Órlaithí Flynn is an Irish politician and MLA who represents Belfast West in the

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. 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 University of Ulster. She then completed a master's degree in Irish politics at

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.John Manley,
Órlaithí Flynn is new Sinn Féin MLA for West Belfast
, '' Irish News'', 2 December 2016Órlaithí Flynn set to become new MLA
, '' Andersonstown News'', 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, Alex Maskey. In 2016, she was selected by the party to become a

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for Belfast West, replacing Jennifer McCann. Flynn was re-elected in the assembly elections of March 2017.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Flynn, Órlaithí 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 Year of birth missing (living people)