- Shane McEntee
Shane McEntee (born 1957) is an Irish
Fine Gael politician andTeachta Dála for Meath East. He was first elected in aby-election in 2005.Shane McEntee was born in the town of
Nobber inCounty Meath , and has lived their all his life. He has been a member of theFine Gael party since he was 15 years old. McEntee formerly worked as a farmer and agricultural sales representative. He currently runs "Dee Local Bar". McEntee has also been very involved in theGaelic Athletic Association , training numerous teams. He is a brother ofGerry McEntee as well as a nephew of Physiotherapist Finbarr (popularly Barry), the All Ireland winning Meath footballer.His election candidacy began in 2004 when he was selected as the Fine Gael candidate in the Meath by-election, which was triggered by the resignation from
Dáil Éireann of Fine Gael's former leader, John Bruton. Polling was on 11 March 2005, when McEntee narrowly beat theFianna Fáil candidate Shane Cassells, and was elected to the29th Dáil .References
External links
* [http://www.finegael.ie/Representatives/representatives.cfm?id=45&TD_Key=23 Shane McEntee's page on the Fine Gael website]
* [http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=6731 Shane McEntee's electoral history] (ElectionsIreland.org)Navboxes
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