Claire Kerrane

Irish politician and trade unionist (born 1992)

Claire Kerrane

Kerrane in 2021

Teachta Dála

Incumbent

Assumed office
February 2020
Constituency| Roscommon–Galway
Personal details
Born|  (1992-04-24) 24 April 1992 (age 32)
Frenchpark, County Roscommon, Ireland
Political party| Sinn Féin
Alma mater| NUI Galway

Claire Kerrane (born 24 April 1992) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Roscommon–Galway constituency since the 2020 general election.[1]

She is a member of the Sinn Féin Ard Chomhairle.[citation needed] She is the party's Spokesperson on Social Protection, Community and Rural Development and the Islands.[2]

## Early and personal life

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Kerrane is from the village of Tibohine in County Roscommon. She was raised on a farm. She has said there was no history of republicanism in her family: her mother is English and her paternal grandfather was a "staunch Fine Gael activist". She joined Sinn Féin during a dispute over plans to build an anaerobic digestion plant in her area, when she became involved in an action group against the project.[3]

Kerrane joined Ógra Shinn Féin at the age of 15 and was a leading Sinn Féin organiser at NUI Galway during her time as a university student there studying English, Sociology and Politics.[2][3] She was still a student at NUIG when she became a parliamentary assistant to Independent TD Luke 'Ming' Flanagan upon his election to the Dáil in the 2011 general election.[2] Later she became a political adviser on social protection for Sinn Féin in Leinster House. Flanagan endorsed her as a candidate at the 2020 general election.[4]

In 2016 Kerrane qualified as a secondary school teacher.[3]

## References

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1. ^ "Claire Kerrane". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
2. ^ a b c "Young Blood: Claire Kerrane". The Phoenix. 7 October 2021. Retrieved 14 October 2021.
3. ^ a b c Healy, Paul (August 2019). "On a Claire Day". Roscommon People Plus. pp. 50–53. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
4. ^ "Claire Kerrane". Sinn Féin. Archived from the original on 9 February 2020. Retrieved 10 February 2020.

## External links

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* Sinn Féin profile

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Current Teachtaí Dála (TDs)

* Members of the 33rd Dáil Éireann, as elected in 2020 with changes
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Fianna Fáil (35)|

* J. Browne
* Butler
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* Cahill
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* N. Collins
* C. Crowe
* S. Donnelly
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* Haughey
* Lahart
* Lawless
* M. Martin§
* A. Moynihan
* M. Moynihan
* Murnane O'Connor
* McAuliffe
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* Michael McGrath
* McGuinness
* D. O'Brien
* J. O'Callaghan
* O'Connor
* Ó Cuív
* O'Dea
* C. O'Sullivan
* P. O'Sullivan
* Rabbitte
* Brendan Smith
* N. Smyth
* Troy

Sinn Féin (35)|

* Andrews
* Brady
* M. Browne
* Buckley
* Carthy
* Clarke
* Conway-Walsh
* Cronin
* S. Crowe
* Cullinane
* Daly
* Doherty
* P. Donnelly
* Ellis
* M. Farrell
* Gould
* Guirke
* M. Kenny
* Kerrane
* Mac Lochlainn
* McDonald§
* Mitchell
* Munster
* Mythen
* Ó Broin
* Ó Laoghaire
* Ó Murchú
* O'Reilly
* O'Rourke
* Ó Snodaigh
* Quinlivan
* P. Ryan
* Stanley
* Tully
* Ward

Fine Gael (33)|

* Brophy
* Bruton
* C. Burke
* P. Burke
* Carroll MacNeill
* Cannon
* Coveney
* Creed
* Dillon
* Donohoe
* Durkan
* English
* A. Farrell
* Feighan
* Flanagan
* Griffin
* Harris§
* Heydon
* Higgins
* Humphreys
* Kehoe
* Madigan
* McEntee
* McHugh
* Naughton
* O'Donnell
* O'Donovan
* O'Dowd
* Phelan
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* Ring
* Stanton
* Varadkar

Green Party (12)|

* Costello
* Duffy
* Hourigan
* Leddin
* C. Martin
* Matthews
* Noonan
* J. O'Brien
* Ó Cathasaigh
* O'Gorman§
* E. Ryan
* O. Smyth

Labour Party (6)|

* Bacik§
* Howlin
* Kelly
* Nash
* Sherlock
* D. Smith

Social Democrats (6)|

* Cairns§
* Gannon
* C. Murphy
* C. O'Callaghan
* Shortall
* Whitmore

PBP–Solidarity (5)|

* Barry
* Boyd Barrett
* G. Kenny
* P. Murphy
* Bríd Smith

Independent Ireland (3)|

* M. Collins§
* Fitzmaurice
* O'Donoghue

Aontú (1)|

* Tóibín§

Right to Change (1)|

* J. Collins

Independent (17)|

* Berry
* Canney
* Connolly
* Fitzpatrick
* Grealish
* Harkin
* D. Healy-Rae
* M. Healy-Rae
* Lowry
* Mattie McGrath
* MacSharry
* V. Murphy
* Naughten
* Nolan
* Pringle
* Shanahan
* Wynne

