Erin McGreehan
Erin McGreehan | |
|---|---|
.jpg) McGreehan in December 2022 | |
| Senator | |
| Assumed office 29 June 2020 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 1982 (age 42) Castletowncooley, County Louth, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Domestic partner | Donal McMorland |
| Children | 4 |
| Alma mater | |
Erin McGreehan (born July 1982)[1] is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as a Senator since June 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.[2][3]
Early life
[edit]McGreehan grew up in Castletowncooley, a townland in the north of County Louth, and attended Mullaghbuoy National School and Bush Post Primary School.[4]
Personal life
[edit]McGreehan lives on the Cooley Peninsula with her partner, Donal McMorland, and their four children; they run an engineering business.[5]
Political career
[edit]Formerly a member of Ógra Fianna Fáil in County Louth, she was elected to serve on the Ógra Fianna Fáil National Executive. She worked as a parliamentary assistant to Senator Diarmuid Wilson for several years.
She served as a member of Louth County Council from 2019 to 2020.[6] In June 2020, she was nominated by the Taoiseach, Micheál Martin, to Seanad Éireann.[7] McGreehan was appointed to the Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters and the Oireachtas Committee on Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth.[8] She is a member of the cross-party Oireachtas Friends of Israel in the Oireachtas.[9]
In 2024, McGreehan welcomed the decision of the Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters to extend the Free Travel Pass to any person medically certified as unfit to drive.[10]
At a selection convention on 8 August 2024 in Dundalk, McGreehan was selected as the Fianna Fáil candidate at the next general election for the Louth constituency.[11]
References
[edit]- ^ Ryan, Tim (2020). Nealon's Guide to the 33rd Dáil and the 26th Seanad and the 2019 Local and European Elections. p. 182.
- ^ "Erin McGeehan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 9 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces his 11 Seanad nominees". thejournal.ie. The Journal. 27 June 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Cllr. Erin McGreehan | Louth County Council". Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Erin McGreehan picked to run in Dundalk Carlingford as Peter Savage steps down". The Argus. 5 March 2019. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020 – via PressReader.
- ^ "Local Elections: 24 May 2019 Dundalk Carlingford". electionsireland.org. Archived from the original on 12 August 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- ^ "Local Councillor Erin McGreehan given Seanad post by new Taoiseach". Talk of the Town. 28 June 2020. Archived from the original on 3 July 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2020.
- ^ "Oireachtas Committee Memberships". Oireachtas. Archived from the original on 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Local Councillor Erin McGreehan given Seanad post by new Taoiseach". The Ditch. 13 September 2024. Archived from the original on 19 September 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2024.
- ^ "McGreehan welcomes extension of Free Travel provision". erinmcgreehan.ie. 30 July 2024. Archived from the original on 30 July 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "McGreehan selected to run for Fianna Fáil in Louth in General Election". The Argus. 12 August 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2024 – via Independent.ie.