This is a list of women Teachtaí Dála (TDs). It includes all women who have been elected to Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas, the bicameral parliament of

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History

As of July 2021, a total of 131 women have been elected to the Dáil. The first woman TD was

Constance Markievicz Constance Georgine Markievicz ( pl, Markiewicz ; ' Gore-Booth; 4 February 1868 – 15 July 1927), also known as Countess Markievicz and Madame Markievicz, was an Irish politician, revolutionary, nationalist, suffragist, socialist, and the firs ...

, elected in 1918 to the

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, and she was joined by five other women in the 2nd Dáil. The number fell to one in the

6th Dáil 6 (six) is the natural number following 5 and preceding 7. It is a composite number and the smallest perfect number. In mathematics Six is the smallest positive integer which is neither a square number nor a prime number; it is the second small ...

, rose again and fell back to two in the

9th Dáil 9 (nine) is the natural number following and preceding . Evolution of the Arabic digit In the beginning, various Indians wrote a digit 9 similar in shape to the modern closing question mark without the bottom dot. The Kshatrapa, Andhra and ...

. The 1981 general election to the 22nd Dáil saw the tally exceed ten for the first time, when six newly elected women brought the total to eleven. The arrival of nine newly elected women TDs in 1992 brought a total of 20 women to the

27th Dáil 7 (seven) is the natural number following 6 and preceding 8. It is the only prime number preceding a cube. As an early prime number in the series of positive integers, the number seven has greatly symbolic associations in religion, mythology, s ...

. 25 women were elected at the 2011 general election to the

31st Dáil 31 (thirty-one) is the natural number following 30 and preceding 32. It is a prime number. In mathematics 31 is the 11th prime number. It is a superprime and a self prime (after 3, 5, and 7), as no integer added up to its base 10 digits ...

. 35 women (22%) were elected to the

32nd Dáil 3 (three) is a number, numeral and digit. It is the natural number following 2 and preceding 4, and is the smallest odd prime number and the only prime preceding a square number. It has religious or cultural significance in many societie ...

in 2016.

Women in Dáil Éireann

Timeline

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(1919–27)" bar:KathleenClarke from:16/08/1921 till:16/06/1922 color:SF text:"

Kathleen Clarke Kathleen Clarke (; ga, Caitlín Bean Uí Chléirigh; 11 April 1878 – 29 September 1972) was a founder member of Cumann na mBan, a women's paramilitary organisation formed in Ireland in 1914, and one of very few privy to the plans of the East ...

(1921–22)" bar:AdaEnglish from:16/08/1921 till:16/06/1922 color:SF text:" Ada English (1921–22)" bar:MargaretPearse from:16/08/1921 till:16/06/1922 color:SF text:"

Margaret Pearse Margaret Pearse (; 12 February 1857 – 22 April 1932) was an Irish politician. She was the mother of Patrick Pearse and Willie Pearse, who were both executed after the 1916 Easter Rising. She was later elected to Dáil Éireann. Early life M ...

(1921–22)" bar:MaryMacSwiney from:16/08/1921 till:16/06/1922 color:SF text:"

Mary MacSwiney Mary MacSwiney (pronounced 'MacSweeney'; ga, Máire Nic Shuibhne; 27 March 1872 – 8 March 1942) was an Irish politician and educationalist. In 1927 she became deputy leader of Sinn Féin when Éamon de Valera resigned from the presidency of ...

(1921–Jun 1927)" bar:KathleenOCallaghan from:16/08/1921 till:19/09/1923 color:SF text:" Kathleen O'Callaghan (1921–23)" bar:CaitlínBrugha from:16/08/1921 till:25/08/1927 color:SF text:"

Caitlín Brugha Caitlín Brugha (; 11 December 1879 – 1 December 1959) was an Irish Sinn Féin politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency from 1923 to 1927. Early life Kingston was born in Birr, County Offaly to William King ...

(1923–Jun 1927)" bar:KathleenLynn from:19/09/1923 till:23/05/1927 color:SF text:"

Kathleen Lynn Kathleen Florence Lynn (28 January 1874 – 14 September 1955) was an Irish Sinn Féin politician, activist and medical doctor. Lynn was so greatly affected by the poverty and disease among the poor in the west of Ireland that, at 16, she decid ...

