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{{Short description|Irish politician (born 1972)}}
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| honorific-prefix = [[Cllr]]
| honorific-suffix = [[Teachta Dála|TD]]
| name = Máire Devine
| image = Máire Devine 2015.jpg
| image = Máire Devine 2015.jpg
| caption = Devine in 2015
| office = [[Dublin City Council]]lor
| office = [[Teachta Dála]]
| term_start = October 2020
| term_start = [[2024 Irish general election|November 2024]]
| term_end =
| term_end =
| constituency = South West Inner City
| constituency = [[Dublin South-Central (Dáil constituency)|Dublin South-Central]]
| office1 = [[Seanad Éireann|Senator]]
| office1 = [[Seanad Éireann|Senator]]
| term_start1 = 27 April 2016
| term_start1 = 8 June 2016
| term_end1 = 27 March 2020
| term_end1 = 29 June 2020
| constituency1 = [[Labour Panel]]
| constituency1 = [[Labour Panel]]
| birth_date = {{Birth-date and age|22 October 1972}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1972|10|22|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[The Liberties, Dublin|The Liberties]], [[Dublin]], Ireland
| birth_place = [[The Liberties, Dublin|The Liberties]], [[Dublin]], Ireland
| death_date =
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| death_place =
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| nationality = [[Irish people|Irish]]
| party = [[Sinn Féin]]
| party = [[Sinn Féin]]
| spouse = Kevin Devine
| spouse = Kevin Devine
| children = 3
| children = 3
| education =
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| alma_mater = [[Dublin Institute of Technology]]
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| website = {{URL|mairedevinesinnfein.wordpress.com}}
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| alma_mater = [[Dublin Institute of Technology]]
| office2 = [[Dublin City Council]]lor
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| website = {{URL|mairedevinesinnfein.wordpress.com}}
| termstart2 = October 2020
| termend2 = November 2024
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'''Máire Devine''' (born 22 October 1972)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mairedev/status/392658677154721792|title=1913 commemorative coin. A treasured birthday gift. TY maureen.pic.twitter.com/ysZAUrh8Rg|first=Seanadóir Máire|last=Devine|date=October 22, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/mairedev/status/789916688133357568|title=Jack Crowe Walk- somebody has a birthday today! pic.twitter.com/Al8N1WTNZy|first=Seanadóir Máire|last=Devine|date=October 22, 2016}}</ref> is an Irish [[Sinn Féin]] politician who has served as a [[Dublin City Council]]lor since October 2020. She previously served as a [[Seanad Éireann|Senator]] for the [[Labour Panel]] from April 2016 to March 2020.<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/M%C3%A1ire-Devine.S.2016-04-25/|title=Máire Devine|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=4 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Quarter of senate seats filled|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0426/784252-seanad/|work=[[RTÉ News]]|date=26 April 2016|access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref>
'''Máire Devine''' (born 22 October 1972)<ref>{{Cite web |last=Devine |first=Máire |date=October 22, 2013 |title=1913 commemorative coin. A treasured birthday gift. TY maureen |url=https://twitter.com/mairedev/status/392658677154721792 |access-date=28 December 2024 |website=[[Twitter]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Devine |first=Máire |date=22 October 2016 |title=Jack Crowe Walk- somebody has a birthday today! |url=https://twitter.com/mairedev/status/789916688133357568 |access-date=28 December 2024 |website=[[Twitter]]}}</ref> is an Irish [[Sinn Féin]] politician who has served as a [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) for [[Dublin South-Central (Dáil constituency)|Dublin South-Central]] since November 2024. She previously served as a [[Seanad Éireann|Senator]] for the [[Labour Panel]] from June 2016 to June 2020.<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/M%C3%A1ire-Devine.S.2016-04-25/|title=Máire Devine|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=4 August 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Quarter of senate seats filled|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2016/0426/784252-seanad/|work=[[RTÉ News]]|date=26 April 2016|access-date=26 April 2016}}</ref>


