Pauline O'Reilly

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Pauline O'Reilly
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Pauline O'Reilly (born 1974/1975) is an Irish Green Party politician who has served as a Senator for the Labour Panel since April 2020 [2] [3] and Cathaoirleach of the Green Party since December 2021.

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Early life and education

O'Reilly is a qualified solicitor. She is chairwoman of the Galway Steiner National School.

Political career

O'Reilly was elected to Galway City Council at the 2019 local elections. [4]

O'Reilly stood unsuccessfully in Galway West in the 2020 general election. She won 6% of first preference votes and finished ninth in the 5 seater constituency. [5] [6]

She was elected to Seanad Éireann in 2020 as a Senator for the Labour Panel. [7] Niall Murphy was co-opted to O'Reilly's seat on Galway City Council following her election to the Seanad. She is the Green Party Spokesperson for Education and Higher Education. [8] She is the Leader of the Green Party in the Seanad. [9]

On 24 March 2021, O'Reilly was one of three Green Party senators to table a motion of no confidence against party Cathaoirleach Hazel Chu, after Chu announced her candidacy in a Seanad bye-election as an independent, with O'Reilly stating she does not believe it's appropriate "to run as an Independent candidate and also to be a chair of a party that’s in government and is supporting Government candidates". [10]

On 16 December 2021, O'Reilly was elected as Cathaoirleach (Chairperson) of the Irish Green Party, succeeding Chu, following an election against Councillor Collette Finn and Dr. Bláithín Gallagher. [11] O'Reilly was re-elected to the position of party chair on 26 November 2023. [12]

O'Reilly will be the Green Party's candidate for the Midlands–North-West constituency at the 2024 European Parliament election. [12]

Personal life

O'Reilly has two children and practices unschooling with them. [13] [14] Her husband Conor works from home. [15]

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  3. ↑ McMorrow, Conor (4 May 2019). "Why the Local Elections matter". RTÉ News. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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  6. ↑ "Party unstuck by a green wave of a different hue". Connacht Tribune. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  7. ↑ "Seanad elections: Traveller candidate narrowly loses out on election". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  8. ↑ "The new Green councillors you have never heard of before". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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  10. ↑ McQuinn, Cormac (25 March 2021). "Eamon Ryan 'tells Greens' no pact on supporting Coalition candidates for Seanad". The Irish Times. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  11. ↑ Sassone, Erika (16 December 2021). "Galway Senator elected Green Party chair and hopes to double party council seats". Galway Beo. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
  12. 1 2 "Senator Pauline O'Reilly re-elected as Green Party Cathaoirleach". greenparty.ie. Green Party (Ireland). 26 November 2023. Retrieved 16 January 2024.
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  14. ↑ "Unschooling in Galway – one family on its experience of teaching at home". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
  15. ↑ "Books, maps and lots of Lego: how to furnish your home school". irishtimes.com. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
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