Karen Mullan
Karen Mullan | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Legislative Assembly for Foyle | |
| Assumed office 20 June 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Elisha McCallion |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Derry, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
Karen Mullan MLA is a Sinn Féin politician from Derry, Northern Ireland who has served as Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Foyle constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly since June 2017.[1]
History
Mullan served as a community worker in Derry prior to her co-option by Sinn Féin.[2] She was co-opted after Foyle MLA Elisha McCallion was elected to the House of Commons following the 2017 general election.
Mullan is also a director of Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership, which is a community group based in Derry. The organisation was found guilty in 2017 of having unlawfully discriminated against a job applicant based on political opinion.[3] The organisation was ordered to pay £11,000 to the applicant, who was the highest-scoring candidate in the interviews.[3] Giving evidence at the tribunal, Mullan revealed during cross-examination that an interview panelist informed her that they "had been bullied" into giving a better score. The tribunal said Mullan's evidence "lacked credibility".[3]
References
- ^ Madden, Andrew. "Sinn Féin co-opt new MLAs in Foyle and West Tyrone". The Irish News.
- ^ Now, Derry. "New Foyle MLA Karen Mullan has celebrated her first day at Stormont | Derry Now". Derry Now.
- ^ a b c Hughes, Brendan. "Sinn Féin MLA is director of group found to have discriminated against job applicant". The Irish News.
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