(1923–Sep 1927)" bar:MargaretCollinsODriscoll from:19/09/1923 till:02/01/1933 color:CNAG text:" Margaret Collins-O'Driscoll (1923–33)" bar:KathleenClarke2 from:23/06/1927 till:25/08/1927 color:FF text:"

(Jun–Sep 1927)" bar:MaryReynolds from:09/03/1932 till:02/01/1933 color:CNAG text:" Mary Reynolds (1932–33)" bar:BridgetRedmond from:08/02/1933 till:08/09/1933 color:CNAG bar:BridgetRedmond from:08/09/1933 till:03/05/1952 color:FG text:" Bridget Redmond (1933–52)" bar:MaryReynolds2 from:21/07/1937 till:15/09/1961 color:FG text:" Mary Reynolds (1937–61)" bar:BridgetRice from:30/06/1938 till:24/04/1954 color:FF text:"

Bridget Rice Bridget Mary Rice (; 7 May 1885 – 9 December 1967) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. She was born on 7 May 1885 in Louisburgh, County Mayo to Walter Heneghan and Bridget McGreal. Her brother John Heneghan was a Columban priest. A postmi ...

(1938–54)" bar:MaryRyan from:09/06/1944 till:15/09/1961 color:FF text:" Mary Ryan (1944–61)" bar:HonorCrowley from:04/12/1945 till:18/10/1966 color:FF text:" Honor Crowley (1945–66)" bar:CeliaLynch from:02/06/1954 till:25/05/1977 color:FF text:"

Celia Lynch Celia Lynch (; 6 May 1908 – 16 June 1989) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician, assistant Government Whip, and Teachta Dála (TD) for 23 years. She also served as a Dublin City Councillor for many years. Her birthplace was Duras House, Kinvar ...

(1954–77)" bar:MaureenOCarroll from:02/06/1954 till:12/02/1957 color:LAB text:"

Maureen O'Carroll Maureen O'Carroll (; 29 March 1913 – 9 May 1984) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-Central constituency from 1954 to 1957. She led the way with women border guards and ensuring that ...

(1954–57)" bar:KathleenOConnor from:29/02/1956 till:12/02/1957 color:CNAP text:" Kathleen O'Connor (1956–57)" bar:BrigidHoganOHiggins from:20/03/1957 till:25/05/1977 color:FG text:"

Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins Brigid Hogan-O'Higgins (; 10 March 1932 – 2 November 2022) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1957 to 1977. She was the first woman to represent County Galway in Dáil Eireann. Biography Brigid Hogan ...

(1957–77)" bar:SheilaGalvin from:19/02/1964 till:18/03/1965 color:FF text:"

Sheila Galvin Sheila Galvin (23 February 1914 – 20 March 1983) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. She was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork Borough constituency at the February 1964 by election caused by the d ...

(1964–65)" bar:JoanBurke from:08/07/1964 till:21/05/1981 color:FG text:" Joan Burke (1964–81)" bar:EileenDesmond from:10/03/1965 till:22/05/1969 color:LAB text:"

Eileen Desmond Eileen Christine Desmond (; 29 December 1932 – 6 January 2005) was an Irish Labour Party politician who served as Minister for Health and Minister for Social Welfare from 1981 to 1982. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1965 to 1969, 19 ...

(1965–69)" bar:EileenDesmond2 from:14/03/1973 till:21/01/1987 color:LAB text:"

(1973–87)" bar:MáireGeogheganQuinn from:04/03/1975 till:15/05/1997 color:FF text:"

Máire Geoghegan-Quinn Máire Geoghegan-Quinn (; born 5 September 1950) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as European Commissioner for Research, Innovation and Science from 2010 to 2014, Member of the European Court of Auditors from 2000 to 2010, ...

(1975–97)" bar:KitAhern from:05/07/1977 till:21/05/1981 color:FF text:"

Kit Ahern Catherine Ita Ahern (; 13 January 1915 – 27 December 2007) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry North constituency from 1977 to 1981 and a Senator from 1964 to 1977. Ahern was the first woman t ...

