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Irish politician

Marie SherlockTD
Sherlock in 2024

Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office November 2024
Constituency	Dublin Central
Senator
In office 29 June 2020 – 30 November 2024
Constituency	Labour Panel

Personal details
Born	Cork, Ireland
Political party	Labour Party
Spouse	Ciarán
Children	3
Relatives	Joe Sherlock (uncle) Seán Sherlock (cousin)
Alma mater	Trinity College Dublin University of Cambridge University College Dublin
Website	mariesherlock.ie

Marie Sherlock is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency since the 2024 general election. She previously served as a Senator on the Labour Panel from 2020 to 2024.

Early life and education

Sherlock is from Carrignavar, County Cork. She attended Colaiste An Chroi Naofa before graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Political Science from Trinity College Dublin, a Master of Arts in Economics from University College Dublin, and a Master of Philosophy in Land Economy from the University of Cambridge.

Political career

She represented the Cabra-Glasnevin local electoral area on Dublin City Council from 2019 to 2020, and was the party's Head of Manifesto Development.

At the 2020 Seanad election, she was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Labour Panel.

She was also a researcher for the Party of European Socialists in the European Parliament and was a trade union official and economic advisor to SIPTU for over 10 years.

On July 2024, Sherlock was selected by the Labour Party to contest the Dublin Central constituency at the 2024 general election. Sherlock secured the final seat available by defeating career criminal Gerry Hutch.

Personal life

She lives in Phibsborough with her husband Ciarán and their three children. Her uncle Joe Sherlock, and his son (Marie's cousin) Seán Sherlock, were also Labour TDs.

References

"Marie Sherlock". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 24 July 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2020.
"Cllr Marie Sherlock". www.labour.ie. the Labour Party. 5 November 2015. Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
"About". Marie Sherlock. Archived from the original on 5 July 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
"Marie Sherlock". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 5 January 2025.
"Your Councillors". www.dublincity.ie. Dublin City Council. Archived from the original on 26 May 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
O'Halloran, Marie (1 April 2020). "Seanad elections: Traveller candidate narrowly loses out on election". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
Finnerty, Mike (12 July 2024). "Labour select Sherlock to run in Dublin Central". Dublin People. Retrieved 13 July 2024.
Bohan, Christine (1 December 2024). "Gerry Hutch fails in election bid as Labour's Marie Sherlock wins nail-biting race in Dublin Central". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
"Cllr Marie Sherlock - Biography | The Labour Party". Archived from the original on 7 April 2020. Retrieved 1 April 2020.
"The A-to-Z of Election 24 so far". RTÉ News. 2024. Retrieved 5 January 2025.

External links

Marie Sherlock's page on the Labour Party website

Current Teachtaí Dála (TDs)

Members of the 34th Dáil Éireann, as elected in 2024
Ceann Comhairle: Verona Murphy

Fianna Fáil (48)

Sinn Féin (39)

Fine Gael (38)

Labour Party (11)

Social Democrats (10)

Independent Ireland (4)

PBP–Solidarity (3)

Aontú (2)

P. Lawless
Tóibín§

100% Redress (1)

C. Ward

Green Party (1)

O'Gorman§

Independent (16)

Women

§ Party leaders; Italics = Ministers

Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Dublin Central constituency

This table is transcluded from Dublin Central (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)

Dáil	Election	Deputy (Party)
19th	1969		Frank Cluskey (Lab)	Vivion de Valera (FF)	Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (FF)	Maurice E. Dockrell (FG)
20th	1973		Frank Cluskey (Lab)	Vivion de Valera (FF)	Thomas J. Fitzpatrick (FF)	Maurice E. Dockrell (FG)
21st	1977	Constituency abolished

Dáil	Election				Deputy (Party)		Deputy (Party)
22nd	1981	Bertie Ahern (FF)	Alice Glenn (FG)	Michael Keating (FG)		George Colley (FF)		Michael O'Leary (Lab)
23rd	1982 (Feb)		Tony Gregory (Ind)					Michael O'Leary (Lab)
24th	1982 (Nov)							Alice Glenn (FG)
24th	1983 by-election					Tom Leonard (FF)		Alice Glenn (FG)
25th	1987			Michael Keating (PDs)		Dermot Fitzpatrick (FF)		John Stafford (FF)
26th	1989			Pat Lee (FG)		Dermot Fitzpatrick (FF)		John Stafford (FF)
27th	1992			Jim Mitchell (FG)		Joe Costello (Lab)	4 seats 1992–2016
28th	1997			Jim Mitchell (FG)		Marian McGennis (FF)
29th	2002			Dermot Fitzpatrick (FF)		Joe Costello (Lab)
30th	2007			Cyprian Brady (FF)
30th	2009 by-election		Maureen O'Sullivan (Ind)	Cyprian Brady (FF)
31st	2011	Mary Lou McDonald (SF)		Paschal Donohoe (FG)
32nd	2016				3 seats 2016–2020
33rd	2020		Gary Gannon (SD)			Neasa Hourigan (GP)	4 seats from 2020
34th	2024		Gary Gannon (SD)			Marie Sherlock (Lab)	4 seats from 2020

