Pauline O'Reilly

Pauline O'Reilly is an Irish Green Party politician, who was elected to Seanad Éireann in April 2020.[1][2]

Senator

Pauline O'Reilly
Senator
Assumed office
April 2020
ConstituencyLabour Panel
Galway City Councillor
In office
May 2019 – April 2020
ConstituencyGalway City West
Personal details
NationalityIrish
Political partyGreen Party
Children2
Alma materUniversity College Dublin
Law Society of Ireland

Early life and education

O'Reilly qualified as a solicitor. She is chairwoman of the Galway Steiner National School.

Political career

O'Reilly was elected to Galway City Council at the 2019 Irish local elections.[3]

O'Reilly stood unsuccessfully in Galway West in the 2020 general election. She won 6% of first preference votes and finished ninth in the 5 seater constituency.[4][5]

She was elected to Seanad Éireann in 2020 for the Labour Panel.[6] Niall Murphy was co-opted to O'Reilly's seat on Galway City Council following her election to the Seanad. She was the Green Party spokesperson for Children and Youth affairs.[7] She was replaced by newly-elected TD Patrick Costello after a frontbench reshuffle on the 30th of April 2020. [8]

Personal life

O'Reilly has two children and practises unschooling with them.[9][10] Her husband Conor works from home.[11]

References
  1. "Pauline O'Reilly". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
  2. McMorrow, Conor (4 May 2019). "Why the Local Elections matter". RTÉ News. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  3. "O'Reilly sets out priorities for Election 2020 campaign". advertiser.ie. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  4. "Pauline O'Reilly to run for Greens in Galway West". advertiser.ie. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  5. "Party unstuck by a green wave of a different hue". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  6. "Seanad elections: Traveller candidate narrowly loses out on election". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  7. "The new Green councillors you have never heard of before". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  8. "Green Party Spokespeople". Green Party. 30 April 2020. Retrieved 4 August 2020.
  9. "Pauline O'Reilly". Green Party. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  10. "Unschooling in Galway – one family on its experience of teaching at home". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  11. "Books, maps and lots of Lego: how to furnish your home school". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.


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