(1977–81)" bar:SíledeValera from:05/07/1977 till:21/05/1981 color:FF text:"

Síle de Valera Síle, Gaelic-Irish female given name. Bearers of the name * Síle Ní Mathgamna, died 1473. * Síle Ní Siurtáin, died 1485. * Síle Níc Ceallaigh, died 1486. * Síle Níc Carthaigh, died 1489. * Síle Ní Raghalligh, died 1491. * Síle ...

(1977–81)" bar:EileenLemass from:05/07/1977 till:21/01/1987 color:FF text:"

Eileen Lemass Eileen Lemass (; born 7 July 1932) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician, who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1977 to 1987, and also as a member of the European Parliament from 1984 to 1989. Early life and education She was born in Co ...

(1977–87)" bar:MyraBarry from:07/11/1979 till:21/01/1987 color:FG text:" Myra Barry (1979–87)" bar:CarrieAcheson from:30/06/1981 till:27/02/1982 color:FF text:"

Carrie Acheson Caroline Acheson (; 11 September 1934 – 16 January 2023) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician. Career Acheson was born in Tipperary in 1934, daughter of Matt Barlow, Republican activist in the Irish War of Independence. She was educated at t ...

(1981–Feb 1982)" bar:NualaFennell from:30/06/1981 till:21/01/1987 color:FG text:" Nuala Fennell (1981–87)" bar:MaryFlaherty from:30/06/1981 till:15/05/1997 color:FG text:" Mary Flaherty (1981–97)" bar:AliceGlenn from:30/06/1981 till:27/02/1982 color:FG text:"

Alice Glenn Alice Glenn (; 17 December 1921 – 16 December 2011) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency from 1981 to 1982 and 1982 to 1987. Although only briefly apart of national politics ...

(1981–Feb 1982)" bar:MaryHarney from:30/06/1981 till:21/12/1985 color:FF bar:MaryHarney from:21/12/1985 till:20/11/2009 color:PD bar:MaryHarney from:20/11/2009 till:01/02/2011 color:IND text:"

Mary Harney Mary Harney (born 11 March 1953) is an Irish former politician and the current Chancellor of the University of Limerick. She was leader of the Progressive Democrats party between 1993 and 2006 and again from 2007 to 2008, resuming the role aft ...

(1981–2011)" bar:NoraOwen from:30/06/1981 till:21/01/1987 color:FG text:"

Nora Owen Nora Owen (; born 1 June 1945) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Minister for Justice from 1994 to 1997 and Deputy Leader of Fine Gael from 1993 to 2001. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North constituency ...

(1981–87)" bar:MadeleineTaylorQuinn from:30/06/1981 till:27/02/1982 color:FG text:"

Madeleine Taylor-Quinn Madeleine Taylor-Quinn (born 26 May 1951) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel from 1981 to 1982 and 1992 to 2002 and a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Clare constituency from 1981 to 1 ...

(1981–Feb 1982)" bar:GemmaHussey from:09/03/1982 till:25/05/1989 color:FG text:"

Gemma Hussey Gemma Hussey (; born 11 November 1938) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as Minister for Social Welfare from 1986 to 1987, Minister for Labour from January 1987 to March 1987, Minister for Education from 1982 to 1986, Leader ...

(Feb 1982–89)" bar:AliceGlenn2 from:14/12/1982 till:21/01/1987 color:FG text:"

(Nov 1982–87)" bar:MonicaBarnes from:14/12/1982 till:05/11/1992 color:FG text:" Monica Barnes (Nov 1982–92)" bar:AvrilDoyle from:14/12/1982 till:21/01/1987 color:FG text:"

Avril Doyle Avril Doyle (; born 18 April 1949) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Minister of State from 1986 to 1987 and from 1995 to 1997. She served as a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from 1999 to 2004 and 2004 to 2009, a Te ...

