Jim O'Callaghan

Jim O'Callaghan TD

Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2016
Constituency	Dublin Bay South
Dublin City Councillor
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2014
Constituency	Rathgar-Rathmines
Personal details
Born	Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Relations	Miriam O'Callaghan
Children	1 son
Occupation	Barrister

Jim O'Callaghan is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who sits as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay South constituency. He was elected to Dáil Éireann in 2016 on what was his second attempt. He has previously been a member of Dublin City Council.^[1]

A barrister by profession, O'Callaghan has served as Legal Adviser to the Fianna Fáil Party since January 2011.^[2] He has also served as legal counsel for businessman Denis O'Brien. He has also acted as barrister for GMC Sierra, the firm installing water meters throughout the country, and has assisted them in taking legal action against residents who refuse to comply with their wishes, jailing them when necessary.^[3]^[4] He is also a brother of the famous RTÉ television personality Miriam O'Callaghan.^[5]

Early on 9 April 2016, O'Callaghan's home hosted a covert meeting between O'Callaghan, Leo Varadkar, Deirdre Gillane (chief adviser of Micheál Martin) and Andrew McDowell (a policy adviser of Enda Kenny). It lasted for more than an hour.^[6]

References

↑ "Election 2016: Jim O'Callaghan". RTÉ. 2016-02-28.
↑ Fianna Fáil's negotiating team for government talks revealed, Harry Mcgee, 12 Mar 2016, "Although a new Deputy, Mr O'Callaghan has been a member of the Fianna Fáil leadership team over the past five years in his role as the party's legal adviser."
↑ "Irish Water to support legal action against protesters". Irish Independent. 17 October 2014.
↑ "Water charges protesters released from prison". Irish Examiner. 10 March 2015.
↑ "Miriam O'Callaghan: In her prime". Sunday Independent. 20 June 2010.
↑ FG and FF agree minority government the only show in town

Oireachtas
New constituency	Teachta Dála for Dublin Bay South 2016–present With: Eoghan Murphy Kate O'Connell Eamon Ryan	Incumbent

Current members of Dáil Éireann

As elected to the 32nd Dáil in 2016 Ceann Comhairle: Seán Ó Fearghaíl

Fine Gael (50)	Bailey Barrett Breen Brophy Bruton Burke C. Byrne Cannon Carey Corcoran Kennedy Coveney Creed J. Daly D'Arcy Deasy Deering R. Doherty Donohoe Doyle Durkan English Farrell Fitzgerald Fitzpatrick Flanagan Griffin Harris Heydon Humphreys Kehoe E. Kenny§ Kyne Madigan McEntee McHugh McLoughlin Mitchell O'Connor D. Murphy Eoghan Murphy H. Naughton Neville Noonan O'Connell O'Donovan O'Dowd Phelan Ring Rock Stanton Varadkar

Fianna Fáil (43)	Aylward Brassil Breathnach Browne Butler T. Byrne Cahill Calleary Casey Cassells L. Chambers J. Chambers N. Collins Cowen Curran Dooley Fleming Gallagher Haughey Kelleher Lahart Lawless M. Martin§ McConalogue Michael McGrath McGuinness A. Moynihan M. Moynihan Murphy O'Mahony Eugene Murphy D. O'Brien O'Callaghan Ó Cuív O'Dea O'Keeffe O'Loughlin O'Rourke Rabbitte Scanlon Brendan Smith Smyth Troy

Sinn Féin (23)	Adams§ Brady Buckley Crowe Cullinane P. Doherty Ellis M. Ferris Funchion M. Kenny McDonald Mitchell Munster Nolan J. O'Brien Ó Broin Ó Caoláin Ó Laoghaire O'Reilly Ó Snodaigh Quinlivan Stanley Tóibín

Labour Party (7)	Burton§ Howlin Kelly J. O'Sullivan Penrose B. Ryan Sherlock

AAA–PBP (6)	Barry Boyd Barrett Coppinger G. Kenny P. Murphy Bríd Smith

Independents 4 Change (4)	Broughan J. Collins C. Daly Wallace

Social Democrats (3)	Donnelly§ C. Murphy§ Shortall§

Green Party (2)	C. Martin E. Ryan§

Workers and Unemployed Action (1)	Healy

Independent (18)	Canney^† M. Collins Connolly Fitzmaurice^† Grealish Halligan^† Harty D. Healy-Rae M. Healy-Rae Lowry F. McGrath^† Mattie McGrath Moran^† D. Naughten M. O'Sullivan Pringle Ross^† Zappone

§Party leaders Italics = Ministers ^†Ind. Alliance

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