==Early life==
==Early and personal life==
Devine was born in [[The Liberties, Dublin|The Liberties]] to a [[Irish republicanism|republican]] family and involved in campaigns around the [[1981 Irish hunger strike]]. She worked as a [[psychiatric nurse]] in England and was a long-term [[trade union]] activist.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sinnfein.ie/maire-devine-3|title=Máire Devine|website=sinnfein.ie|access-date=4 August 2019}}</ref>
Devine was born in [[The Liberties, Dublin|The Liberties]] to a family of [[Irish republicanism|republican]]s involved in campaigns around the [[1981 Irish hunger strike]]. She is married to Kevin Devine; they have three children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mairedevinesinnfein.wordpress.com/about/ |title=About Máire Devine|date=16 November 2012|work=mairedevinesinnfein.wordpress.com}}</ref> She worked as a [[psychiatric nurse]]<ref>{{Cite web |title=Councillor Máire Devine |url=https://www.stjames.ie/aboutus/hospitalboard/councillormairedevine/ |access-date=28 December 2024 |website=[[St. James's Hospital]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Máire Devine - Sinn Féin |url=https://vote.sinnfein.ie/local-election/maire-devine/ |access-date=28 December 2024 |website=[[Sinn Féin]]}}</ref> while a councillor and was a long-term [[trade union]] activist.<ref>{{cite web |title=Máire Devine |url=http://www.sinnfein.ie/maire-devine-3 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20190530161440/https://www.sinnfein.ie/maire-devine-3 |archivedate=30 May 2019 |access-date=4 August 2019 |website=[[Sinn Féin]]}}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Political career==
Devine is married to Kevin Devine; they have three children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://mairedevinesinnfein.wordpress.com/about/|title=About Máire Devine|date=16 November 2012|work=mairedevinesinnfein.wordpress.com}}</ref>

==Career==
Devine was co-opted onto [[South Dublin County Council]] in 2011, representing [[Tallaght]] Central. She was re-elected in [[2014 Irish local elections|2014]].<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web|url=https://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=10159|title=Máire Devine|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=4 August 2019}}</ref>
Devine was co-opted onto [[South Dublin County Council]] in 2011, representing [[Tallaght]] Central. She was re-elected in [[2014 Irish local elections|2014]].<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web|url=https://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=10159|title=Máire Devine|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=4 August 2019}}</ref>


She stood unsuccessfully in [[Dublin South-Central (Dáil constituency)|Dublin South-Central]] at the [[2016 Irish general election|2016 general election]], but was later elected to the [[25th Seanad]] on the [[Labour Panel]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/39655|title=Senator Máire Devine 'to be an advocate for nurses and mental health services'|website=sinnfein.ie|date=26 April 2016}}</ref>
She stood unsuccessfully in [[Dublin South-Central (Dáil constituency)|Dublin South-Central]] at the [[2016 Irish general election|2016 general election]], but was later elected to the [[25th Seanad]] on the [[Labour Panel]].<ref>{{cite web |last=Devine |first=Máire |date=26 April 2016 |title=Senator Máire Devine ‘to be an advocate for nurses and mental health services’ |url=http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/39655 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210916181555/https://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/39655 |archive-date=16 September 2021 |access-date=28 December 2024 |website=[[Sinn Féin]]}}</ref>

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In 2018, she was suspended from Sinn Féin for three months after retweeting a parody Twitter account that referred to [[Irish Prison Service]] officer [[Shooting of Brian Stack|Brian Stack]] (fatally shot by the [[Provisional Irish Republican Army|Provisional IRA]] in 1983) as a "[[Everyday sadism|sadist]]."<ref>{{Cite news |last=Brophy |first=Daragh |date=19 March 2018 |title=Mary Lou says senator who retweeted post calling IRA victim a 'sadist' made 'catastrophic error' |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/maire-devine-brian-stack-3912533-Mar2018/ |access-date=28 December 2024 |work=[[TheJournal.ie|The Journal]]}}</ref> She lost her seat at the [[2020 Seanad election]].<ref>{{Cite news |last=Doyle |first=Maggie |date=3 April 2020 |title=Final seats filled in Seanad election count |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2020/0403/1128218-seanad-election/ |access-date=28 December 2024 |work=[[RTÉ News]]}}</ref>

