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shannon martin -lrb- left -rrb- and cormac collins -lrb- right -rrb- -lrb- centre -rrb- with fianna fáil leader micheál michael o'connell john buttimer 4 cork , ireland 170px fianna fáil lord mayor of cork 12 june 1962 june 2011 ursula shannon terryshannon.jpg terry shannon -lrb- politician -rrb-
 june 2012 terry shannon
terry shannon -lrb- politician -rrb-

terry shannon -lrb- born 12 june 1962 -rrb- is an irish fianna fáil politician and a former lord mayor of cork .
he has served on cork city council since 1999 , representing the south east electoral area .
prior to his election to the council , shannon was a member of the fianna fáil 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 14.2 % share of the vote .
he has been re-elected twice , in 2004 and 2009 .
he was elected to the office of lord mayor on 24 june 2011 , having previously served as deputy lord mayor in 2009 .
