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Shaun Treacy born 16th June 1985. Is currently Sinn Féin's National Administrator, a role he took up in 2020. He had previously worked as a Press Officer for Sinn Fein from 2004-2020..[1] Most recently he was Sinn Feins 2024 General Election Candiate in the Dublin Rathdown constituency, where he gathered 7.5 of the first preference vote[2]; and failed to gain a seat. He had also previsoly unsuccessfully ran in in the 2023 local elections in the Sandyford-Glencullen ward.[3] He is married to his wife Ciara and has three children, he has one additional child from a previous realtionship[1]
Early Life and Education
[edit]Shaun was raised by his single mother and grew up in Ballyogoen in a house provided to his family by the local county council. He was educated at S.t. Tiernans Community school where he gratuated in 1997. In 2010 he graduated from Dublin Business School with an NFQ Level 6 Diploma in Journlism.[4]
Poltical Activism and Community Involvement
[edit]Shaun was a founding member of Ballyogoen Celtic football club and had previsoly served as the Clubs chairman. More recently he served as a Manager of a team within the club and played for the club himself as a player.[5]
Shaun was heavily involved in the campaign to re open Stepaside Garda Station.[6] The station was closed in 2012 by Fine Gael's then Justice Minister Alan Shatter, this decision was met with much oppisition from the local community.[7] Shaun worked alongside local TD Shane Ross to lead a campaign to re-open the station[6]. In Janurary 2013 Treacy called on the community to "come out in their droves to re-open the station"[6] The station was eventully re-opened in March 2020 at a cost of 1.4 million.[8]
Shaun has campaigned for increased social housing in Dublin Rathdown. He says the need for this is because increased house prices in the area are forcing many residents on lower incomes to leave the area.[1]
Shaun was invovled in teh Right2Water campign where he strongly opposed then Taoiseah Enda Kennys water charges.[1]
Poltical Career
[edit]Shaun first ran for elected office in the 2007 General Election for Sinn Féin in the then Dublin South Constituency where he took 851 votes or 1.39% of the first preferecne[3]. Two years later, in 2009 he ran in the By-Election of the same Consitituency where he almost doubled his vote on two years previosu taking 1,705 votes or 3.28% of the first preference[3]. Later that year he ran in Local elections in the Glencullen Sandyford Ward taking 641 votes or 5.91% of the first preferecne votes[3]. After taking a break from elected politcis, likely due to the birth of his children. He ran again in the 2019 local elections and gained 484 votes or 4.69% of the first preferecne[3]. This reflected the overall national decrease in votes for Sinn Fein during the 2019 local elections.[9]
In the 2024 General Election Shaun gathered 7.28% or 3,551 votes in the Dublin Rathdown constiuency..[10] A constituency known for being a strong base for Fine Gael.[11] After Elimination on the 8th count, his transfers heavily went to Sinéad Gibney of the Social Democrats[2]. Those transfers from Shaun Treacy of Sinn Féin allowed her to pull ahead of Shay Brennan of Fianna Fáil and Independent Micheal Fleming to top the poll in the constiuency[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Shaun Tracey". 31 May 2024.
- ^ a b c "General Election Results | RTÉ News". RTÉ.ie.
- ^ a b c d e "ElectionsIreland.org: Shaun Tracey". electionsireland.org. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ https://ie.linkedin.com/in/shaun-tracey-1ab1551a3
- ^ "Governance – DDSL".
- ^ a b c Hennessy, Michelle (2013-01-15). "Rally planned to protest closure of Dublin garda station". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "Stepaside Garda Station reopens eight years after being closed due to recession cutbacks". Irish Independent. 2020-03-09. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "Stepaside Garda station to reopen on March 9th". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "Elections 2019: Greens the big winners while Sinn Féin slumps". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2024-12-02.
- ^ "General Election Results | RTÉ News". RTÉ.ie.
- ^ "Dublin Rathdown General Election 2024 updates: Maeve O'Connell, Shay Brennan and Sinéad Gibney elected as Minister Catherine Martin loses seat".