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]}