Biography
Horner has lived in Dublin's North Inner City for over a decade having previously lived in England,Uganda and India working in politics,human rights and community development projects. She holds a degree in Anthropology and Development Studies and a Masters in Politics and Public Policy. She is a trade union activist and is a member of SIPTU's National Equality and Global Solidarity Committees. [4] Horner campaigned with Together for Yes in the 2018 referendum to ratify the Thirty-sixth Amendment,which removed the constitutional ban on abortion in Ireland. [5]
Horner was co-opted to the Dublin City Council seat held by Ciarán Cuffe in September 2019 following Cuffe's election to the European Parliament the previous May. [6] She was re-elected to the council in the 2024 Local Elections. [7] During the 2024 election campaign,Horner was assaulted and received death threats while erecting posters on North Circular Road,Dublin. [8]
In May 2025,it was announced that she had been elected to succeed Pauline O'Reilly as Cathaoirleach of the Green Party.
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