Camillus Glynn

Who is Camillus Glynn?

Camillus Glynn is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. He was a member of Seanad Éireann from 1997 to 2011. A former psychiatric nurse, he was first elected to the Seanad in 1997 by the Administrative Panel, on his third attempt. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Dáil Éireann at the 1997 general election for the Westmeath constituency. He served on Westmeath County Council and Mullingar Town Council from 1979–2004.

On 9 October 2008, Glynn pleaded guilty to assaulting a businessman he met in a hotel in Mullingar. Glynn punched Tommy Wright, a former Fianna Fáil councillor, in the face after an exchange of words on 25 May 2008. Glynn was ordered to pay €2,500 to a local charity.

He retired from politics at the 2011 Seanad election.