Michelle Mulherin

Michelle Mulherin TD
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2011
Constituency	Mayo
Personal details
Born	January 1972 (1972-01) (age 39)
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Fine Gael

Michelle Mulherin (born January 1972) is an Irish Fine Gael politician.^[1] She was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo constituency at the 2011 general election. She was elected to Ballina Town Council in 1999^[2] and has also served as a Mayo County Councillor from 2004 until her election to Dáil Éireann in 2011.^[2] Mulherin unsuccessfully stood for election in the Mayo constituency at the 2007 general election.^[2]

In March 2011, Mulherin criticized the Libyan National Transitional Council during the 2011 Libyan civil war saying that it was an "internal matter" and that "oil was what made Libya 'special' and the external interference from countries such as the US is worrying”.^[3] Mulherin was not disciplined for her comments, which dissented against the official Fine Gael policy.^[4]

She called on National service to be introduced in order to tackle a "culture of entitlement". The proposal was criticised by a senior member of Fine Gael describing the proposal as not "out of place at a convention of the Tea Party movement in America". ^[5]

References

1. ^ "Ms. Michelle Mulherin". Oireachtas Members Database. http://www.oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=0&HouseNum=31&MemberID=2309&ConstID=141. Retrieved 9 March 2011. 
2. ^ ^{a b c} "Michelle Mulherin". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=6371. Retrieved 23 March 2011. 
3. ^ "FG TD says Libyan rebellion should not be supported". The Irish Times. 25 March 2011. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0325/1224293045350.html. 
4. ^ "Mulherin will not be disciplined over Libya stance". The Irish Times. 26 March 2011. http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/2011/0326/1224293137969.html. 
5. ^ "'Deadbeat dads' under fire in new proposals". Irish Independent. 12 June 2011. http://www.independent.ie/opinion/columnists/john-drennan/john-drennan-deadbeat-dads-under-fire-in-new-proposals-2672697.html. 

External links

• Michelle Mulherin's page on the Fine Gael website

Oireachtas
Preceded by Beverley Flynn (Fianna Fáil)	Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Mayo 2011–present	Incumbent

Persondata
Name	Mulherin, Michelle
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Date of birth	1972
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