(Nov 1982–87)" bar:MadeleineTaylorQuinn2 from:14/12/1982 till:05/11/1992 color:FG text:"

(Nov 1982–92)" bar:MaryORourke from:14/12/1982 till:29/04/2002 color:FF text:"

Mary O'Rourke Mary O'Rourke (; born 31 May 1937) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician who served as Leader of the Seanad and Leader of Fianna Fáil in the Seanad from 2002 to 2007, Deputy leader of Fianna Fáil from 1994 to 2002, Minister for Public ...

(Nov 1982–2002)" bar:AnneColley from:10/03/1987 till:25/05/1989 color:PD text:" Anne Colley (1987–89)" bar:GeraldineKennedy from:10/03/1987 till:25/05/1989 color:PD text:"

Geraldine Kennedy Geraldine Kennedy (born 1 September 1951) is an Irish journalist and politician who served as the first female editor of ''The Irish Times'' newspaper. She previously served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dún Laoghaire constituency from 1987 ...

(1987–89)" bar:MaryMooney from:10/03/1987 till:25/05/1989 color:FF text:" Mary Mooney (1987–89)" bar:MáirínQuill from:10/03/1987 till:15/05/1997 color:PD text:" Máirín Quill (1987–97)" bar:MaryCoughlan from:10/03/1987 till:01/02/2011 color:FF text:" Mary Coughlan (1987–2011)" bar:NoraOwen2 from:29/06/1989 till:29/04/2002 color:FG text:"

(1989–2002)" bar:NualaFennell2 from:29/06/1989 till:05/11/1992 color:FG text:" Nuala Fennell (1989–92)" bar:TheresaAhearn from:29/06/1989 till:20/09/2000 color:FG text:"

Theresa Ahearn Theresa Ahearn (; 1 May 1951 – 20 September 2000) was an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála for the Tipperary South constituency from 1989 to 2000. Political career Her first elected office was as a member of South T ...

(1989–2000)" bar:MaryWallace from:29/06/1989 till:01/02/2011 color:FF text:"

Mary Wallace Mary Wallace (born 13 June 1959) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath and Meath East constituencies from 1989 to 2011. Early life Wallace was born in County Dublin in 1959. She was educa ...

(1989–2011)" bar:NiamhBhreathnach from:14/12/1992 till:15/05/1997 color:LAB text:"

Niamh Bhreathnach Niamh Síle Bhreathnach (; born 1 June 1945) is a former Irish Labour Party politician who served as Minister for Education from 1993 to 1994 and 1994 to 1997. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dún Laoghaire constituency from 1992 to ...

(1992–97)" bar:EithneFitzGerald from:14/12/1992 till:15/05/1997 color:LAB text:" Eithne FitzGerald (1992–97)" bar:JoanBurton from:14/12/1992 till:15/05/1997 color:LAB text:"

Joan Burton Joan Burton (born 1 February 1949) is a former Irish Labour Party politician who served as Tánaiste and Leader of the Labour Party from 2014 to 2016, Minister for Social Protection from 2011 to 2016, Deputy Leader of the Labour Party from 2 ...

(1992–97)" bar:FrancesFitzgerald from:14/12/1992 till:29/04/2002 color:FG text:" Frances Fitzgerald (1992–2002)" bar:HelenKeogh from:14/12/1992 till:15/05/1997 color:PD text:" Helen Keogh (1992–97)" bar:LizMcManus from:14/12/1992 till:24/01/1999 color:DEML bar:LizMcManus from:24/01/1999 till:01/02/2011 color:LAB text:" Liz McManus (1992–2011)" bar:BreedaMoynihanCronin from:14/12/1992 till:30/04/2007 color:LAB text:" Breeda Moynihan-Cronin (1992–2007)" bar:LizODonnell from:14/12/1992 till:30/04/2007 color:PD text:"

Liz O'Donnell Liz O'Donnell (born 1 July 1956) is a former Irish Progressive Democrats politician, who represented Dublin South as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1992 to 2007. Early and personal life O'Donnell was born in Dublin in 1956, where her father worked f ...

