Tributes to former Tourism Minister

President Michael D Higgins has led tributes to former Labour Party TD, Tourism Minister of State and Lord Mayor of Cork Toddy O'Sullivan following his death at the age of 87.

President Higgins said Mr O'Sullivan will be remembered for "his warm humour, and a volatility fuelled from his sense of decency and needed reform."

He described him "as one of the most warm-hearted members of the Oireachtas.

"He loved Cork in all its dimensions, be it history, politics, sport or personality."

Taoiseach Micheál Martin said he was 'deeply saddened' to learned of Mr O'Sullivan's passing.

Mr O'Sullivan first stood for the Dáil in the 1979 Cork City by-election, doubling the Labour vote from 10.2% to 22.6%.

In the Dáil, he served twice as a Minister of State, first in the Department of the Environment, and during the Rainbow government in the Department of Tourism and Trade.

Posted: 13/12/2021 08:48