Patricia Ryan (politician)
Patricia Ryan is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare South constituency since the 2020 general election.[1]
Patricia Ryan | |
|---|---|
 Ryan in 2020 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Kildare South |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ballybrittas, County Laois, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
She was a trade union shop steward.[2] She was a member of Kildare County Council from 2019 to 2020. Noel Connolly was co-opted to Ryan's seat on Kildare County Council following her election to the Dáil.[3]
Ryan topped the poll in Kildare South,[4][5] despite taking a sun holiday during the campaign.[6] She promoted 9/11 conspiracy theories on her Facebook page.[7]
References
- "Patricia Ryan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- McQuinn, Cormac (3 February 2020). "Sinn Féin election candidate missing on campaign trail due to holiday". Independent.ie. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
- "Kildare County Council co-opts new Sinn Fein councillor". KildareNow. 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- Forrest, Conor (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Kildare South results: Fianna Fáil's Fiona O'Loughlin loses seat; Sinn Féin's Patricia Ryan tops poll with Martin Heydon (FG) and Cathal Berry (Ind) taking remaining seats". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- "Election 2020: Kildare South". The Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
- Simpson, Claire (11 February 2020). "Sinn Féin candidate who took holiday during campaign tops poll in Kildare South". The Irish News. Archived from the original on 7 June 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
- Mahon, Brian. "Second Sinn Féin TD Patricia Ryan shared 9/11 conspiracy theories". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
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