David Cullinane
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| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Waterford |
| Senator | |
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| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Personal details | |
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| Party | Sinn Féin |
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| Children | 2 |
| Waterford Institute of Technology | |
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David Cullinane (born 4 July 1974) is an Irish Script error: No such module "Lang". politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency since the 2016 general election. He previously served as a Senator for the Labour Panel from 2011 to 2016.[1]
Personal life
Cullinane was born in Waterford in 1974.[2] He was married to Kathleen Funchion, who is a Script error: No such module "Lang". MEP for South.[3]
Political career
He was elected to Waterford City Council at the 2004 local elections and retained his seat at the 2009 local elections.[4]
He became a member of Script error: No such module "Lang". in May 2011, as a senator for the Labour Panel.[5] The Irish Times described him in the Seanad as "a frequent, informed and often abrasive contributor across a wide range of areas, with a keen attention to the nuances of legislation".[6]
He unsuccessfully contested the Waterford constituency at the 2002, 2007 and 2011 general elections, before winning a seat in 2016. He was re-elected in 2020, when his 20,596 first preference votes amounted to 1.95 quotas,[4] and was the highest ever recorded in the constituency's history.[7]
Cullinane drew criticism on election night when a 30-second video uploaded to Twitter showed him ending his election victory speech with the phrases "up the Republic, Up the 'Ra and Script error: No such module "Lang".".[8][9][10] When questioned about the appropriateness of using these phrases associated with support for the IRA, Cullinane stated: "Yesterday was a very emotional day for me ... It was a long count and obviously we were very excited and very proud of the vote we got yesterday in Waterford. The 30-second clip was part of a longer speech that I gave where I was reflecting back on the hunger strikes, reflecting back on the fact that Kevin Lynch stood in the Waterford constituency in 1981. He was someone who inspired me and inspired I think many republicans. The comments were made in that context."[11]
At the 2024 general election, Cullinane was re-elected to the Dáil.
In April 2025 Cullinane, Script error: No such module "Lang".'s health spokesperson, was criticised for describing the British Supreme Court ruling in For Women Scotland Ltd v The Scottish Ministers (which defined “woman” and “sex” to exclude transgender women from legal recognition) as a “common sense judgement” worth considering in Ireland. After Cullinane deleted the post and issued an apology, Trans and Intersex Pride Dublin threatened to ban Script error: No such module "Lang". from its July march unless the party clarified its stance and reversed support for a puberty blocker ban in Northern Ireland. The group accused Script error: No such module "Lang". of enabling anti-trans policies in Northern Ireland while “pinkwashing” its image in the Republic.[12]
References
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- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."David Cullinane". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 11 July 2019. Retrieved 11 July 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Collins, Stephen (2011). Nealon's Guide to the 31st Dáil and 24th Seanad. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 207. ISBN 9780717150595.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Profile: Kathleen Funchion (SF)". The Irish Times. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."David Cullinane". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Election 2016: David Cullinane". RTÉ News. 27 February 2016. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.D'Arcy, Ciarán; O'Halloran, Marie (28 February 2016). "Profile: David Cullinane (SF)". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Murphy, Darragh (10 February 2020). "Waterford: Fine Gael fails to win general election seat in constituency for first time". Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."'Up the Republic, up the RA and tiocfaidh ár lá' - Sinn Féin TD (full video)". Irish Times. Dublin. 11 February 2020. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Walsh, John (11 February 2020). "Sinn Fein leader warns new MPs over IRA slogans". The Daily Telegraph. London. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sinn Fein MP David Cullinane defends 'up the 'Ra' election shout". Sky News. 11 February 2020. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.McGee, Harry; Leahy, Pat (10 February 2020). "Sinn Féin's David Cullinane defends shouting 'Up the 'Ra' after election". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 16 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Matthews, Jane (17 April 2025). "Sinn Féin faces ban from Trans Pride march after statement from party's health spokesperson". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 17 April 2025.
External links
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