| Office: | Senator |
| Term Start: | 8 October 1981 |
| Term End: | 13 May 1982 |
| Constituency: | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Birth Date: | 20 July 1959 |
| Birth Place: | Cork, Ireland |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Party: | Fine Gael |
| Alma Mater: | University College Cork |
Miriam Kearney (born 20 July 1959) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Senator from 1981 to 1982, after being nominated by the Taoiseach Garret FitzGerald.[1] [2]
She held the record as the youngest member of Seanad Éireann, being 22 years old on appointment.
A graduate of University College Cork, Kearney was at the time a member of Young Fine Gael and chairperson of its International Affairs Committee.[3]
In 1981, she supported the abolition of jury trials in accident compensation cases.[4] She also voted for the abolition of the death penalty.[5]
She was in charge of the Taoiseach's itinerary and managed his campaign tour during the February 1982 election.[6]
She stood for the Industrial and Commercial Panel at the February 1982 Seanad election but was not elected.[7] [8] She later became Assistant General Secretary of Fine Gael.[9]