Cathie Shiels
Ballymun-Finglas
Cathie Shiels is the Workers’ Party representative in the new Ballymun-Finglas local electoral area.
Originally from Donegal, Cathie now lives in Dublin and works as a clerical officer in the civil service. An active trade union member, Cathie is chair of her branch of Forsa, the public sector union, as well as a member of the Forsa Youth Committee.
Cathie has a long record of fighting for workers’ rights and for women’s rights. She was a founding member and former co-convenor of the Abortion Rights Campaign (ARC), and represented ARC on various platforms including speaking at the Annual March for Choice.
Cathie’s priorities in Ballymun and Finglas are campaigning for public housing, for workers’ rights, and for secular health and education.
