Marie-Louise O'Donnell

Marie-Louise O'Donnell

Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office May 2011
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born	(1952-09-05) 5 September 1952 Castlebar, County Mayo
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Independent

Marie-Louise O'Donnell (born 5 September 1952) is an Irish broadcaster and politician.^[1]

From Foxford, County Mayo, she is a lecturer in communications at Dublin City University (DCU). A former actor and theatre administrator she was involved in the setting up of The Helix theatre on the DCU campus.

She has frequently appeared as a panellist on Tonight with Vincent Browne on TV3, and as a reporter on the Pat Kenny Show on RTÉ Radio 1.

In May 2011, she was nominated by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny to the 24th Seanad.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "Ms. Marie Louise O'Donnell". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
↑ Edwards, Elaine (20 May 2011). "McAleese appointed to Seanad". The Irish Times.
↑ "Marie-Louise O'Donnell". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 20 November 2011.

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Cathaoirleach Paddy Burke (FG) Leader of the Seanad Maurice Cummins (FG)

Administrative Panel	Martin Conway (FG) Mark Daly (FF) Michael W. D'Arcy (FG) John Kelly (Lab) Denis Landy (Lab) Tom Sheahan (FG) Diarmuid Wilson (FF)

Agricultural Panel	Paul Bradford (FG, then RI) Paddy Burke (FG) Michael Comiskey (FG) James Heffernan (Lab, then SD) Paschal Mooney (FF) Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (SF) Brian Ó Domhnaill (FF) Denis O'Donovan (FF) Susan O'Keeffe (Lab) Pat O'Neill (FG) Jim Walsh (FF)

Cultural and Educational Panel	Thomas Byrne (FF) Deirdre Clune (FG) John Gilroy (Lab) Michael Mullins (FG) Labhrás Ó Murchú (FF)

Industrial and Commercial Panel	Colm Burke (FG) Paul Coghlan (FG) Jimmy Harte (Lab) Imelda Henry (FG) Marc MacSharry (FF) Catherine Noone (FG) Averil Power (FF, then Ind) Kathryn Reilly (SF) Mary White (FF)

Labour Panel	Terry Brennan (FG) David Cullinane (SF) Maurice Cummins (FG) Fidelma Healy Eames (FG) Cáit Keane (FG) Terry Leyden (FF) Marie Moloney (Lab) Tony Mulcahy (FG) Darragh O'Brien (FF) Ned O'Sullivan (FF) John Whelan (Lab)

National University of Ireland	John Crown (Ind) Rónán Mullen (Ind) Feargal Quinn (Ind)

University of Dublin	Ivana Bacik (Lab) Sean Barrett (Ind) David Norris (Ind)

Nominated by the Taoiseach	Eamonn Coghlan (Ind, then FG) Jim D'Arcy (FG) Aideen Hayden (Lab) Lorraine Higgins (Lab) Fiach Mac Conghail (Ind) Martin McAleese (Ind) Mary Moran (Lab) Mary Ann O'Brien (Ind) Marie-Louise O'Donnell (Ind) Jillian van Turnhout (Ind) Katherine Zappone (Ind)

Elected or appointed later	2013 Hildegarde Naughton (FG) 2014 Gerard Craughwell (Ind) 2015 Máiría Cahill (Lab)

FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael Lab: Labour Party RI: Renua Ireland SD: Social Democrats SF: Sinn Féin Ind: Independent

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