Margaret Murphy O'Mahony explained
Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (born 3 April 1969) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-West constituency from 2016 to 2020.[1]
She had been a member of Cork County Council for the Bandon-Kinsale local electoral area from 2014 to 2016.[2] [3]
She is anti-abortion and did not support the repeal of the eighth amendment.[4] She was the Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Disability from 2016 to 2020.
She lost her seat at the 2020 general election.[5] She unsuccessfully contested the 2020 Seanad election.[6]
Notes and References
- Web site: Margaret Murphy O'Mahony. Oireachtas Members Database. 11 May 2019. 11 May 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190511082037/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Margaret-Murphy-O%27Mahony.D.2016-10-03/. live.
- Web site: Margaret Murphy O'Mahony. ElectionsIreland.org. 11 May 2019. 14 August 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200814145400/https://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=7570. live.
- Web site: Election 2016: Margaret Murphy O'Mahony. RTÉ News. 27 February 2016. 27 February 2016. 1 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160301010234/http://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/candidates/754535-margaret-murphy-o-mahony/. live.
- Web site: Floating Voter podcast: Who knows how long a baby will live, asks TD opposed to abortion. Irish Independent. 9 June 2016. 14 March 2017. 7 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170407124027/http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/politics/floating-voter-podcast-who-knows-how-long-a-baby-will-live-asks-td-opposed-to-abortion-34786634.html. live.
- News: Baker . Noel . Cork South-West results: Social Democrat Holly Cairns secures seat . 5 June 2021 . . 10 February 2020 . Dublin . live . https://archive.today/20210605120534/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/election-2020-holly-cairns-social-democrats-1.4168677 . 5 June 2021 .
- Web site: Third time unlucky for Margaret in her bid for Senate seat. Southern Star. 22 February 2021. 27 September 2021. 6 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210606152005/https://www.southernstar.ie/news/third-time-unlucky-for-margaret-in-her-bid-for-senate-seat-4218536. live.