He became a member of Seanad Éireann in April 2011, sitting as a Senator for the Labour Panel.[5]The Irish Times described him in the Seanad as "a frequent, informed and often abrasive contributor across a wide range of areas, with a keen attention to the nuances of legislation".[6]
He unsuccessfully contested the Waterford constituency at the 2002, 2007 and 2011 general elections, before winning a seat in 2016. He was re-elected in 2020, when his 20,596 first preference votes amounted to 1.95 quotas,[3] and was the highest ever recorded in the constituency's history.[7]
Cullinane drew criticism on election night when a 30-second video uploaded to Twitter showed him ending his election victory speech with the phrases "up the Republic, Up the 'Ra and Tiocfaidh ár lá".[8][9][10] When questioned about the appropriateness of using these phrases associated with support for the IRA, Cullinane stated: "Yesterday was a very emotional day for me . . . It was a long count and obviously we were very excited and very proud of the vote we got yesterday in Waterford. The 30-second clip was part of a longer speech that I gave where I was reflecting back on the hunger strikes, reflecting back on the fact that Kevin Lynch stood in the Waterford constituency in 1981. He was someone who inspired me and inspired I think many republicans. The comments were made in that context."[11]
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David Cullinane's page on the Sinn Féin website
January 01, 1970
david, cullinane, born, july, 1974, irish, sinn, féin, politician, been, teachta, dála, waterford, constituency, since, 2016, general, election, previously, served, senator, labour, panel, from, 2011, 2016, tdcullinane, 2021teachta, dálaincumbentassumed, offic. David Cullinane born 4 July 1974 is an Irish Sinn Fein politician who has been a Teachta Dala TD for the Waterford constituency since the 2016 general election He previously served as a Senator for the Labour Panel from 2011 to 2016 1 David CullinaneTDCullinane in 2021Teachta DalaIncumbentAssumed office February 2016ConstituencyWaterfordSenatorIn office 27 April 2011 26 February 2016ConstituencyLabour PanelPersonal detailsBorn 1974 07 04 4 July 1974 age 49 Waterford IrelandPolitical partySinn FeinSpouseKathleen Funchion m 2007 div 2013 wbr Children2Alma materWaterford Institute of Technology Cullinane was born in Waterford in 1974 2 He was elected to Waterford City Council at the 2004 local elections and retained his seat at the 2009 local elections 3 He was married to Kathleen Funchion who is a Sinn Fein TD for Carlow Kilkenny 4 He became a member of Seanad Eireann in April 2011 sitting as a Senator for the Labour Panel 5 The Irish Times described him in the Seanad as a frequent informed and often abrasive contributor across a wide range of areas with a keen attention to the nuances of legislation 6 He unsuccessfully contested the Waterford constituency at the 2002 2007 and 2011 general elections before winning a seat in 2016 He was re elected in 2020 when his 20 596 first preference votes amounted to 1 95 quotas 3 and was the highest ever recorded in the constituency s history 7 Cullinane drew criticism on election night when a 30 second video uploaded to Twitter showed him ending his election victory speech with the phrases up the Republic Up the Ra and Tiocfaidh ar la 8 9 10 When questioned about the appropriateness of using these phrases associated with support for the IRA Cullinane stated Yesterday was a very emotional day for me It was a long count and obviously we were very excited and very proud of the vote we got yesterday in Waterford The 30 second clip was part of a longer speech that I gave where I was reflecting back on the hunger strikes reflecting back on the fact that Kevin Lynch stood in the Waterford constituency in 1981 He was someone who inspired me and inspired I think many republicans The comments were made in that context 11 See also editFamilies in the OireachtasReferences edit David Cullinane Oireachtas Members Database Archived from the original on 11 July 2019 Retrieved 11 July 2019 Collins Stephen 2011 Nealon s Guide to the 31st Dail and 24th Seanad Dublin Gill amp Macmillan p 207 ISBN 9780717150595 a b David Cullinane ElectionsIreland org Archived from the original on 16 February 2020 Profile Kathleen Funchion SF The Irish Times 28 February 2016 Archived from the original on 7 June 2021 Retrieved 8 June 2021 Election 2016 David Cullinane RTE News 27 February 2016 Archived from the original on 16 February 2020 D Arcy Ciaran O Halloran Marie 28 February 2016 Profile David Cullinane SF The Irish Times Archived from the original on 16 February 2020 Murphy Darragh 10 February 2020 Waterford Fine Gael fails to win general election seat in constituency for first time Irish Times Dublin Archived from the original on 16 February 2020 Retrieved 15 February 2020 Up the Republic up the RA and tiocfaidh ar la Sinn Fein TD full video Irish Times Dublin 11 February 2020 Archived from the original on 16 February 2020 Retrieved 12 February 2020 Walsh John 11 February 2020 Sinn Fein leader warns new MPs over IRA slogans The Daily Telegraph London Archived from the original on 16 February 2020 Retrieved 12 February 2020 Sinn Fein MP David Cullinane defends up the Ra election shout Sky News 11 February 2020 Archived from the original on 16 February 2020 Retrieved 15 February 2020 McGee Harry Leahy Pat 10 February 2020 Sinn Fein s David Cullinane defends shouting Up the Ra after election Irish Times Dublin Archived from the original on 16 February 2020 Retrieved 15 February 2020 External links editDavid Cullinane s page on the Sinn Fein website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title David Cullinane amp oldid 1215305154, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
