Rose Conway-Walsh

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Rose Conway-Walsh
TD
Rose Conway-Walsh 2020.jpg
Conway-Walsh in 2020
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 2020
ConstituencyMayo
Leader of Sinn Féin in the Seanad
In office
11 May 2016 – 9 February 2020
LeaderGerry Adams
Mary Lou McDonald
Preceded byDavid Cullinane
Succeeded byNiall Ó Donnghaile
Senator
In office
27 April 2016 – 9 February 2020
ConstituencyAgricultural Panel
Personal details
Born
Rose Conway

Ballycroy, County Mayo, Ireland
Political partySinn Féin
Spouse(s)
Noel Walsh
​
(m. 2000)​
Children2
Alma materNUI Galway
Websiteroseconwaywalsh.ie

Rose Conway-Walsh (née Conway) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo constituency since the 2020 general election. She previously served as a Leader of Sinn Féin in the Seanad and a Senator for the Agricultural Panel from 2016 to 2020.[1][2]

Early life[]

Conway-Walsh grew up in Ballycroy, County Mayo and is one of nine children. She attended primary school in Ballycroy before attending a convent in Belmullet.[3] She moved to London when she was 19. On returning to Ireland, she obtained a Bachelor of Arts in public management and a Master's degree in Local Government from NUI Galway.[4]

Political career[]

Conway-Walsh is the first Sinn Féin TD to represent County Mayo in almost 100 years; the last Sinn Féin TD to be elected in Mayo was John Madden in June 1927.[5]

She was a member of Mayo County Council from 2009 to 2016.[6] She was an unsuccessful candidate for the Mayo constituency at the 2011 and 2016 general elections.[6] She founded the Sinn Féin Mayo Women's Movement in response to the lack of women in politics.[7] In July 2021 she attracted criticism for comparing segregated reopening after the Covid-19 Pandemic to the segregation of the American South and the struggle of Rosa Parks, for which she later apologised.[8][9]

She is the party's spokesperson on Higher Education, Innovation, and Science.

Personal life[]

Conway married Noel Walsh in 2000. They live in Belmullet with their two sons.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ "Mayo results: Michael Ring and SF's Rose Conway-Walsh take first and second seats". Irish Times. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  2. ^ "Rose Conway-Walsh". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 24 April 2019. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b "Bringing it home in Mayo". An Phoblacht. 2 July 2009. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. ^ "About". Rose Conway-Walsh. Archived from the original on 9 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Historic day as Conway-Walsh is elected". Connaught Telegraph. 9 February 2020. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "Rose Conway-Walsh". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
  7. ^ Gannon, Colm (23 January 2009). "It's time for politicians to be honest with people". Mayo Advertiser. Archived from the original on 3 March 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  8. ^ "Sinn Féin TD apologises for using Rosa Parks during indoor dining debate". BreakingNews.ie. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Sinn Féin TD apologises for comparing indoor dining policy to segregation in the US". independent. Archived from the original on 16 July 2021. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

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