Mary Seery Kearney is an Irish

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politician who has served as a

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since June 2020, after being

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Early life

Seery Kearney worked as a

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, educator and business woman and as chief executive of a housing association.

Political career

Seery Kearney worked as a Fine Gael Parliamentary Advisor and wrote a number of submissions on behalf of Fine Gael TDs participating in the

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. Seery Kearney served as a member of

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from 2019 to 2020. She unsuccessfully stood for the Labour Panel at the 2020 Seanad election. She was nominated to the Seanad by

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Micheál Martin in June 2020, and has been described as a possible future Dáil candidate in Dublin South-Central.

Personal life

Seery Kearney lives in Templeogue with her husband David Kearney, also a lawyer, and their daughter.

References

External links

Mary Seery Kearney's page on the Fine Gael website
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