Liadh Ní Riada

Liadh Ní Riada MEP


Member of the European Parliament
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2014
Constituency	South
Personal details
Born	Liadh Ní Riada (1966-11-24) 24 November 1966 Dublin, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Irish: Sinn Féin EU: GUE/NGL
Spouse(s)	Nicky Forde Fiachra Ó hAodha (deceased)
Alma mater	Dublin Institute of Technology Cork Institute of Technology
Website	Official website

Liadh Ní Riada (pronounced [ˈl̠ʲiə niː ˈɾʲiəd̪ˠə], born 24 November 1966^[1]) is a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) for Ireland's South constituency, representing Sinn Féin. She is a native speaker of the Irish language and is a television producer and director, as well as Sinn Féin's Irish language officer. Ní Riada was elected in May 2014 with 125,309 first-preference votes.^[2] Ní Riada is the daughter of composer Seán Ó Riada.

References

↑ "Seán Ó Riada Collection Descriptive List" (PDF). University College Cork Library. July 2006. Retrieved 31 May 2014.
↑ Roche, Barry (26 May 2014). "Ireland South: Crowley and Ní Riada elected". The Irish Times. Retrieved 26 May 2014.

External links

Liadh Ní Riada profile on the Sinn Féin website
Personal profile of Liadh Ní Riada in the European Parliament's database of members
Liadh Ni Riada's page on the VoteWatch website

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Dublin	Lynn Boylan (SF / GUE/NGL) Brian Hayes (FG / EPP) Nessa Childers (Ind / S&D)

Midlands–North-West	Luke 'Ming' Flanagan (Ind / GUE/NGL) Mairead McGuinness (FG / EPP) Matt Carthy (SF / GUE/NGL) Marian Harkin (IND / ALDE)

South	Brian Crowley (FF / ECR) Liadh Ní Riada (SF / GUE/NGL) Seán Kelly (FG / EPP) Deirdre Clune (FG / EPP)

Sinn Féin

History

Leadership

Presidents	Edward Martyn (1905–08) John Sweetman (1908–11) Arthur Griffith (1911–17) Éamon de Valera (1917–26) John J. O'Kelly (Sceilg) (1926–31) Brian O'Higgins (1931–33) Michael O'Flanagan (1933–35) Cathal Ó Murchadha (1935–37) Margaret Buckley (1937–50) Paddy McLogan (1950–52) Tomás Ó Dubhghaill (1952–54) Paddy McLogan (1954–62) Tomás Mac Giolla (1962–70) Ruairí Ó Brádaigh (1970–83) Gerry Adams (1983–)

Vice presidents	John Sweetman (1905–07) Arthur Griffith (1905–08; 1917–22) Bulmer Hobson (1907–10) Jennie Wyse Power (1911–) Thomas Kelly (1911–) Fr. Michael O'Flanagan (1917–23) P. J. Ruttledge (1923–26) Mary MacSwiney John Madden John J. O'Kelly (1931-33) Margaret Buckley (1933–35; 1952–60) Liam Raul (1933-37) Tom Maguire (1935-37) Seamus Mitchell Padraig de Paor Criostóir O'Neill Michael Traynor (1950–54; 1962) Tomás Ó Dubhghaill (1950–52; 1954–62) Tony Magan (1960–62) Rory O'Driscoll (1962–63) Larry Grogan (1962–69; 1970–71) Sean Caughey (1963–65) Joe Clarke (1966–72) Cathal Goulding (1969–70) Dáithí Ó Conaill (1971–78; 1978–83) Máire Drumm (1972–76) Joe Cahill (1976–78) Gerry Adams (1978–83) Phil Flynn (1983–85) John Joe McGirl (1985–88) Pat Doherty (1988–2009) Mary Lou McDonald (2009–)

Seanad leaders	Pearse Doherty (2007–10) David Cullinane (2011–)

Assembly leaders	Gerry Adams (2007–10) Raymond McCartney (2010–)

Chairpersons	Seán MacManus (1984–90) Tom Hartley (1990–96) Mitchel McLaughlin (1996–2005) Mary Lou McDonald (2005–09) Declan Kearney (2009–)

General secretaries	Joe Cahill Cathleen Knowles Tom Hartley (1984–86) Joe Reilly (1986–88) Lucilita Bhreatnach (1988–2003) Mitchel McLaughlin (2003–07) Rita O'Hare (2007–09) Dawn Doyle (2009–)

Directors of publicity	Seán Ó Brádaigh (1960–79) Danny Morrison (1979–90) Rita O'Hare (1990–98) Dawn Doyle (1998–2008) Rosaleen Doherty (2008–)

Party structures

Leader of Sinn Féin Ardfheis Sinn Féin Front Bench Sinn Féin Republican Youth An Phoblacht Friends of Sinn Féin

Presidential candidates

Martin McGuinness (2011)

Elected representatives

Dáil Éireann	Adams Brady Buckley Crowe Cullinane P. Doherty Ellis M. Ferris Funchion M. Kenny McDonald Mitchell Munster Nolan J. O'Brien Ó Broin Ó Caoláin Ó Laoghaire O'Reilly Ó Snodaigh Quinlivan Stanley Tóibín

Seanad Éireann	David Cullinane Trevor Ó Clochartaigh Kathryn Reilly

European Parliament	Martina Anderson Lynn Boylan Matt Carthy Liadh Ní Riada

Northern Ireland Assembly	Caoimhe Archibald Cathal Boylan Michaela Boyle Linda Dillon Megan Fearon Órlaithí Flynn Michelle Gildernew Chris Hazzard Declan Kearney Gerry Kelly Seán Lynch Alex Maskey Declan McAleer Fra McCann Raymond McCartney Barry McElduff Martin McGuinness Daithí McKay Oliver McMullan Ian Milne Conor Murphy Carál Ní Chuilín John O'Dowd Michelle O'Neill Sue Ramsey Caitríona Ruane Catherine Seeley Patrick Sheehan

Westminister (Abstentionist)	Mickey Brady Pat Doherty Paul Maskey Francie Molloy

Alliances

European United Left–Nordic Green Left

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