Lorraine Higgins (born 3 August 1979) is an Irish barrister,and a former Labour Party politician who represented the party in the 24th Seanad after being nominated by the TaoiseachEnda Kenny.[1] From Galway,she is a graduate of NUI Galway (acquiring a B.A. from the university in 2001)[2] and,later,the King's Inns.[3] During her time there she was Labour Party Seanad spokesperson on Reform and Foreign Affairs.
Higgins was a candidate for the Labour Party in the Midlands–North-West constituency for the 2014 European Parliament election but failed to take a seat during one of the worst elections for the Labour Party.
She was not selected for re-appointment to the 25th Seanad. Higgins complained about how "regrettable" it was that more women were not included in the parliamentary party. She was quoted as saying:"For me it was the last throw of the dice and I probably won't be involved in representative politics again".[6]
In March 2017,Higgins became employed as Head of Public Affairs and Communications and as a board member with Retail Excellence. She was promoted to the position of CEO in July 2018.[7]
She subsequently founded leading digital representative body,Digital Business Ireland,and Dublin-based consultancy company,Rockwood Public Affairs.[citation needed]
She was appointed to the position of Honorary Consul of the Slovak Republic in 2019.[citation needed]
During the summer of 2015,a man named Stephen French of Walkinstown sent her messages involving violent and anti-Semitic content,saying that he "will watch her bleed" and that he is "going to blow her fucking Jew nose right off".[9] In the aftermath of the incidents,French was spared from serving time in jail and given a suspended six-month sentence after his guilty plea to three charges of threatening Higgins and two charges of harassing her.[10]
References
↑ "Lorraine Higgins". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 29 May 2011.
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