Aoife Finnegan
Aoife Finnegan | |
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.jpg) Finnegan in 2024 | |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Newry and Armagh | |
| Assumed office 9 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Conor Murphy |
| Member of Newry, Mourne and Down District Council | |
| In office 28 May 2020 – 9 February 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Terry Hearty |
| Constituency | Slieve Gullion |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 20 June 1988 (age 36) Crossmaglen, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Occupation | Politician |
Aoife Finnegan is an Irish Sinn Féin politician, who has served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Newry and Armagh since February 2025.[1]
She previously served as a councillor for the Slieve Gullion DEA on Newry, Mourne and Down District Council from 2020 to 2025.
Career
[edit]Finnegan has been a Sinn Féin activist since she was a teenager, and worked in Conor Murphy MLA’s constituency office for many years.[2]
In May 2020, Finnegan was co-opted onto Newry, Mourne and Down District Council to replace Terry Hearty as a Slieve Gullion councillor.[3][4] She was re-elected in 2023 with the highest number of first preference votes in the Slieve Gullion DEA.[5]
In February 2025, Finnegan replaced Conor Murphy as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Newry and Armagh, after he was elected to the Seanad Éireann.[1][6] She was unanimously endorsed by Sinn Féin members at a convention on 8 February.[7]
Personal life
[edit]Finnegan is a Crossmaglen native, and she currently lives there with her husband and children.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Sinn Féin: Aoife Finnegan to replace Conor Murphy as MLA". BBC News. 2025-02-09. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ a b "Sinn Féin: Cllr Aoife Finnegan replaces Conor Murphy as MLA for Newry and Armagh - Northern Ireland Elects". nielects.com. 2025-02-09. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ Reporter, Staff (2020-05-25). "Veteran Sinn Fein councillor stands down and reveals shock decision in letter to constituents". Armagh I. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ O'Hare, Columba (2020-05-27). "Aoife Finnegan is new Slieve Gullion Councillor". Newry.ie. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "Newry, Mourne and Down result - Northern Ireland Council Elections 2023". BBC News. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "Sinn Féin names Aoife Finnegan as Conor Murphy's Assembly replacement". The Irish News. 2025-02-09. Retrieved 2025-02-09.
- ^ "Sinn Féin select Aoife Finnegan as new Newry & Armagh MLA". Sinn Féin. 2025-02-09. Retrieved 2025-02-09.