Eileen Flynn (politician)

Eileen Flynn
Flynn in 2020
Senator
Assumed office
29 June 2020
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born1989 or 1990 (age 34–35)[1]
Ballyfermot, Dublin, Ireland
Political partyIndependent
SpouseLiam Whyte
Children2
Alma mater

Eileen Flynn (Irish: Eileen Ní Fhloinn; born 1989/1990) is an Irish independent politician who has served as a Senator since June 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.[2]

Her background is in community development and activism on behalf of Irish Travellers. In June 2020, Taoiseach Micheál Martin appointed Flynn to Seanad Éireann, the Irish Senate.[3] She is the first Traveller to serve in the Oireachtas (legislature).[1][4]

  1. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference Holland was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Eileen Flynn". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  3. ^ Kelly, Fiach. "Nine of Taoiseach's 11 Seanad appointees are women". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Sunday with Miriam podcast". Sunday with Miriam podcast. 28 June 2020. Event occurs at 40:00. RTE Radio 1. Archived from the original on 26 May 2019. Retrieved 30 June 2020. Miriam O'Callaghan: Are you the first traveller to be elected to the Oireachtas? Flynn: Myself and Pádraig Mac Lochlainn would have had a conversation around this in March actually . Myself and Pádraig have different traveller experience. I was born and reared on a halting site, Pádraig wasn't. We have different upbringings, but we're no less than each other. I don't think he fully identifies as a traveller person, whereas I do because my mother and father were both members of the travelling community