Colette Kelleher - Independent
Colette is a hardworking advocate for people who are marginalised and vulnerable. Throughout her career in public service and politics she has mobilised positive social change in collaboration with others.
Raised in Macroom in County Cork, from an early age Colette has been passionate about social issues. She studied at University College Cork and University of Southampton. She holds an MBA and is a Certified Practioner in Consulting and Change with the Tavistock Institute.
Colette has championed children’s and women’s rights, strengthening the supports and protections for refugees, highlighting the issues affecting the Travelling community and promoting the need to do more for people with dementia and their carers.
Colette's Key Issues
These are just some of the key issues that Colette Kelleher works on. Find out more about each issue, her background and interest in each of them.
Latest News
Submission to the Law Reform Commission on Adult Safeguarding
Submission to Law Reform Commission on Adult Safeguarding
Motion on the Seanad Public Consultation Committee’s Report on Travellers Towards A More Equitable Ireland Post Recognition
As rapporteur I am delighted that today a motion has been put forward stating that Seanad Éireann notes the Seanad Public Consultation Committee’s Report on Travellers Towards A More Equitable...
Submission to the Citizens’ Assembly on Gender Equality
Citizens Assembly on Gender Equality submission
Thank you to Safeguarding Ireland
One of Colette’s goals as Senator has been working towards better adult safeguarding law, policy and practice in Ireland. So it is an honour to be recognised and thanked by...
Cork Traveller Visibility Group’s Women in Leadership programme visits Leinster House
Members of the Cork Traveller Visibility Group’s Women in Leadership programme visited Leinster House today. It was great to host so many women Traveller activits. They toured Leinster House and...
Saving the vital services and supports at Bessborough
Today Colette spoke to PJ Coogan on Cork’s 96FM on the Bessborough Family Services Centre. The saving of these vital supports and services is really good news for mothers, children...
Visiting the Focus Family Services Centre
Thank you to Hannah O’Leary Jeffers who visited us as part of her TY work experience. While she was here we visited the Simon Community, Irish Traveller Movement and the...
A rent freeze and the law – The Irish Times
Read the letter written by Ann Fitzgerald, Chairwoman of Home for Good, here. In it she outlines how an excessive caution on the part of our politicians, and their advisers,...
Latest Tweets
A big thank you to @MLRCLaw from us at @FocusIreland for all of your fantastic work on the Housing Law Clinic with @ALGoodbody to help single people and families experiencing homelessness. Your support and partnership is hugely appreciated. https://twitter.com/MLRCLaw/status/1306509979160137728
Don’t forget to register for our 2019 Annual Report Launch, taking place via Zoom.
We are delighted to be joined by Minister for Housing, Local Government, and Heritage @DarraghOBrienTD
Register here: https://bit.ly/3kuyg4l
#housing #homelessness #annualreport #governance
Hope Dublin pals know many of us just wish you safe and well & couldn’t be arsed with the aul Culchie V Dub bull flying around atm. Know how hard restrictions will be on friends, families and colleagues esp those who have cocooned and all in care settings. Go dté sibh slán
Delighted that we were also joined by former Senator and former Co Chair @ColetteKelleher r who shared her insights and experiences of working with the last All Party Group of the 32nd Dáil.
Great to see All Party Group on Dementia reconvened. I’ll be watching out for much needed breakthroughs in #budget21 on national network of Dementia Advisers, Home care and more. @MaryButlerTD in a great place to deliver & @FionaOLoughlin_ is a great advocate with other members.
Delighted that we were also joined by former Senator and former Co Chair @ColetteKelleher r who shared her insights and experiences of working with the last All Party Group of the 32nd Dáil.
Fitzgerald’s Park is the Renaissance Man of Cork.
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Already excited to read the Prohibition of All Golf (Emergency Powers) Bill 2020…
We can do so much better https://twitter.com/cscosgrave/status/1306691431906541568
Ireland to take four children from burnt-out migrant camp in Greece https://www.irishtimes.com/news/social-affairs/ireland-to-take-four-children-from-burnt-out-migrant-camp-in-greece-1.4357835
Things Cork has defeated
1. The British Empire
2. Charlie Haugheys attempt to turn it into a dystopian wasteland
3. The entire island in both football and hurling 1990
4. The ‘rona. https://twitter.com/conorriordan2/status/1306515776980094976
What is Cork doing right that we can learn from?
With a population of 550,000, a port, an airport and a large city, Cork’s low COVID profile has been remarkable. Popl adjusted they are 9.8 times lower than Dublin and 3.5 times lower that remaining counties. @MichealMartinTD