Mary Moran (politician)

Mary Moran (née Malone; born 28 June 1960) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Senator from 2011 to 2016, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.^[1]

Mary Moran
Senator
In office 25 May 2011 – 8 June 2016
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born	(1960-06-28) 28 June 1960 (age 64) Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland
Political party	Labour Party
Relatives	Emer Costello (sister) Joe Costello (brother-in-Law)
Alma mater	University College Dublin

Moran is from Dundalk, County Louth. She 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 Labour Party 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 was the Labour Party Seanad spokesperson on Education, Disability, Equality and Mental Health.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Mary Moran". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
2. "Mary Moran – Biography". Labour Party. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
3. "Mary Moran". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 12 March 2011. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
4. Edwards, Elaine (20 May 2011). "McAleese appointed to Seanad". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 16 October 2012. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
5. Anderson, Nicola (28 February 2011). "Half the room went wild". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 3 March 2011. Retrieved 6 June 2011.