Patricia Ryan (politician)

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Patricia Ryan
TD
Patricia Ryan 2020.jpg
Ryan in 2020
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
February 2020
ConstituencyKildare South
Personal details
BornBallybrittas, County Laois, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partySinn Féin

Patricia Ryan is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare South constituency since the 2020 general election.[1]

She was a trade union shop steward.[2] She was a member of Kildare County Council from 2019 to 2020. Noel Connolly was co-opted to Ryan's seat on Kildare County Council following her election to the Dáil.[3]

Ryan topped the poll in Kildare South,[4][5] despite taking a holiday during the campaign.[6] She promoted 9/11 conspiracy theories on her Facebook page.[7]

References[]

  1. ^ "Patricia Ryan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. ^ McQuinn, Cormac (3 February 2020). "Sinn Féin election candidate missing on campaign trail due to holiday". Independent.ie. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Kildare County Council co-opts new Sinn Fein councillor". KildareNow. 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ Forrest, Conor (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Kildare South results: Fianna Fáil's Fiona O'Loughlin loses seat; Sinn Féin's Patricia Ryan tops poll with Martin Heydon (FG) and Cathal Berry (Ind) taking remaining seats". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  5. ^ "Election 2020: Kildare South". The Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  6. ^ Simpson, Claire (11 February 2020). "Sinn Féin candidate who took holiday during campaign tops poll in Kildare South". The Irish News. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  7. ^ Mahon, Brian. "Second Sinn Féin TD Patricia Ryan shared 9/11 conspiracy theories". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 4 December 2021.

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