Aisling Reilly
Aisling Reilly | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for West Belfast | |
| Assumed office 19 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Fra McCann |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Website | Aisling Reilly MLA |
Aisling Reilly (Irish: Aisling Ní Raghallaigh[1]) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician. In 2021 Aisling replaced Fra McCann as an MLA representing the Northern Irish Assembly constituency of West Belfast.[2][3] Reilly was educated in Coláiste Feirste and speaks fluent Gaelic.[1]
On 13 May 2022, Aisling became the first member of the Northern Ireland Assembly to give a full speech in the Irish language.[4]
References
- ^ a b "Nuachtlitir Choláiste Feirste" [Coláiste Feirste Newsletter]. Yumpu (in Irish). Coláiste Feirste. December 2012. p. 3.
- ^ "Handball champ selected by Sinn Féin to replace west Belfast MLA Fra McCann". The Irish News. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "Sinn Féin nominate Aisling Reilly as new West Belfast MLA". www.sinnfein.ie. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
- ^ "An chéad óráid go hiomlán i nGaeilge i Stormont". The Irish News. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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