Mairéad Farrell (politician)
Mairéad Farrell | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Galway West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 6 January 1990[1] Galway, Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Relatives | Mairéad Farrell (Aunt) |
| Alma mater | |
Mairéad Farrell (born 6 January 1990) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for Galway West since the 2020 general election.[2] She is the party's spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform. She represented Galway City East on Galway City Council from 2014 to 2019.[3][4]
Early life and education
Farrell is from Mervue, Galway.[5] Her father Niall is an anti-war activist and her aunt of the same name was one of the Gibraltar Three.[6]
Farrell holds a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and History from NUI Galway and a Master of Science in Finance from Queen's University Belfast. She sat on Sinn Féin's National Youth Committee for five years.
References
- ^ Farrell, Mairéad (5 January 2017). "When your sister and boyfriend buy you the exact same birthday card, I'll try not be offended by the alien on the front". @Farrell_Mairead. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Mairéad Farrell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ McGreevy, Ronan (9 February 2020). "Galway West results: Sinn Féin's Mairéad Farrell is the big winner". Irish Times. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ Farrell, Mairéad (5 January 2017). "When your sister and boyfriend buy you the exact same birthday card, I'll try not be offended by the alien on the front". @Farrell_Mairead. Retrieved 17 February 2020.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "Cllr Mairéad Farrell sets out her stall ahead of Local Elections". Galway Daily. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- ^ McDonald, Brian (25 May 2014). "Farrell gives SF leader credit for her win". Independent.ie. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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