Emer Currie
Emer Currie | |
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![]() Currie in 2020 | |
Senator | |
Assumed office 29 June 2020 | |
Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
Personal details | |
Born | May 1979 Northern Ireland |
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Fine Gael |
Children | Two |
Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast |
Emer Currie (born 1 May 1979) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Senator since June 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.[1][2]
She previously served as a member of Fingal County Council from 2019 to 2020.[3]
Currie was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2020 general election as the Fine Gael running mate of outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Dublin West.[4][5]
Her father, Austin Currie, was a founding member of the SDLP, former Minister of State, and Teachta Dála (TD).[6]
On 24 October 2020, Currie was one of four Fine Gael senators (along with Tim Lombard, Jerry Buttimer and Garret Ahearn) reported to have begun self-isolating after two tested positive for COVID-19.[7][8] Currie later confirmed she was one of the two, her symptoms beginning with a cough, and that she had contacted Leinster House, leading to the other three having to isolate.[9]
References[]
- ^ "Emer Currie". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- ^ "Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces his 11 Seanad nominees". thejournal.ie. The Journal. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ "Emer Currie Dublin West". Fine Gael. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ O'Halloran, Marie (10 February 2020). "Dublin West results: Joan Burton and Ruth Coppinger lose seats". Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Election 2020: Dublin West". Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "'We intend on being prepared for election' - daughter of former Fine Gael minister selected as Varadkar's running mate". independent.ie. The Independent. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- ^ Moore, Aoife (24 October 2020). "Four Fine Gael senators in self-isolation after two test positive for Covid-19". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Moore, Aoife (23 October 2020). "Two Fine Gael senators test positive for Covid-19". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
- ^ Ryan, Philip (15 January 2021). "'My kids didn't understand why I couldn't cuddle them' – Fine Gael senator Emer Currie opens up on anguish of Covid self-isolation". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
External links[]
- 1979 births
- Living people
- Fine Gael senators
- Members of the 26th Seanad
- Nominated members of Seanad Éireann
- Politicians from County Tyrone
- 21st-century women members of Seanad Éireann