Emer Currie

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

Senator
Emer Currie
Currie in 2020
Senator
Assumed office
29 June 2020
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
BornMay 1979
Northern Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyFine Gael
ChildrenTwo
Alma materQueen's University Belfast

She previously served as a member of Fingal County Council from 2019 to 2020.[3]

Currie was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2020 general election as the Fine Gael running mate of outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Dublin West.[4][5]

Her father, Austin Currie, was a founding member of the SDLP, former Minister of State, and Teachta Dála (TD).[6]

On 24 October 2020, Currie was one of four Fine Gael senators (along with Tim Lombard, Jerry Buttimer and Garret Ahearn) reported to have begun self-isolating after two tested positive for COVID-19.[7][8] Currie later confirmed she was one of the two, her symptoms beginning with a cough, and that she had contacted Leinster House, leading to the other three having to isolate.[9]

References
  1. "Emer Currie". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. "Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces his 11 Seanad nominees". thejournal.ie. The Journal. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  3. "Emer Currie Dublin West". Fine Gael. Archived from the original on 30 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  4. 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.
  5. "Election 2020: Dublin West". Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  6. "'We intend on being prepared for election' - daughter of former Fine Gael minister selected as Varadkar's running mate". independent.ie. The Independent. Archived from the original on 29 June 2020. Retrieved 28 June 2020.
  7. Moore, Aoife (24 October 2020). "Four Fine Gael senators in self-isolation after two test positive for Covid-19". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  8. Moore, Aoife (23 October 2020). "Two Fine Gael senators test positive for Covid-19". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 27 October 2020. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  9. Ryan, Philip (15 January 2021). "'My kids didn't understand why I couldn't cuddle them' – Fine Gael senator Emer Currie opens up on anguish of Covid self-isolation". Irish Independent. Archived from the original on 15 January 2021. Retrieved 15 January 2021.
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