Pádraig Delargy (born 1996)[1] MLA is a Sinn Féin politician who is a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Foyle in Northern Ireland.[2] Delargy became the MLA for Foyle following a selection convention held by Sinn Féin after his predecessor Karen Mullan was forced to step down following an internal review by the party.[3]
Pádraig Delargy | |
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Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Foyle | |
Assumed office 13 September 2021 | |
Preceded by | Karen Mullan |
Personal details | |
Born | Pádraig Delargy 1996 (age 27–28) Derry, Northern Ireland |
Political party | Sinn Féin |
Alma mater | Queen's University Belfast Ulster University |
Profession | Teacher |
Prior to becoming an MLA, Delargy was a teacher based in Derry.[4] He went to Queen’s University for his undergraduate and Ulster University for his Postgraduate Certificate in Education.[5]
References
edit- ^ Keenan, Shaun (8 May 2022). "Sinn Fein top poll in Foyle as UUP narrowly miss out". BelfastLive. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ "Sinn Féin selects Pádraig Delargy and Ciara Ferguson as new Foyle MLAs". BBC News. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
- ^ McClements, Freya (8 September 2021). "Sinn Féin selects two new MLAs for Foyle constituency". Irish Times. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
- ^ Ward, James (8 September 2021). "Pádraig Delargy and Ciara Ferguson new Sinn Féin MLAs for Foyle". The Irish News. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
- ^ "Pádraig Delargey". www.sinnfein.ie. Retrieved 25 September 2021.