Timothy "Ted" Tynan is an Irish politician. He is member of Cork City Council and a member of the Workers' Party of Ireland. Tynan contested local elections from 1977,finally winning a seat in 2009. Tynan was elected to Cork City Council, on the final count in the Cork City North East ward. He unsuccessfully contested the Cork North-Central constituency in the 2011 Irish general election. He is a member of Cork City council's Housing, Recreation and Environment committees. On 1 May 2013, Gardaí arrested five members of the Campaign Against Home and Water Taxes, including Tynan and fellow Cork City Councillor Mick Barry, during a midday protest inside the branch of the Bank of Ireland in the city. People gathered on the street. Tynan said he felt a need to stand up against austerity.
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