In October 2020 she was co-opted to [[Dublin City Council]] representing the South West Inner City to replace [[Críona Ní Dhálaigh]] who resigned from her seat the previous month.<ref>{{Cite web |date=5 October 2020 |title=Monthly City Council Meeting Monday 5 October 2020 |url=https://councilmeetings.dublincity.ie/documents/s29683/04%20October%20City%20Council%20Minutes.pdf |access-date=28 December 2024 |website=[[Dublin City Council]] |page=5 |quote=It was proposed by Councillor Daithí Doolan and seconded by Councillor Janice Boylan “That Ms. Máire Devine be co-opted to replace former Councillor Críona Ní Dhálaigh who had resigned from Dublin City Council.” The motion was put and carried.}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=O'Riordan |first=Ellen |date=11 May 2021 |title=Sinn Féin councillor apologises for ‘untrue’ comment over FG representative |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/sinn-fein-councillor-apologises-for-untrue-comment-over-fg-representative-1.4560951 |access-date=28 December 2024 |work=[[The Irish Times]]}}</ref>


She was returned to the council in the [[2024 Irish local elections|2024 local elections]]. Later in the same year, she was added to Sinn Féin's ticket in Dublin South-Central alongside [[Aengus Ó Snodaigh]] and [[Daithí Doolan]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Finnerty |first=Mike |date=2024-11-11 |title=Sinn Féin adds Doolan to Dublin South Central ticket. |url=https://dublinpeople.com/news/community/election-hub-24/articles/2024/11/11/doolan-dscs-ge24/ |access-date=2024-11-19 |website=dublinpeople.com |language=en-ZA}}</ref>
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in 2018, she was suspended from Sinn Féin for three months after retweeting a parody Twitter account that referred to [[Irish Prison Service]] officer [[Shooting of Brian Stack|Brian Stack]] (fatally shot by the IRA in 1983) as a "[[wiktionary:sadism|sadist]]."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thejournal.ie/maire-devine-brian-stack-3912533-Mar2018/|title=Mary Lou says senator who retweeted post calling IRA victim a 'sadist' made 'catastrophic error'|work=TheJournal.ie|first=Daragh|last=Brophy|date=19 March 2018}}</ref> She lost her seat at the [[2020 Seanad election]].


At the [[2024 Irish general election|2024 general election]], Devine was elected to the Dáil on the 15th and final count.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Cassidy |first=Luke |date=2 December 2024 |title=Election 2024: Dublin South-Central results |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/11/30/election-2024-dublin-south-central-constituency-results/ |access-date=28 December 2024 |work=[[The Irish Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |date=30 November 2024 |title=We now have our full slate of TDs for the 34th Dáil - here's who has been elected |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/elected-to-new-dail-ge2024-6558077-Dec2024/ |access-date=28 December 2024 |work=[[TheJournal.ie|The Journal]]}}</ref>
In October 2020 she was co-opted to Dublin City Council representing the South West Inner City to replace [[Críona Ní Dhálaigh]] who resigned from her seat the previous month.


