Neasa Hourigan

Neasa Hourigan is an Irish Green Party politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency since the 2020 general election.[1]

Neasa Hourigan

TD
Hourigan in 2020
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
February 2020
ConstituencyDublin Central
Personal details
BornLimerick, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyGreen Party
Spouse(s)Colin Toomey (m. 2005)
Children3
Alma mater
Websiteneasahourigan.com

Early life

Hourigan was born in Limerick. Her father Michael Hourigan is a former Fine Gael Limerick City Councillor as well as a former Mayor of Limerick.[2] Neasa was educated at Laurel Hill Colaiste FCJ.[3] She later went on to graduated with a Bachelor of Architecture from Dublin Institute of Technology, a Master of Architecture from University College Dublin, and a PhD from Queen's University Belfast, where she later lectured.[4]

Political career

She was elected to represent Cabra-Glasnevin local electoral area on Dublin City Council at the 2019 local elections.[5] She is the Green Party's Spokesperson for Finance.[6] Darcy Lonergan was co-opted to Hourigan's seat on Dublin City Council following her election to the Dáil.

Hourigan helped to establish the Irish Pedestrian Network born out of Dublin Blockers, a social media campaign she started in 2018 highlighting the issues pedestrians in Central Dublin were facing.[7] Within this network, she organised an activist group, Streets are for People.[8]

On 30 July 2020, Hourigan resigned as party whip of the Green Party, but is not leaving the party after voting against the Government twice on amendments to the Residential Tenancies Bill.[9][10] She was later sanctioned by party leader Eamon Ryan by having her speaking rights withdrawn for two months.[11]

Personal life

Hourigan lives in Cabra, Dublin. She has three children, one of whom has a sight disability.[4]

References
  1. "Neasa Hourigan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. Rabbitts, Nick (12 December 2018). "Daughter of former Limerick mayor to seek election with the Green Party". Limerick Leader. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  3. Grennan, Dan (31 July 2020). "Coalition bedlam". Irish Daily Mail.
  4. "About". neasahourigan.com. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. "The Green Wave: a new breed of eco-councillors". 26 May 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  6. "The Green Party promises free student travel, public housing and a Universal Basic Income". thejournal.ie. 25 January 2020. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  7. McGuire, Erin (13 February 2019). "A New Pedestrian Advocacy Network Seeks Others to Get Involved". Dublin Enquirer. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  8. Ginty, Cian (31 August 2019). "'Streets Are For People' staging second day of action at Lower Liffey Street". Irish Cycle. Retrieved 11 February 2020.
  9. Hurley, Sandra (30 July 2020). "Green TD Neasa Hourigan resigns as party whip". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  10. Finn, Christina (30 July 2020). "Green Party TD Neasa Hourigan resigns as party whip after voting against government rental Bill". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  11. "Green Party sanctions O'Brien, Hourigan over Dáil vote". RTÉ News and Current Affairs. 31 July 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2020.


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