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Institute of Public Administration (Ireland) |
| Occupation | Public Representative |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
| Website | http://www.cormacdevlin.ie |
Cormac Devlin (born 30 August 1980) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician, he is the current Cathaoirleach (Chairperson) of Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council.
Devlin was educated at Harold Boys National School, Dalkey, Presentation Brothers College, Glasthule, and the Institute of Public Administration (Ireland).
Devlin became active in politics aged 16. He campaigned for Mary McAleese during her 1997 Presidential campaign, before joining Ógra Fianna Fáil in 1998. In 1999, he was elected to the Board of Dún Laoghaire VEC, he remained a member of the board until 2014.
Devlin, aged 23, was elected to Dún Rathdown Rathdown County Council in 2004, taking the second seat in the Dún Laoghaire local electoral area with 1,776 first preference votes and becoming the youngest ever councillor on the council.
Devlin was re-elected to a second term on Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County County, taking the fifth seat in the Dún Laoghaire local electoral area with 1,331 first preference votes. He was the only Fianna Fáil candidate to be elected in the Dún Laoghaire Dáil Constituency. The election was marked by some controversy. Throughout the campaign it was reported that then Minister Mary Hanafin was attempting to "shaft" Devlin. Her support for his Fianna Fáil rival, Peter O'Brien, was reported to include the improper used Oireachtas facilities in breach of Public Office Act 2001's Code of Conduct for Office Holders.
Devlin was re-elected to a third term on Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County County, coming second out of twenty one candidates.
In March 2015, at an event attended by over 100 supporters, Devlin announced that he would be seeing a Fianna Fáil nomination to contest the next general election in Dún Laoghaire. He was endorsed by former Minister Mary O'Rourke.
Former Minister Mary Hanafin and Kate Feeney also indicated their intention to seek the nomination. The contest attracted widespread media attention being dubbed the "Battle of Blackrock II".
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