Kathryn Reilly (born 17 September 1988) is an

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Sinn Féin Sinn Féin ( , ; en, " eOurselves") is an Irish republican and democratic socialist political party active throughout both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The original Sinn Féin organisation was founded in 1905 by Arthur G ...

politician and former member of

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. She grew up in

Ballyjamesduff Ballyjamesduff () is a town in County Cavan, Ireland. A former market town, it was the winner of the 1966 and 1967 Irish Tidy Towns Competition. History The first mention of Ballyjamesduff is found in The Registry of Deeds, Kings Inns, Henrie ...

, County Cavan. She has a degree in economics from

Dublin City University Dublin City University (abbreviated as DCU) ( ga, Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath) is a university based on the Northside of Dublin, Ireland. Created as the ''National Institute for Higher Education, Dublin'' in 1975, it enrolled its ...

, and a master's degree in European economic and public affairs from

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. She previously worked as a parliamentary assistant to former Sinn Féin TD Arthur Morgan. She first entered politics for election to Dáil Éireann in the Cavan–Monaghan constituency at the 2011 general election, but was not elected. In April 2011 she was elected to

on the

Industrial and Commercial Panel The Industrial and Commercial Panel ( ga, An Rolla Tionscail Agus Tráchtála) is one of five vocational panels which together elect 43 of the 60 members of Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (the legislature of Ireland). The In ...

. She was the youngest member of the Oireachtas in 2011; having been elected at age 22, and she is the youngest ever elected member of the Seanad. She was again an unsuccessful candidate in the Cavan–Monaghan constituency at the 2016 general election. In March 2016 she confirmed her intention not to run for re-election to the Seanad, saying she felt "cast aside" by the party.

References

External links

Kathryn Reilly's page on the Sinn Féin website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reilly, Kathryn 1988 births Living people Sinn Féin senators Members of the 24th Seanad 21st-century women members of Seanad Éireann Politicians from County Cavan Alumni of Dublin City University Alumni of University College Dublin People from Ballyjamesduff