Shane Cassells

Shane Cassells (born 6 April 1978) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Senator for the Labour Panel from April 2020 to January 2025.

He previously served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath West constituency from 2016 to 2020.

[1][2] Before being elected as a TD, Cassells worked for the Fingal Independent as a sports journalist,[3] and with publishing house Devlin Media.

[7][8] He contested the 2005 Meath by-election for Fianna Fáil but was not elected.

[10] In April 2020, he was elected to Seanad Éireann as a senator for the Labour Panel.