Róisín Garvey
Róisín Garvey (born 5 July 1973) is an Irish Green Party politician who has served as a Senator since June 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.[1][2][3]
Róisín Garvey | |
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| Senator | |
| Assumed office 29 June 2020 | |
| Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
| Clare County Councillor | |
| In office 24 May 2019 – 29 June 2020 | |
| Constituency | Ennistymon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 July 1973 |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Green Party |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater | NUI Galway |
| Website | www |
Early life
Garvey grew up in Inagh and attended Coláiste Muire, Ennis and NUI Galway.[4] Her father Flan Garvey was a Fianna Fáil councillor between 1985 and 2009. Garvey formerly worked for An Taisce.[5]
Political career
She previously served as a member of Clare County Council from 2019 to 2020.[6]
Garvey was an unsuccessful Green Party candidate in the 2020 Irish general election for the Clare constituency. A fluent Irish speaker, she represented the Greens on the Irish-language TV debate on TG4 prior to that election.[7]
Personal life
She has one son.[8]
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References
- "Róisín Garvey". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
- "Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces his 11 Seanad nominees". thejournal.ie. The Journal. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
- "TheJournal.ie". TheJournal.ie.
- says, Celeste (20 November 2018). "Garvey hoping to follow in her father's footsteps".
- Kolås, Robin Munkvold and Line (18 September 2015). "ECGBL2015-9th European Conference on Games Based Learning: ECGBL2015". Academic Conferences and publishing limited – via Google Books.
- "Ennistymon Electoral Area Elected Members". Clare County Council. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
- https://www.donegallive.ie/news/news/513694/donegal-td-to-take-part-in-tg4-election-debate.html
- McMahon, Páraic (7 February 2020). "'I'm one of the strongest rural candidates the Greens have had' – Garvey". Clare Echo. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
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