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Terry Shannon is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and Lord Mayor of Cork. He has served on Cork City Council since 1999, representing the South-East ward. Prior to his election to the council, Shannon was a member of the National Youth Committee, chairperson of Cork North Central Ógra, and election agent to TD Micheál Martin. Shannon topped the poll in his first City council election with a 14.24% share of the vote. He has been successfully re-elected twice, in 2004 and 2009. He was elected to the office of Lord Mayor on June 24, 2011, having previously served as Deputy Lord Mayor in 2009. With many local authorities now chaired by Fine Gael, Shannon is one of the only Fianna Fáil mayors in Ireland.