Kathryn Reilly
Kathryn Reilly | |
|---|---|
 Reilly in 2013 | |
| Senator | |
| In office April 2011 – April 2016 | |
| Constituency | Industrial and Commercial Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 September 1988 Ballyjamesduff,Cavan,Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Alma mater | Dublin City University, University College Dublin |
Kathryn Reilly(born 17 September 1988) is anIrishSinn Féinpolitician and former member ofSeanad Éireann.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Reilly grew up inBallyjamesduff,County Cavan.[2]She has a degree in economics fromDublin City University,[2]and a master's degree in European economic and public affairs fromUniversity College Dublin.[3]She previously worked as a parliamentary assistant to former Sinn FéinTDArthur Morgan.[4]
Political career[edit]
Reilly entered politics for election toDáil Éireannin theCavan–Monaghanconstituency at the2011 general election,but was not elected.[5]In April 2011 she was elected toSeanad Éireannon theIndustrial and Commercial Panel.[5]
She was the youngest member of theOireachtasin 2011; having been elected at age 22, and she is the youngest ever elected member of the Seanad.[6]
She was again an unsuccessful candidate in theCavan–Monaghanconstituency at the2016 general election.[7]
In March 2016, she confirmed her intention not to run for re-election to the Seanad,[8]saying she felt "cast aside" by the party.[9]
References[edit]
- ^"Kathryn Reilly".Oireachtas Members Database.Archivedfrom the original on 8 November 2018.Retrieved5 November2011.
- ^ab"Kathryn Reilly".Sinn Féin.Archived fromthe originalon 15 April 2011.Retrieved29 April2011.
- ^Collins, Stephen(2011).Nealon's Guide to the 31st Dáil and 24th Seanad.Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 205.ISBN9780717150595.
- ^"Kathryn Reilly".TheJournal.ie.February 2011.Archivedfrom the original on 19 February 2011.Retrieved29 April2011.
- ^ab"Kathryn Reilly".ElectionsIreland.org.Archivedfrom the original on 12 March 2011.Retrieved29 April2011.
- ^"Fine Gael wins 18 seats in Seanad".RTÉ News.29 April 2011.Archivedfrom the original on 3 November 2012.Retrieved29 April2011.
- ^Minihan, Mary (25 March 2016)."Outgoing Sinn Féin Senator Kathryn Reilly feels 'cast aside'".The Irish Times.
- ^"Sitting Senator confirms she isn't running in Seanad election".Northern Sound.21 March 2016. Archived fromthe originalon 29 March 2016.Retrieved26 April2016.
- ^"Outgoing Sinn Féin Senator Kathryn Reilly feels 'cast aside'".The Irish Times.25 March 2016.Archivedfrom the original on 10 February 2018.Retrieved1 September2019.
External links[edit]
- 1988 births
- Living people
- Sinn Féin senators
- Members of the 24th Seanad
- 21st-century women members of Seanad Éireann
- Politicians from County Cavan
- Alumni of Dublin City University
- Alumni of University College Dublin
- People from Ballyjamesduff
- Sinn Féin candidates in Dáil elections (post-1923)
- Industrial and Commercial Panel senators