Women

* Bacik
* Butler
* Cairns
* Carroll MacNeill
* Clarke
* J. Collins
* Connolly
* Conway-Walsh
* Cronin
* Farrell
* Foley
* Harkin
* Higgins
* Hourigan
* Humphreys
* Kerrane
* McDonald§
* Madigan
* C. Martin
* McEntee
* Mitchell
* Munster
* Murnane O'Connor
* C. Murphy§
* V. Murphy
* Naughton
* Nolan
* O'Reilly
* Rabbitte
* P. Ryan
* Shortall§
* B. Smith
* N. Smyth
* Tully
* Whitmore
* Wynne

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| Dáil | Election | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party) | Deputy
(Party)

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32nd | 2016  |  | Eugene Murphy
(FF)  |  | Michael Fitzmaurice
(Ind)  |  | Denis Naughten
(Ind)
33rd | 2020  |  | Claire Kerrane
(SF)

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* Republican News
* Republican Sinn Féin
* United Irishman
* Willie O'Dea affidavit incident
* Workers' Party
* 32 County Sovereignty Movement

Leadership|

Leadership

Presidents|

* Edward Martyn
* John Sweetman
* Arthur Griffith
* Éamon de Valera
* John J. O'Kelly
* Brian O'Higgins
* Michael O'Flanagan
* Cathal Ó Murchadha
* Margaret Buckley
* Paddy McLogan
* Tomás Ó Dubhghaill
* Paddy McLogan
* Tomás Mac Giolla
* Ruairí Ó Brádaigh
* Gerry Adams
* Mary Lou McDonald

Vice presidents|

* John Sweetman
* Arthur Griffith
* Bulmer Hobson
* Thomas Kelly
* Jennie Wyse Power
* Michael O'Flanagan
* P. J. Ruttledge
* Kathleen Lynn
* Mary MacSwiney
* John Madden
* Margaret Buckley
* John J. O'Kelly
* Liam Raul
* Tom Maguire
* Seamus Mitchell
* Padraig de Paor
* Criostóir O'Neill
* Michael Traynor
* Tomás Ó Dubhghaill
* Tony Magan
* Rory O'Driscoll
* Larry Grogan
* Seán Caughey
* Joe Clarke
* Cathal Goulding
* Dáithí Ó Conaill
* Máire Drumm
* Joe Cahill
* Gerry Adams
* Phil Flynn
* John Joe McGirl
* Pat Doherty
* Mary Lou McDonald
* Michelle O'Neill

Seanad leaders|

* Pearse Doherty
* David Cullinane
* Rose Conway-Walsh

Chairpersons|

* Seán MacManus
* Tom Hartley
* Mitchel McLaughlin
* Mary Lou McDonald
* Declan Kearney

General secretaries|

* Joe Cahill
* Cathleen Knowles
* Tom Hartley
* Joe Reilly
* Lucilita Bhreatnach
* Mitchel McLaughlin
* Rita O'Hare
* Dawn Doyle

Directors of publicity|

* Seán Ó Brádaigh
* Danny Morrison
* Rita O'Hare
* Dawn Doyle
* Rosaleen Doherty

Party structures|

* Leader of Sinn Féin
* Ardfheis
* Sinn Féin Front Bench
* Ógra Shinn Féin
* An Phoblacht
* Friends of Sinn Féin

Presidential candidates|

* Martin McGuinness (2011)
* Liadh Ní Riada (2018)

Elected representatives|

| Dáil Éireann|

* Chris Andrews
* John Brady
* Martin Browne
* Pat Buckley
* Matt Carthy
* Sorca Clarke
* Rose Conway-Walsh
* Réada Cronin
* Seán Crowe
* David Cullinane
* Pa Daly
* Pearse Doherty
* Paul Donnelly
* Dessie Ellis
* Mairéad Farrell
* Thomas Gould
* Johnny Guirke
* Martin Kenny
* Claire Kerrane
* Pádraig Mac Lochlainn
* Mary Lou McDonald
* Denise Mitchell
* Imelda Munster
* Johnny Mythen
* Eoin Ó Broin
* Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
* Ruairí Ó Murchú
* Louise O'Reilly
* Darren O'Rourke
* Aengus Ó Snodaigh
* Maurice Quinlivan
* Patricia Ryan
* Brian Stanley
* Pauline Tully
* Mark Ward

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Seanad Éireann|

* Paul Gavan
* Niall Ó Donnghaile
* Fintan Warfield

European Parliament|

* Lynn Boylan
* Kathleen Funchion

Northern Ireland Assembly|

* Caoimhe Archibald
* Danny Baker
* Nicola Brogan
* Cathal Boylan
* Pádraig Delargy
* Linda Dillon
* Jemma Dolan
* Sinéad Ennis
* Ciara Ferguson
* Órlaithí Flynn
* Colm Gildernew
* Deirdre Hargey
* Declan Kearney
* Catherine Kelly
* Gerry Kelly
* Liz Kimmins
* Seán Lynch
* Alex Maskey
* Cathy Mason
* Declan McAleer
* Fra McCann
* Philip McGuigan
* Maolíosa McHugh
* Conor Murphy
* Carál Ní Chuilín
* John O'Dowd
* Máirtín Ó Muilleoir
* Michelle O'Neill
* Emma Rogan
* Pat Sheehan
* Emma Sheerin

House of Commons
(abstentionist)|

* Órfhlaith Begley
* Pat Cullen
* John Finucane
* Chris Hazzard
* Dáire Hughes
* Cathal Mallaghan
* Paul Maskey

Lists|

* List of current Sinn Féin elected representatives

Alliances|

* European United Left–Nordic Green Left

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