Mary Moran (politician)
Appearance
Mary Moran | |
---|---|
Senator | |
Assumed office May 2011 | |
Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
Personal details | |
Born | Drogheda, County Louth | 28 June 1960
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Labour Party |
Alma mater | University College Dublin |
Mary Moran (née Malone; born 28 June 1960) is an Irish Labour Party politician.[1]
From Dundalk, County Louth, Moran was educated at St. Vincent's Secondary School, Dundalk and University College Dublin.[2]
She unsuccessfully contested the Louth constituency at the 2011 general election. In April 2011 she was a candidate for the 2011 Seanad Éireann election on the Administrative Panel but was not elected.[3] In May 2011, she was nominated by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny to the 24th Seanad.[4]
She is a former secondary school teacher.[2] Her sister is former MEP Emer Costello.[5]
She is the Labour Party Seanad spokesperson on Education, Disability, Equality and Mental Health.
References
- ^ "Ms. Mary Moran". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Mary Moran – Biography". Labour Party. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ^ "Mary Moran". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ^ Edwards, Elaine (20 May 2011). "McAleese appointed to Seanad". The Irish Times.
- ^ Anderson, Nicola (28 February 2011). "Half the room went wild". Irish Independent. Retrieved 6 June 2011.