(1992–2007)" bar:RóisínShortall from:14/12/1992 till:26/09/2012 color:LAB bar:RóisínShortall from:26/09/2012 till:15/07/2015 color:IND bar:RóisínShortall from:15/07/2015 till:01/01/2023 color:SOCDEM text:"

Róisín Shortall Róisín Shortall (born 25 April 1954) is an Irish Social Democrats politician who has been joint leader of the Social Democrats since June 2015. She has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency since 1992. She previousl ...

(1992–)" bar:AvrilDoyle2 from:14/12/1992 till:15/05/1997 color:FG text:"

(1992–97)" bar:KathleenLynch from:10/11/1994 till:24/01/1999 color:DEML bar:KathleenLynch from:24/01/1999 till:03/02/2016 color:LAB text:" Kathleen Lynch (1994–2016)" bar:MildredFox from:29/06/1995 till:30/04/2007 color:IND text:"

Mildred Fox Mildred Fox (born 17 June 1971) is a former Irish Independent politician. She was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency from 1995 to 2007. Private life She was educated at St. Kilian's Community School in Bray and is a graduate of U ...

(1995–2007)" bar:CeciliaKeaveney from:02/04/1996 till:30/04/2007 color:FF text:"

Cecilia Keaveney Cecilia Keaveney (born 27 November 1968) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. She was a Teachta Dála (TD) and a Senator from 1996 to 2011. Early life She was born in Derry, Northern Ireland. She was educated at Carndonagh Community Sc ...

(1996–2007)" bar:MonicaBarnes2 from:26/06/1997 till:29/04/2002 color:FG text:" Monica Barnes (1997–2002)" bar:DeirdreClune from:26/06/1997 till:29/04/2002 color:FG text:"

Deirdre Clune Deirdre Clune (; born 1 June 1959) is an Irish politician who is a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland for the South constituency. She is a member of Fine Gael, part of the European People's Party. She previously served as a Se ...

(1997–2002)" bar:BeverleyFlynn from:26/06/1997 till:01/04/2001 color:FF bar:BeverleyFlynn from:01/04/2001 till:01/04/2002 color:IND bar:BeverleyFlynn from:01/04/2002 till:01/05/2004 color:FF bar:BeverleyFlynn from:01/05/2004 till:03/04/2008 color:IND bar:BeverleyFlynn from:03/04/2008 till:01/02/2011 color:FF text:" Beverley Flynn (1997–2011)" bar:MaryHanafin from:26/06/1997 till:01/02/2011 color:FF text:"

Mary Hanafin Mary Hanafin (born 1 June 1959) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as Minister for Tourism, Culture and Sport from 2010 to 2011, Deputy Leader of Fianna Fáil from January 2011 to March 2011, Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Inn ...

(1997–2011)" bar:MarianMcGennis from:26/06/1997 till:29/04/2002 color:FF text:" Marian McGennis (1997–2002)" bar:OliviaMitchell from:26/06/1997 till:03/02/2016 color:FF text:"

Olivia Mitchell Olivia Mitchell (born 31 July 1947) is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South (Dáil constituency), Dublin South constituency from 1997 to 2016. Mitchell was born in Birr, County Offaly, Bi ...

(1997–2016)" bar:JanOSullivan from:11/03/1998 till:09/02/2020 color:LAB text:"

Jan O'Sullivan Jan O'Sullivan (; born 6 December 1950) is a former Irish Labour Party politician who served as Minister for Education and Skills from 2014 to 2016 and as a Minister of State from 2011 to 2014. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Lime ...

(1998–2020)" bar:MaryUpton from:27/10/1999 till:01/02/2011 color:LAB text:"

Mary Upton Mary Upton (born 30 May 1946) is a former Irish Labour Party politician. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-Central constituency from 1999 to 2011. Upton was born in Kilrush, County Clare and was educated at Coláiste Mhu ...

(1999–2011)" bar:JoanBurton2 from:06/06/2002 till:09/02/2020 color:LAB text:"

(2002–20)" bar:FrancesFitzgerald2 from:06/06/2002 till:02/07/2019 color:FG text:" Frances Fitzgerald (2002–19)" bar:OlwynEnright from:06/06/2002 till:01/02/2011 color:FG text:"

Olwyn Enright Olwyn Enright (born 1 July 1974) is a former Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Laois–Offaly constituency from 2002 to 2011. Early life and education Born in Birr, County Offaly, she is the daughter of Tom ...

