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Irish politician (born 1982) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
Erin McGreehan | |
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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 | |
McGreehan grew up in Castletowncooley, a townland in the north of County Louth, and attended Mullaghbuoy National School and Bush Post Primary School.[4]
McGreehan lives on the Cooley Peninsula with her partner, Donal McMorland, and their four children; they run an engineering business.[5]
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] In 2024, the Oireachtas Committee on Disability Matters extended the Free Travel Pass to any person medically certified as unfit to drive.[9]
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.[10]
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