Maria Byrne Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Senator
Office:Senator
Term Start:23 April 2021
Term Start1:26 April 2016
Term End1:27 March 2020
Constituency1:Agricultural Panel
Birth Date:27 November 1967
Birth Place:Limerick, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Fine Gael

Maria Byrne (born 27 November 1967) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Senator for the Agricultural Panel since April 2021.[1] She was previously a senator from 2016 to 2020.

She previously served as a member of Limerick City and County Council from 1999 up until her election to Seanad Éireann.[2]  During her time on the Council, she also served as Mayor of Limerick from 2010 to 2011.

She was the Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson for Education and Skills. At the 2020 general election, she was a Fine Gael candidate for Dáil Éireann in the Limerick City constituency, but was not elected. She lost her Seanad seat at the 2020 Seanad election, but was a successful candidate at the 2021 Seanad by-elections.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maria Byrne. Oireachtas Members Database. 14 July 2019. 14 July 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190714225219/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Maria-Byrne.S.2016-04-25/. live.
  2. Web site: Maria Byrne. ElectionsIreland.org. 14 July 2019. 24 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171224172545/https://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=592. live.
  3. News: Byrne and Horkan elected to Seanad following by-election. RTÉ News. 21 April 2021. 21 April 2021. 21 April 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210421063849/https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2021/0420/1211089-seanad-by-election/. live.