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==External links==
==External links==
*[http://www.sinnfein.ie/maire-devine-3 Máire Devine's page on the Sinn Féin website]
*[https://vote.sinnfein.ie/local-election/maire-devine/ Máire Devine's page on the Sinn Féin website]


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Latest revision as of 14:57, 29 December 2024

Máire Devine
TD
Devine in 2015
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 2024
ConstituencyDublin South-Central
Senator
In office
8 June 2016 – 29 June 2020
ConstituencyLabour Panel
Dublin City Councillor
In office
October 2020 – November 2024
ConstituencySouth West Inner City
Personal details
Born (1972-10-22) 22 October 1972 (age 52)
The Liberties, Dublin, Ireland
Political partySinn Féin
SpouseKevin Devine
Children3
Alma materDublin Institute of Technology
Websitemairedevinesinnfein.wordpress.com

Máire Devine (born 22 October 1972)[1][2] is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin South-Central since November 2024. She previously served as a Senator for the Labour Panel from June 2016 to June 2020.[3][4]

Early and personal life

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Devine was born in The Liberties to a family of republicans involved in campaigns around the 1981 Irish hunger strike. She is married to Kevin Devine; they have three children.[5] She worked as a psychiatric nurse[6][7] while a councillor and was a long-term trade union activist.[8]

Political career

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Devine was co-opted onto South Dublin County Council in 2011, representing Tallaght Central. She was re-elected in 2014.[9]

She stood unsuccessfully in Dublin South-Central at the 2016 general election, but was later elected to the 25th Seanad on the Labour Panel.[10]

In 2018, she was suspended from Sinn Féin for three months after retweeting a parody Twitter account that referred to Irish Prison Service officer Brian Stack (fatally shot by the Provisional IRA in 1983) as a "sadist."[11] She lost her seat at the 2020 Seanad election.[12]

In October 2020 she was co-opted to Dublin City Council representing the South West Inner City to replace Críona Ní Dhálaigh who resigned from her seat the previous month.[13][14]

She was returned to the council in the 2024 local elections. Later in the same year, she was added to Sinn Féin's ticket in Dublin South-Central alongside Aengus Ó Snodaigh and Daithí Doolan.[15]

At the 2024 general election, Devine was elected to the Dáil on the 15th and final count.[16][17]

References

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  1. ^ Devine, Máire (22 October 2013). "1913 commemorative coin. A treasured birthday gift. TY maureen". Twitter. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  2. ^ Devine, Máire (22 October 2016). "Jack Crowe Walk- somebody has a birthday today!". Twitter. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Máire Devine". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  4. ^ "Quarter of senate seats filled". RTÉ News. 26 April 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2016.
  5. ^ "About Máire Devine". mairedevinesinnfein.wordpress.com. 16 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Councillor Máire Devine". St. James's Hospital. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Máire Devine - Sinn Féin". Sinn Féin. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Máire Devine". Sinn Féin. Archived from the original on 30 May 2019. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  9. ^ "Máire Devine". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 4 August 2019.
  10. ^ Devine, Máire (26 April 2016). "Senator Máire Devine 'to be an advocate for nurses and mental health services'". Sinn Féin. Archived from the original on 16 September 2021. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  11. ^ Brophy, Daragh (19 March 2018). "Mary Lou says senator who retweeted post calling IRA victim a 'sadist' made 'catastrophic error'". The Journal. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  12. ^ Doyle, Maggie (3 April 2020). "Final seats filled in Seanad election count". RTÉ News. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Monthly City Council Meeting Monday 5 October 2020" (PDF). Dublin City Council. 5 October 2020. p. 5. Retrieved 28 December 2024. It was proposed by Councillor Daithí Doolan and seconded by Councillor Janice Boylan "That Ms. Máire Devine be co-opted to replace former Councillor Críona Ní Dhálaigh who had resigned from Dublin City Council." The motion was put and carried.
  14. ^ O'Riordan, Ellen (11 May 2021). "Sinn Féin councillor apologises for 'untrue' comment over FG representative". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  15. ^ Finnerty, Mike (11 November 2024). "Sinn Féin adds Doolan to Dublin South Central ticket". dublinpeople.com. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
  16. ^ Cassidy, Luke (2 December 2024). "Election 2024: Dublin South-Central results". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  17. ^ "We now have our full slate of TDs for the 34th Dáil - here's who has been elected". The Journal. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
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