Róisín Garvey (born 5 July 1973) is an Irish Green Party politician who has served as a

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since June 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.

Early life

Garvey grew up in Inagh and attended Coláiste Muire, Ennis and NUI Galway. Her father, Flan Garvey, was a Fianna Fáil member of Clare County Council between 1985 and 2009. Garvey formerly worked for An Taisce.

Political career

She previously served as a member of Clare County Council from 2019 to 2020. Garvey was an unsuccessful Green Party candidate in the

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for the

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constituency. A fluent Irish speaker, she represented the Greens on the Irish-language TV debate on

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prior to that election. On 24 March 2021, Garvey was one of three Green Party senators to table a motion of no confidence against party chairperson

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, after Chu announced her candidacy in a Seanad bye-election as an independent.

Personal life

She has one son.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Garvey, Roisin 1973 births Living people Members of the 26th Seanad 21st-century women members of Seanad Éireann Politicians from County Clare Green Party (Ireland) senators Nominated members of Seanad Éireann Local councillors in County Clare