Marie Sherlock

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Senator
Marie Sherlock
Marie Sherlock 2020.jpg
Sherlock in 2020
Senator
Assumed office
20 April 2020
ConstituencyLabour Panel
Personal details
BornCork, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyLabour Party
Spouse(s)Ciarán
Children3
Alma mater
Websitemariesherlock.ie

Marie Sherlock is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a Senator for the Labour Panel since April 2020.[1][2]

Early life and education[]

Sherlock is from Carrignavar, County Cork. She attended Colaiste An Chroi Naofa in before going on to train in Accounting at Dublin Institute of Technology. She later graduated 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[]

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 Seanad election in March/April 2020, she was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Labour Panel.[5]

Declan Meenagh was co-opted to Sherlock's seat on Dublin City Council following her election to the Seanad. 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.

Personal life[]

She lives in Phibsborough with her husband Ciarán and their three children.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Marie Sherlock". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Cllr Marie Sherlock". www.labour.ie. the Labour Party. 5 November 2015. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. ^ "About". Marie Sherlock. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Your Councillors". www.dublincity.ie. Dublin City Council. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Cllr Marie Sherlock - Biography | The Labour Party". Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.

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