Jackie Cahill Explained

Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:February 2016
Term End:November 2024
Constituency:Tipperary
Birth Date:5 August 1963
Birth Place:Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
Party:Fianna Fáil

Jackie Cahill (born 5 August 1963) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary constituency from 2016 to 2024.[1] [2]

Career

Cahill had been a member of Tipperary County Council from 2014 to 2016, when he was elected to Dáil Éireann.[3] He is the former president of the Irish Creamery Milk Suppliers Association (ICMSA). He is also a former member of Bord Bia, the National Dairy Board, the National Dairy Council (of which he was chair) and the European Milk Board.[4] He was also a board member of Thurles Greyhound Track and Centenary Thurles Co-operative Society. Cahill was chair of the Thurles Co-operative at the time of its merger with Centenary Co-operative.[5]

Cahill became chair of the Oireachtas Agriculture Committee in the 33rd Dáil.[6] In August 2020, Cahill expressed disappointment with not being appointed as Minister for Agriculture, stating that “I think I had a serious CV in agriculture.”[7]

In his 2020 book, In Bed with the Blueshirts, former government minister Shane Ross criticised Cahill for working with fellow Tipperary deputies Alan Kelly, Mattie McGrath and Michael Lowry to lobby on behalf of vintners to defeat his bill to tighten drink driving limits.[8]

In 2021, Cahill called for Glanbia to be granted planning permission for a cheese factory in Kilkenny, owning shares in the company at the time, according to the Oireachtas Register of Interests.[9] In August 2021, the Irish Examiner included Cahill on a list of Fianna Fáil TDs who may rebel against party leader and Taoiseach, Micheál Martin.[10] In 2022, he opposed reductions in the national livestock herd to meet emissions targets, saying that herd reduction was "not an option".[11]

On 21 October 2024, Cahill announced that he would not contest the 2024 general election following health advice.[12]

Personal life

Cahill is from Thurles. In a 2020 interview with the Irish Independent, he stated that he lost an eye and claimed to have been reluctant in his initial involvement in farm politics.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election 2016: Jackie Cahill. RTÉ News. 28 February 2016. 28 February 2016. 29 February 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160229223547/http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/candidates/754257-jackie-cahill/. live.
  2. Web site: Jackie Cahill. Oireachtas Members Database. 25 February 2019. 25 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190225223753/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Jackie-Cahill.D.2016-10-03/. live.
  3. Web site: Jackie Cahill. ElectionsIreland.org. 25 February 2019. 26 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190226172704/https://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=10785. live.
  4. Web site: Bowers . Shauna . Election 2020: Jackie Cahill (Fianna Fáil) . Irish Times . 22 February 2021 . 24 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210924114732/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/election-2020-jackie-cahill-fianna-f%C3%A1il-1.4168671 . live .
  5. Web site: Says. Frank Darrer. 8 December 2015. Leaflet from Jackie Cahill – Fianna Fail -Tipperary #ge16. 30 August 2021. Irish Election Literature. en. 30 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830104752/https://irishelectionliterature.com/2015/12/08/leaflet-from-jackie-cahill-fianna-fail-tipperary-ge16/. live.
  6. Web site: Listen: make-up of climate council is 'very unbalanced' – Cahill. 30 August 2021. www.farmersjournal.ie. en. 30 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830104807/https://www.farmersjournal.ie/listen-make-up-of-climate-council-is-very-unbalanced-cahill-627886. live.
  7. Web site: 'I think I had a serious CV in agriculture… I was disappointed not to get the Ministry' . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20210830104751/https://www.independent.ie/business/farming/rural-life/i-think-i-had-a-serious-cv-in-agriculture-i-was-disappointed-not-to-get-the-ministry-39437637.html . 30 August 2021 . 30 August 2021. independent . 11 August 2020 . en.
  8. Book: Ross, Shane. 29 October 2020. Atlantic Books. 978-1-83895-292-1. en.
  9. News: Mahon. Brian. TDs backing Kilkenny cheese factory hold shares in Glanbia. . en. 30 August 2021. 0140-0460. 30 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830104756/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/tds-backing-kilkenny-cheese-factory-hold-shares-in-glanbia-v6lcm0fhs. live.
  10. Web site: Daniel McConnell: Micheál Martin and Fianna Fáil edge ever closer to oblivion. live. 30 August 2021. Irish Examiner. 28 August 2021 . 30 August 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210830104756/https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/arid-40367963.html.
  11. Web site: 26 July 2022 . No agreement on farm emissions at Cabinet meeting . RTÉ.
  12. Web site: Ryan. Philip. 21 Oct 2024. Fianna Fáil TD Jackie Cahill will not run in upcoming general election. 21 Oct 2024. Independent.ie. en.

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