Emer Currie Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Senator
Office:Senator
Term Start:29 June 2020
Constituency:Nominated by the Taoiseach
Birth Date:1 May 1979[1] [2]
Birth Place:County Tyrone
Nationality:Irish
Party:Fine Gael
Children:2
Father:Austin Currie
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.[3] [4]

She previously served as a member of Fingal County Council from 2019 to 2020.[5]

Currie was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2020 general election as the Fine Gael running mate of outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Dublin West.[6] [7]

Her father, Austin Currie, was a founding member of the SDLP, former Minister of State, and Teachta Dála (TD).[8]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: 'We intend on being prepared for election' - daughter of former Fine Gael minister selected as Varadkar's running mate . independent.ie . The Independent . 28 June 2020 . 29 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200629171938/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/we-intend-on-being-prepared-for-election-daughter-of-former-fine-gael-minister-selected-as-varadkars-running-mate-37098928.html . live .
  2. Web site: Here it is! And released on my birthday too. When I was asked to do a TedTalk in Stormont of all places, there was only one thing I could talk about…a man who changed it forever. Twitter. Emer Currie. 1 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230609025735/https://twitter.com/emer_currie1/status/1653137338329866252. 9 June 2023.
  3. Web site: Emer Currie. Oireachtas Members Database. 7 July 2020. 10 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200710190534/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Emer-Currie.S.2020-06-29/. live.
  4. Web site: Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces his 11 Seanad nominees . thejournal.ie . The Journal . 28 June 2020 . 5 June 2021 . https://archive.today/20210605061933/https://www.thejournal.ie/taoiseach-seanad-nominees-5135086-Jun2020/ . live .
  5. Web site: Emer Currie Dublin West . Fine Gael . 28 June 2020 . 30 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200630082038/https://www.finegael.ie/our-people/senators/dublin/dublin-west/emer-currie/ . live .
  6. News: Dublin West results: Joan Burton and Ruth Coppinger lose seats . 10 February 2020 . Marie . O'Halloran . . Dublin . 5 June 2021 . live . https://archive.today/20210605214622/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/dublin-west-results-joan-burton-and-ruth-coppinger-lose-seats-1.4165187 . 5 June 2021 .
  7. News: Election 2020: Dublin West . 10 February 2020 . . Dublin . 5 June 2021 . live . https://archive.today/20210605215238/https://www.irishtimes.com/election2020/dublin-west . 5 June 2021 .
  8. Web site: 'We intend on being prepared for election' - daughter of former Fine Gael minister selected as Varadkar's running mate . independent.ie . The Independent . 28 June 2020 . 29 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200629171938/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/we-intend-on-being-prepared-for-election-daughter-of-former-fine-gael-minister-selected-as-varadkars-running-mate-37098928.html . live .