Marie Sherlock Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Senator
Office:Senator
Term Start:29 June 2020
Constituency:Labour Panel
Birth Place:Cork, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Labour Party
Spouse:Ciarán
Children:3

Marie Sherlock is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a Senator for the Labour Panel since April 2020.[1] [2]

Early life and education

Sherlock is from Carrignavar, County Cork. She attended Colaiste An Chroi Naofa before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Trinity College Dublin, a Master of Arts in Economics from University College Dublin, and a Master of Philosophy in Land Economy from the University of Cambridge.[3]

Political career

She represented the Cabra-Glasnevin local electoral area on Dublin City Council from 2019 to 2020 and was the party's Head of Manifesto Development.[4]

At the Seanad election in March/April 2020, she was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Labour Panel.[5]

Declan Meenagh was co-opted to Sherlock's seat on Dublin City Council following her election to the Seanad. She was also a researcher for the Party of European Socialists in the European Parliament and was a trade union official and economic advisor to SIPTU for over 10 years.

On 12 July 2024, it was reported that Sherlock had been selected to run by the Labour party in the Dublin Central constituency at the next general election.[6]

Personal life

She lives in Phibsborough with her husband Ciarán and their three children.[7]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Marie Sherlock. Oireachtas Members Database. 21 April 2020. 24 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200724062907/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Marie-Sherlock.S.2020-03-30/. live.
  2. Web site: Cllr Marie Sherlock . www.labour.ie . 5 November 2015 . the Labour Party . 1 April 2020 . 7 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200407080608/https://www.labour.ie/mariesherlock . live .
  3. Web site: About. Marie Sherlock. 5 July 2020. 5 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200705074808/https://mariesherlock.ie/about/. live.
  4. Web site: Your Councillors . www.dublincity.ie . Dublin City Council . 1 April 2020 . 26 May 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200526113133/https://councilmeetings.dublincity.ie/mgMemberIndex.aspx?bcr=1 . live .
  5. News: O'Halloran . Marie . Seanad elections: Traveller candidate narrowly loses out on election . 5 June 2021 . . 1 April 2020 . Dublin . live . https://archive.today/20210605071422/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/seanad-elections-traveller-candidate-narrowly-loses-out-on-election-1.4217616 . 5 June 2021 .
  6. Web site: Finnerty . Mike . 12 July 2024 . Labour select Sherlock to run in Dublin Central . 13 July 2024. Dublin People . en.
  7. Web site: Cllr Marie Sherlock - Biography The Labour Party . 1 April 2020 . 7 April 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200407202516/https://www.labour.ie/mariesherlock/biography/ . live .