Phil Prendergast
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Phil Prendergast is an Irish
Labour Party
politician. She is an S&D
Member of the European Parliament
(MEP) for the South constituency. She was a member of Seanad Éireann
on the Labour Panel from 2007 to 2011.
From Clonmel
in County Tipperary
, she was a midwife
at South Tipperary General Hospital for more than 20 years. She was a member of Clonmel Borough Council and South Tipperary County Council
from 1999 to 2007, where she was elected as originally as a member of the Workers and Unemployed Action Group (WUAG). She left the WUAG in June 2005 to join the Labour Party and ran in the 2007 Dáil election against WUAG member Séamus Healy
. She was not elected at the 2007 general election in the Tipperary South
constituency, but was subsequently elected to the Seanad.
She caused some controversy with in the local Labour Party branch when she tried to nominate her husband to replace her on the Council. She was previously Labour Party spokesperson on the Older Person and Seanad spokesperson on Health; Art and Sports; and Social and Family Affairs.
She unsuccessfully contested the 2011 general election for Tipperary South, receiving almost 11.0% of the first preference votes.
In April 2011, she was selected as the replacement for MEP Alan Kelly who was elected to Dáil Éireann
at the 2011 election for Tipperary North.
Republic of Ireland
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Labour Party
Labour Party (Ireland)
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. The Labour Party was founded in 1912 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, by James Connolly, James Larkin and William X. O'Brien as the political wing of the Irish Trade Union Congress. Unlike the other main Irish...
politician. She is an S&D
Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats
The Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats is the social-democratic political group in the European Parliament, formed by MEPs of the Party of European Socialists and allied centre-left parties. The group dates its ancestry via various names back to the beginning of the European...
Member of the European Parliament
Member of the European Parliament
A Member of the European Parliament is a person who has been elected to the European Parliament. The name of MEPs differ in different languages, with terms such as europarliamentarian or eurodeputy being common in Romance language-speaking areas.When the European Parliament was first established,...
(MEP) for the South constituency. She was a member of Seanad Éireann
Seanad Éireann
Seanad Éireann is the upper house of the Oireachtas , which also comprises the President of Ireland and Dáil Éireann . It is commonly called the Seanad or Senate and its members Senators or Seanadóirí . Unlike Dáil Éireann, it is not directly elected but consists of a mixture of members chosen by...
on the Labour Panel from 2007 to 2011.
From Clonmel
Clonmel
Clonmel is the county town of South Tipperary in Ireland. It is the largest town in the county. While the borough had a population of 15,482 in 2006, another 17,008 people were in the rural hinterland. The town is noted in Irish history for its resistance to the Cromwellian army which sacked both...
in County Tipperary
County Tipperary
County Tipperary is a county of Ireland. It is located in the province of Munster and is named after the town of Tipperary. The area of the county does not have a single local authority; local government is split between two authorities. In North Tipperary, part of the Mid-West Region, local...
, she was a midwife
Midwifery
Midwifery is a health care profession in which providers offer care to childbearing women during pregnancy, labour and birth, and during the postpartum period. They also help care for the newborn and assist the mother with breastfeeding....
at South Tipperary General Hospital for more than 20 years. She was a member of Clonmel Borough Council and South Tipperary County Council
South Tipperary County Council
South Tipperary County Council is the local authority which is responsible for the county of South Tipperary in Ireland. The Council is responsible for Housing and Community, Roads and Transportation, Urban planning and Development, Amenity and Culture, and Environment...
from 1999 to 2007, where she was elected as originally as a member of the Workers and Unemployed Action Group (WUAG). She left the WUAG in June 2005 to join the Labour Party and ran in the 2007 Dáil election against WUAG member Séamus Healy
Séamus Healy
Séamus Healy is an Irish politician. He has been a Teachta Dála for Tipperary South since the general election in February 2011,having previously held the seat from 2000 to 2007....
. She was not elected at the 2007 general election in the Tipperary South
Tipperary South (Dáil Éireann constituency)
Tipperary South is a parliamentary constituency represented in Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Irish parliament or Oireachtas. The constituency elects 3 deputies...
constituency, but was subsequently elected to the Seanad.
She caused some controversy with in the local Labour Party branch when she tried to nominate her husband to replace her on the Council. She was previously Labour Party spokesperson on the Older Person and Seanad spokesperson on Health; Art and Sports; and Social and Family Affairs.
She unsuccessfully contested the 2011 general election for Tipperary South, receiving almost 11.0% of the first preference votes.
In April 2011, she was selected as the replacement for MEP Alan Kelly who was elected to Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann is the lower house, but principal chamber, of the Oireachtas , which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann . It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote...
at the 2011 election for Tipperary North.