Marie Sherlock
Marie Sherlock | |
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.jpg) Sherlock in 2024 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office November 2024 | |
| Constituency | Dublin Central |
| Senator | |
| In office 29 June 2020 – 30 November 2024 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse | Ciarán |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | |
| Website | mariesherlock |
Marie Sherlock is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency since the 2024 general election. She previously served as a Senator on the Labour Panel from 2020 to 2024.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Sherlock is from Carrignavar, County Cork. She attended Colaiste An Chroi Naofa before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Trinity College Dublin, a Master of Arts in Economics from University College Dublin, and a Master of Philosophy in Land Economy from the University of Cambridge.[3]
Political career
[edit]She represented the Cabra-Glasnevin local electoral area on Dublin City Council from 2019 to 2020 and was the party's Head of Manifesto Development.[4]
At the 2020 Seanad election, she was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Labour Panel.[5]
She was also a researcher for the Party of European Socialists in the European Parliament and was a trade union official and economic advisor to SIPTU for over 10 years.
On July 2024, Sherlock was selected by the Labour Party to contest the Dublin Central constituency at the 2024 general election.[6] Sherlock secured the final seat available by defeating career criminal Gerry Hutch.[7]
Personal life
[edit]She lives in Phibsborough with her husband Ciarán and their three children.[8] Her uncle Joe Sherlock, and his son (Marie's cousin) Seán Sherlock, were also Labour TDs. [9]
References
[edit]- ^ "Marie Sherlock". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
- ^ "Cllr Marie Sherlock". www.labour.ie. the Labour Party. 5 November 2015. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ "About". Marie Sherlock. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
- ^ "Your Councillors". www.dublincity.ie. Dublin City Council. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ O'Halloran, Marie (1 April 2020). "Seanad elections: Traveller candidate narrowly loses out on election". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ Finnerty, Mike (12 July 2024). "Labour select Sherlock to run in Dublin Central". Dublin People. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
- ^ Bohan, Christine (1 December 2024). "Gerry Hutch fails in election bid as Labour's Marie Sherlock wins nail-biting race in Dublin Central". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Cllr Marie Sherlock - Biography | The Labour Party". Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
- ^ https://www.rte.ie/news/post/104570679/
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- Living people
- Alumni of the University of Cambridge
- Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
- Alumni of University College Dublin
- Trade unionists from County Cork
- Labour Party (Ireland) senators
- Members of the 26th Seanad
- 21st-century women members of Seanad Éireann
- Politicians from County Cork
- Labour Panel senators
- Labour Party (Ireland) local councillors
- Labour Party (Ireland) candidates in Dáil elections
- Labour Party (Ireland) TDs
- Members of the 34th Dáil