Mary Seery Kearney Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Senator
Office:Senator
Term Start:29 June 2020
Constituency:Nominated by the Taoiseach
Birth Name:Mary Seery
Nationality:Irish
Party:Fine Gael
Spouse:David Kearney
Children:1

Mary Seery Kearney is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Senator since June 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.[1] [2]

Early life

Seery Kearney worked as a barrister, educator and business woman and as chief executive of a housing association.[3]

Political career

Seery Kearney worked as a Fine Gael Parliamentary Advisor and wrote a number of submissions on behalf of Fine Gael TDs participating in the Constitutional Convention.[3]

Seery Kearney served as a member of South Dublin County Council from 2019 to 2020.[4] She unsuccessfully stood for the Labour Panel at the 2020 Seanad election.[5] [6] She was nominated to the Seanad by Taoiseach Micheál Martin in June 2020, and has been described as a possible future Dáil candidate in Dublin South-Central.[7]

Personal life

Seery Kearney lives in Templeogue with her husband David Kearney, also a lawyer, and their daughter.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Mary Seery Kearney. Oireachtas Members Database. 7 July 2020. 10 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200710115422/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Mary-Seery-Kearney.S.2020-06-29/. live.
  2. Web site: Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces his 11 Seanad nominees . TheJournal.ie . 27 June 2020 . 30 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200630023508/https://www.thejournal.ie/taoiseach-seanad-nominees-5135086-Jun2020/ . live .
  3. Web site: Mary Seery-Kearney. Fine Gael. 16 June 2021. 8 July 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210708175607/https://www.finegael.ie/our-people/senators/dublin/dublin-south-central/mary-seery-kearney/. live.
  4. Web site: Cllr Mary Seery Kearney . South Dublin County Council . 27 June 2020 . 28 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200628215921/https://www.sdcc.ie/en/services/our-council/councillors/cllr-mary-seery-kearney.html . live .
  5. Web site: Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces his 11 Seanad nominees. Conor. McCrave . 27 June 2020 . . Dublin . en-ie . 27 June 2020. 30 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200630023508/https://www.thejournal.ie/taoiseach-seanad-nominees-5135086-Jun2020/. live.
  6. Web site: FG's Mary Seery Kearney added to ticket to contest Seanad election. Marie. O'Halloran . 10 March 2020 . . 0791-5144 . Dublin . en-ie . 5 July 2020. 28 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201028181649/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/fg-s-mary-seery-kearney-added-to-ticket-to-contest-seanad-election-1.4198771. live.
  7. Web site: Taoiseach Leo Varadkar's fresh snub of ex-TD Kate O'Connell for Seanad run . 11 March 2020 . . Dublin . 0021-1222 . en . 5 July 2020. 6 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200706080604/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/election-2020/varadkars-fresh-snub-of-ex-td-oconnell-for-seanad-39034935.html. live.

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