(2002–11)" bar:MarianHarkin from:06/06/2002 till:30/04/2007 color:IND text:"

Marian Harkin Marian Harkin (born 26 November 1953) is an Irish Independent politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Sligo–Leitrim constituency since the 2020 general election, and previously from 2002 to 2007. She previously served as a Membe ...

(2002–07)" bar:MáireHoctor from:06/06/2002 till:01/02/2011 color:FF text:"

Máire Hoctor Máire Hoctor (born 20 January 1963) is a former Irish Fianna Fáil politician. She was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Tipperary North constituency from 2002 to 2011. She was educated at St. Mary's secondary school, Nenagh and St Patrick's Col ...

(2002–11)" bar:FionaOMalley from:06/06/2002 till:30/04/2007 color:PD text:"

Fiona O'Malley Fiona O'Malley (born 19 January 1968) is a former Irish politician who served as a Senator from 2007 to 2011, after being nominated by the Taoiseach. She served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dún Laoghaire constituency from 2002 to 2007. Po ...

(2002–07)" bar:MaeSexton from:06/06/2002 till:30/04/2007 color:PD text:"

Mae Sexton Mae Sexton (born 28 April 1955) is an Irish former independent politician. She was previously a Progressive Democrats Teachta Dála (TD) for the Longford–Roscommon constituency from 2002 to 2007. Background She is a native of the townland of ...

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(2016–20)" bar:MarianHarkin2 from:09/02/2020 till:01/01/2023 color:IND text:"

(2020–)" bar:HollyCairns from:09/02/2020 till:01/01/2023 color:SOCDEM text:" Holly Cairns (2020–)" bar:JenniferCarrollMacNeill from:09/02/2020 till:01/01/2023 color:FG text:" Jennifer Carroll MacNeill (2020–)" bar:SorcaClarke from:09/02/2020 till:01/01/2023 color:IND text:" Sorca Clarke (2020–)" bar:RoseConwayWalsh from:09/02/2020 till:01/01/2023 color:SF text:"

Rose Conway-Walsh Rose Conway-Walsh ( née Conway) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo constituency since the 2020 general election. She previously served as a Leader of Sinn Féin in the Seanad and a Senator for th ...

(2020–)" bar:ReadaCronin from:09/02/2020 till:01/01/2023 color:SF text:" Réada Cronin (2020–)" bar:MaireadFarrell from:09/02/2020 till:01/01/2023 color:SF text:"

Mairéad Farrell Mairéad Farrell ( ga, Máiréad Ní Fhearghail or ''Mairéad Ní Fhearail'') (3 March 1957 – 6 March 1988) was a member of the Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA). She was shot dead by the British Army in Gibraltar on 6 March 1988.Pg 30 ...

(2020–)" bar:NormaFoley from:09/02/2020 till:01/01/2023 color:FF text:" Norma Foley (2020–)" bar:EmerHiggins from:09/02/2020 till:01/01/2023 color:FG text:" Emer Higgins (2020–)" bar:NeasaHourigan from:09/02/2020 till:01/01/2023 color:GREEN text:"

Neasa Hourigan Neasa Hourigan (born October 1980) is an Irish Green Party politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency since the 2020 general election. She was Chair of the Committee on Budgetary Oversight from September ...

(2020–)" bar:ClaireKerrane from:09/02/2020 till:01/01/2023 color:SF text:" Claire Kerrane (2020–)" bar:JenniferMurnaneOConnor from:09/02/2020 till:01/01/2023 color:FF text:" Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (2020–)" bar:blankline from:01/01/2000 till:02/01/2000 color:canvas text:" "

Number of women elected in each Dáil

Notes

References

Sources and external links

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Oireachtas Members DatabaseElectionsIreland.org
{{DEFAULTSORT:List of women in Dail Eireann Teachtai Dala +Women Teachtai Dala