Nessa Cosgrove (née O'Callaghan) is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a senator for the Labour Panel since January 2025.[1]

Originally from Bandon, County Cork, she moved to Sligo in 2003, where she lives with her husband and three children.[2] She studied at University College Cork, obtaining a bachelor's degree and master's degree in social science.[2]

She was a member of Sligo County Council for the SligoStrandhill area from June 2024 to January 2025. She was an unsuccessful candidate for the Sligo–Leitrim constituency at the 2020 and 2024 general elections.

Her brother Shane O'Callaghan is a Fine Gael member of Cork County Council.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Nessa Cosgrove elected to Seanad". oceanfm.ie. 2 February 2025. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  2. ^ a b "Social justice is Nessa's goal as she bids to win a seat in Local Elections for Labour Party in Sligo". Irish Independent. 14 May 2024. Retrieved 2 February 2025.
  3. ^ O'Mahony, Kieran (21 June 2024). "Bandon siblings claim Council seats for rival parties". The Southern Star. Retrieved 2 February 2025.


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