Camillus Glynn
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Camillus Glynn | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| In office 17 September 1997 – 25 May 2011 | |
| Constituency | Administrative Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1941 Killucan, County Westmeath, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Margaret Fallon |
| Children | 4 |
Camillus Glynn (born 4 October 1941) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician. He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1997 to 2011.[1] A former psychiatric nurse, he was first elected to the Seanad in 1997 by the Administrative Panel, on his third attempt.[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for Dáil Éireann at the 1997 general election for the Westmeath constituency.[2] He served on Westmeath County Council and Mullingar Town Council from 1979 to 2004.
On 9 October 2008, Glynn pleaded guilty to assaulting a businessman he met in a hotel in Mullingar. Glynn punched Tommy Wright, a former Fianna Fáil councillor, in the face after an exchange of words on 25 May 2008.[3] Glynn was ordered to pay €2,500 to a local charity.[3]
He retired from politics at the 2011 Seanad election.
References
[edit]- ^ "Camillus Glynn". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ a b "Camillus Glynn". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 21 February 2011. Retrieved 4 January 2010.
- ^ a b "FF Senator pleads guilty to assault". RTÉ News. 9 October 2008. Archived from the original on 15 February 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2010.