Cáit Keane

Cáit Keane (born 24 September 1949) is an Irish Fine Gael politician and former member of Seanad Éireann.^[1][2]

Cáit Keane
Senator
In office 25 May 2011 – 8 June 2016
Constituency	Labour Panel
South Dublin County Councillor
In office 2004–2011
Constituency	Terenure-Rathfarnham
In office 1991–2004
Constituency	Terenure
Personal details
Born	(1949-09-24) 24 September 1949 (age 75) Galway, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael (since 2008)
Other political affiliations	Progressive Democrats

Keane first entered politics as a member of the Progressive Democrats (PDs), and was elected to represent Terenure on Dublin County Council at the 1991 local elections.^[3] On three occasions she contested the Dáil constituency of Dublin South-Central for the PDs: at the 1992 general election, a by-election in 1994 and the 1997 general election.^[3] She was elected to South Dublin County Council for the electoral area of Terenure-Rathfarnham in 1999 and 2004.^[3]

Following the dissolution of the Progressive Democrats, Keane joined Fine Gael in October 2008.^[3] She held her council seat for Fine Gael at the 2009 local elections.^[3]

At the 2011 general election she contested Dublin South-West, but failed to be elected.^[3] In April 2011 she was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Labour Panel.^[4]

She was the Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on environment and local government.^{[citation needed]}

She was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2014 Dublin South-West by-election.^[3]

In August 2020, she attended a golf party in County Galway which breached the COVID-19 guidelines.^[5]