Catherine Ardagh

Catherine Ardagh
Leader of Fianna Fáil in the Seanad
In office
18 May 2016 – 29 June 2020
LeaderMicheál Martin
Preceded byDarragh O'Brien
Succeeded byLisa Chambers
Senator
Assumed office
8 June 2016
ConstituencyIndustrial and Commercial Panel
Personal details
Born (1982-09-20) 20 September 1982 (age 42)
Crumlin, Dublin, Ireland
Political partyFianna Fáil
Spouse
Darragh McShea
(m. 2010)
Children2
Parent
Alma mater
Websitecatherineardagh.ie

Catherine Ardagh (born 20 September 1982) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as a Senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel since May 2016. She previously served as Leader of Fianna Fáil in the Seanad from 2016 to 2020.[1]

She was a member of Dublin City Council from 2014 to 2016.[2][3] She is the daughter of former TD Seán Ardagh.[4] She was an unsuccessful candidate for the Dublin South-Central constituency at the 2016 and 2020 general elections.[2][5] She is the Fianna Fáil Seanad spokesperson on Social Protection. She was re-elected as a Senator at the 2020 Seanad election.

In 2024, Ardagh was selected to contest the next general election for the Dublin South-Central constituency.[6]

  1. ^ "Catherine Ardagh". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 30 December 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  2. ^ a b "Catherine Ardagh". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 6 August 2020. Retrieved 20 July 2019.
  3. ^ McConnell, Daniel (20 April 2016). "Seanad candidates angry as Fianna Fáil runs 'preferred' list". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 21 April 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Election 2016: Catherine Ardagh". RTÉ News. 17 December 2015. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 27 April 2016.
  5. ^ Power, Jack (10 February 2020). "Dublin South-Central results: Fine Gael junior minister Catherine Byrne loses seat". Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  6. ^ Kavanagh, Adrian (10 July 2024). "Candidates for the 2024/2025 General Election by Dáil constituency". Irish Elections. Retrieved 23 September 2024.