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Pauline O'Reilly (born 1974/1975) is an Irish Green Party politician who has served as a Senator for the Labour Panel since June 2020,[2][3] and chair of the Green Party since December 2021.
Pauline O'Reilly | |
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![]() O'Reilly in 2020 | |
Senator | |
Assumed office 29 June 2020 | |
Chair of the Green Party | |
Assumed office 16 December 2021 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1974 or 1975 (age 49–50)[1] Galway, Ireland |
Political party | Green Party |
Spouse | Conor O'Donovan |
Children | 2 |
Alma mater | |
O'Reilly is a qualified solicitor. She is chair of the Galway Steiner National School.
O'Reilly was elected to Galway City Council at the 2019 local elections.[4]
O'Reilly stood unsuccessfully in Galway West at the 2020 general election. She won 6% of first preference votes and finished ninth in the five seat constituency.[5][6]
She was elected to Seanad Éireann in 2020 as a senator for the Labour Panel.[7] She is the Green Party spokesperson for Education and Higher Education.[8] She is the leader of the Green Party in the Seanad. [9]
On 24 March 2021, O'Reilly was one of three Green Party senators to table a motion of no confidence against party chair Hazel Chu, after Chu announced her candidacy in a Seanad by-election as an independent, with O'Reilly stating she does not believe it's appropriate "to run as an independent candidate and also to be a chair of a party that’s in government and is supporting government candidates".[10]
On 16 December 2021, O'Reilly was elected as Chair of the Irish Green Party, succeeding Chu.[11] O'Reilly was re-elected to the position of party chair on 26 November 2023.[12]
O'Reilly was the Green Party's candidate for the Midlands–North-West constituency at the 2024 European Parliament election.[12] O'Reilly received 13,710 (2.0%) first preference votes but was not elected.[13]
O'Reilly has two children and practices unschooling with them.[14][15] Her husband works from home.[16]
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