Emer Currie (born 1 May 1979)[1][2] is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Senator since June 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.[3][4]

Emer Currie
Currie in 2020
Senator
Assumed office
29 June 2020
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born (1979-05-01) 1 May 1979 (age 45)
County Tyrone
NationalityIrish
Political partyFine Gael
SpouseMalcolm Craig
Children2
Parent
Alma materQueen's University Belfast

She previously served as a member of Fingal County Council from 2019 to 2020.[5]

Currie was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2020 general election as the Fine Gael running mate of outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Dublin West.[6][7]

Her father, Austin Currie, was a founding member of the SDLP, former Minister of State, and TD.[8]

References

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  1. ^ "'We intend on being prepared for election' - daughter of former Fine Gael minister selected as Varadkar's running mate". independent.ie. The Independent. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  2. ^ Emer Currie (1 May 2023). "Here it is! And released on my birthday too. When I was asked to do a TedTalk in Stormont of all places, there was only one thing I could talk about…a man who changed it forever". Archived from the original on 9 June 2023 – via Twitter.
  3. ^ "Emer Currie". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces his 11 Seanad nominees". thejournal.ie. The Journal. 27 June 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  5. ^ "Emer Currie Dublin West". Fine Gael. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  6. ^ O'Halloran, Marie (10 February 2020). "Dublin West results: Joan Burton and Ruth Coppinger lose seats". Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  7. ^ "Election 2020: Dublin West". Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  8. ^ "'We intend on being prepared for election' - daughter of former Fine Gael minister selected as Varadkar's running mate". independent.ie. The Independent. 9 July 2018. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
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