Órlaithí Flynn (born 13 May 1988) is an Irish politician and MLA who represents Belfast West in the Northern Ireland Assembly. The daughter of Patrick Flynn, an Irish republican in West Belfast, Flynn was educated at St Dominic's Grammar School for Girls before studying politics at the

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. She then completed a master's degree in Irish politics at Queen's University Belfast.John Manley,
Órlaithí Flynn is new Sinn Féin MLA for West Belfast
, ''

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'', 2 December 2016Órlaithí Flynn set to become new MLA
, ''

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'', 1 December 2016 Flynn joined

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as a teenager. She worked as an adviser to a succession of politicians: Rosie McCorley, Sue Ramsey and, finally,

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. In 2016, she was selected by the party to become a

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for Belfast West, replacing

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. Flynn was re-elected in the assembly elections of March 2017.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Flynn, Órlaithí 1988 births Living people Alumni of Queen's University Belfast Alumni of Ulster University Politicians from Belfast Sinn Féin MLAs Northern Ireland MLAs 2016–2017 Northern Ireland MLAs 2017–2022 Female members of the Northern Ireland Assembly People educated at St Dominic's Grammar School for Girls Northern Ireland MLAs 2022–2027