(Charles) Charlie O'Connor (Irish: Cathal Ó Conchúir; born April 9, 1946) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He is currently a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin South West. is the 99th day of the year (100th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (Irish: ), commonly referred to as Fianna Fáil (IPA ; traditionally translated by the party into English as Soldiers of Destiny, though the actual meaning is Soldiers [Fianna] of Ireland[1]), is currently the largest political party in Ireland with 55,000 members. ... A Teachta Dála (Irish for Dáil Deputy, pronounced chock-ta dawla) is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower chamber of the Irish Oireachtas or National Parliament. ... Dublin South West is a parliamentary constituency in the Republic of Ireland. ...

Charlie O'Connor was born in Dublin in 1946. He was educated at Synge Street CBS, Drimnagh Castle CBS, the Irish Management Institute and the Industrial Relations Institute. O'Connor first became involved in politics in 1991 when he was elected to Dublin County Council. That authority changed to South Dublin County Council in 1994, to which O'Connor was also a member until 2003. He failed on his first attempt in 1992 to be elected to Dáil Éireann, but ten years later he was elected to the 29th Dáil at the 2002 election. For other uses, see Dublin (disambiguation). ... Synge Street CBS is a Christian Brothers School in Dublin 8, Ireland. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the 1991 Gregorian calendar). ... Dublin County Council was a local authority for the administrative county of County Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... Year 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar). ... This article is about the current Irish body. ... This is a list of the members who were elected to the 29th Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (legislature) of the Republic of Ireland. ... The Irish general election of 2002 was held on Friday 17 May 2002, just over three weeks after the dissolution of the 28th Dáil on Thursday 25 April by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern. ...

Death threats

In November 2006, Evening Herald reported that Gardaí were investigating death threats made to Deputy O'Connor on his mobile phone voice mail. This followed O'Connors staunch campaigning against organised crime and gun violence. Although shocked by the threats, he said he will continue with his work regardless The Evening Herald is a tabloid evening newspaper published in Dublin, Ireland by Independent News & Media. ...

External links

• Charlie O'Connor's page on the Fianna Fáil website
• Charlie O'Connor's electoral history (ElectionsIreland.org)

This page incorporates information from the Oireachtas Members Database