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Cathaoirleach Mark Daly (FF) (2020–2022) Jerry Buttimer (FG) (2022–) Leader of the Seanad Regina Doherty (FG) (2020–2022) Lisa Chambers (FF) (2022–)
Administrative Panel	Garret Ahearn (FG) Martin Conway (FG) Mark Daly (FF) Rebecca Moynihan (Lab) Niall Ó Donnghaile (SF) Fiona O'Loughlin (FF) Diarmuid Wilson (FF)
Agricultural Panel	Niall Blaney (FF) Victor Boyhan (Ind) Lynn Boylan (SF) Paddy Burke (FG) Paul Daly (FF) Michael D'Arcy (FG) Pippa Hackett (GP) Annie Hoey (Lab) Tim Lombard (FG) Eugene Murphy (FF, then Ind) Denis O'Donovan (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Malcolm Byrne (FF) Lisa Chambers (FF) Seán Kyne (FG) John McGahon (FG) Fintan Warfield (SF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Catherine Ardagh (FF) Frances Black (Ind) Micheál Carrigy (FG) Ollie Crowe (FF) Aidan Davitt (FF) Elisha McCallion (SF) Sharon Keogan (Ind) Mark Wall (Lab) Barry Ward (FG)
Labour Panel	Jerry Buttimer (FG) Shane Cassells (FF) Pat Casey (FF) Gerard Craughwell (Ind) John Cummins (FG) Robbie Gallagher (FF) Paul Gavan (SF) Joe O'Reilly (FG) Pauline O'Reilly (GP) Ned O'Sullivan (FF) Marie Sherlock (Lab)
Dublin University	Ivana Bacik (Lab) David Norris (Ind) Lynn Ruane (Ind)
National University	Alice-Mary Higgins (Ind) Michael McDowell (Ind) Rónán Mullen (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Lorraine Clifford-Lee (FF) Emer Currie (FG) Regina Doherty (FG) Aisling Dolan (FG) Timmy Dooley (FF) Mary Fitzpatrick (FF) Eileen Flynn (Ind) Róisín Garvey (GP) Erin McGreehan (FF) Vincent P. Martin (GP) Mary Seery Kearney (FG)
Elected or appointed later	2021 Maria Byrne (FG) Gerry Horkan (FF) 2022 Tom Clonan (Ind) 2024 Mal O'Hara (GP) Nikki Bradley (FG) 2024 Alan Farrell (FG) Joe Flaherty (FF) Anne Rabbitte (FF)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael SF: Sinn Féin Lab: Labour Party GP: Green Party Ind: Independent

Labour Party

History

Founders	James Connolly James Larkin William O'Brien
Associated organisations	Democratic Left Democratic Socialist Party Irish Land and Labour Association Irish Worker League Militant Tendency National Labour Party Republican Labour Party Socialist Labour Party

Leadership

Leaders	Thomas Johnson Thomas J. O'Connell William Norton Brendan Corish Frank Cluskey Michael O'Leary Dick Spring Ruairi Quinn Pat Rabbitte Eamon Gilmore Joan Burton Brendan Howlin Alan Kelly Ivana Bacik
Deputy leaders	Barry Desmond Ruairi Quinn Brendan Howlin Liz McManus Joan Burton Alan Kelly
Seanad leaders	Michael Ferris Jack Harte Jan O'Sullivan Joe Costello Brendan Ryan Alex White Phil Prendergast Ivana Bacik Rebecca Moynihan
Presidents	Proinsias De Rossa Michael D. Higgins

Leadership elections

Party structures

Presidential candidates

Elected representatives

Dáil Éireann	Ciarán Ahern Ivana Bacik Alan Kelly Eoghan Kenny George Lawlor Ged Nash Robert O'Donoghue Conor Sheehan Marie Sherlock Duncan Smith Mark Wall
Seanad Éireann	Annie Hoey Rebecca Moynihan
European Parliament	Aodhán Ó Ríordáin

International affiliations

European	Party of European Socialists Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
International	Progressive Alliance Socialist International

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