20 Nominations for the University of Dublin Seanad Elections

Nominations in the constituency of the University of Dublin for the forthcoming election to Seanad Éireann closed at 12 noon today (March 3, 2011). Twenty (20) nominations were received and accepted by the Deputy Returning Officer. The candidates standing for election within the Dublin University constituency are as follows:

1 BACIK, Ivana Catherine	Senator
2.BARRETT, Sean	Senior Lecturer, Trinity College Dublin
3.COLEMAN, Marc	Broadcaster, Journalist, Economist
4. CONNOLLY, Bart	Housewife, Science Writer, Community Activist
5.COX, Maeve	TCD Graduate, Barrister-at-Law Degree Student
6. DONNELLY, Francis Vincent	Chief Financial Officer, Company Director
7. DUBSKY, Karin
8. DUDGEON, Jeffrey Edward Anthony	Author, Human Rights Campaigner, Former Civil Servant
9. FROST, Dermot	IT Specialist
10. Guéret, Maurice	Medical Doctor
11. HANAN, Robin	Social Justice Advocate
12. MC DONAGH, Rosaleen	Traveller Activist and Playwright
13. MC GOVERN, Iggy	Physicist and Poet
14. MARTIN, David	Secondary School Teacher
15. NORRIS, David Patrick	Public Representative
16. O’MALLEY, Fiona	Senator
17. PRIESTLY, William	Youth Work Co-ordinator
18. QUINN, Graham Thomas	Solicitor
19. SHEEHAN, Dermot Francis	Barrister
20. WILLIAMS, Tony	Solicitor

Ballot papers will be issued and posted to electors registered on the 2010 Electoral Register in the constituency on Monday, March 21, 2011. The poll will close at 11 am on Wednesday, April 27, 2011 following which the counting of votes will be conducted. The count will take place in the Public Theatre located in the Front Square of the University.

Issued on behalf of the Seanad Electoral Office.

For further details contact Caoimhe Ní Lochlainn, Press Officer, Trinity College Dublin, 087-9958014/ 8962310.

Also Leona Coady, Deputy Returning Officer, Seanad Electoral Officer: 8963653