Mairéad Farrell (politician)

Mairéad Farrell (born 6 January 1990) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency since the 2020 general election.[2]

"Mairéad Farrell (Sinn Féin)" redirects here. For the IRA activist, see Mairéad Farrell.

Mairéad Farrell
TD
Mairéad Farrell in November 2020
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
February 2020
ConstituencyGalway West
Personal details
Born (1990-01-05) 5 January 1990[1]
Galway, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partySinn Féin
RelativesMairéad Farrell (Aunt)
Alma mater

Early life and education

Farrell is from the Mervue area in Galway City.[3] Her father, Niall, is an anti-war activist and her aunt, also called Mairéad Farrell, was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army who became one of the Gibraltar Three (three PIRA members killed by the British SAS in Gibraltar).[4]

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.

Political career

Farrell sat on Sinn Féin's National Youth Committee for five years. She represented the Galway City East local electoral area on Galway City Council from 2014 to 2019.[5][6] She became a TD for Galway West in February 2020 at that year's General Election.[2]

She is Sinn Féin's Spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform. She appeared on the Irish Times' list of top 50 young people to watch in 2021 as well as one of 10 TDs making a name for themselves since the 2020 election in the Irish Examiner.

Farrell is a regular contributor to Irish and international media and has written for the Irish Times, the Irish Examiner and international publications such as CounterPunch.

References
  1. 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.
  2. "Mairéad Farrell". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  3. "Cllr Mairéad Farrell sets out her stall ahead of Local Elections". Galway Daily. 14 April 2019. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  4. McDonald, Brian (25 May 2014). "Farrell gives SF leader credit for her win". Independent.ie. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. McGreevy, Ronan (9 February 2020). "Galway West results: Sinn Féin's Mairéad Farrell is the big winner". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. 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.
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