Deirdre Clune

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Deirdre Clune, née Barry (Irish: Deirdre Uí Chlúin; born June 1959) is an Irish Fine Gael politician. She is a TD for the constituency of Cork South Central.

Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] Early life

Clune was educated at Ursuline Convent Cork, University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin.

[edit] Political career

Clune was first elected to Dáil Éireann in the 1997 general election succeeding her father, Peter Barry who was retiring. In the Dáil, she was appointed Fine Gael front bench spokesperson on Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands in June 2000 and spokesperson on Environmental and Consumer Affairs from February 2001.

She lost her seat at the 2002 general election. She also contested the 2002 elections to the 22nd Seanad on the Industrial and Commercial Panel, but was unsuccessful.

She was a member of Cork City Council and became the 68th Lord Mayor of Cork on June 27, 2005.

Clune regained her Dáil seat in the 2007 general election.

[edit] See also

• Anthony Barry
• Peter Barry
• Families in the Oireachtas

[edit] External links

• Deirdre Clune's page on the Fine Gael website
• Deirdre Clune's electoral history (ElectionsIreland.org)
• Irish Times biography
• Senate election

Oireachtas
Preceded by Peter Barry (Fine Gael)	Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Cork South Central 1997–2002	Succeeded by Dan Boyle (Green Party)
Political offices
Preceded by Seán Martin	Lord Mayor of Cork 2005	Succeeded by Michael Ahern
Oireachtas
Preceded by John Dennehy (Fianna Fáil)	Fine Gael Teachta Dála for Cork South Central 2007 – present	Incumbent