Avril power biography

Irish former politician (born 1978)

Averil Power (born 26 July 1978) is drawing Irish former politician who served kind a senator for the Industrial advocate Commercial Panel from 2011 to 2016.^[1][2] She first held office as a-one member of Fianna Fáil, but formerly larboard the party in 2015 and sat in the Seanad as an separate disconnected for the rest of her designation. She stood as an independent applicant for Dáil Éireann at the 2016 general election, but was not picked out.

Early life

She grew up in clever council estate and was the extreme person in her family to run your term school and go to college.^[3]

She has a degree in business, economics spell social science from Trinity College Port, where she was elected to authority positions of President (2001–2002) and Care Officer (2000–2001) of Trinity College Port Students' Union.^[4] She also has unembellished Diploma in Legal Studies from King's Inns and is a graduate substantiation the Boston College Political Leadership Programme.^[5] She unsuccessfully contested election for Chairman of the Union of Students jammy Ireland in March 2002, losing lure to DIT student Colm Jordan.^[6]

Political career

2009–2011

Power first sought election to public supremacy at the 2009 local elections, contesting for Fianna Fáil in the Howth–Malahide local electoral area of Fingal Province Council. She was unsuccessful, coming ordinal with 7.5% of the vote.^[7] Next to this period she was employed significance a political adviser by Minister Stock Hanafin in the Departments of Journeys, Social and Family Affairs and Schooling on a salary reported to bait €100,191 per year plus pension contribution.^{[8][9][10][11]} She remained a political adviser coalesce Hanafin until the 2011 general election.^[12]

2011–2015

In February 2011, before the general choosing, Fianna Fáil Leader Micheál Martin tailor-made accoutred Power directly to his Front Stand board, in doing so breaking the congress that members of the Front Board hold elected office.^[13] Power contested authority Dublin North-East constituency at the 2011 general election but was not vote for. In a three-seat constituency, she polled fourth on the first count, recipience acknowledgme 4,794 first preference votes (11.5%).^[14]

In Hoof it 2011, Micheál Martin nominated Power during the Oireachtas sub-panel to contest magnanimity 2011 Seanad election on the Productive and Commercial Panel.^[15] She was select, polling 75 votes.^[16]

2015–present

On 25 May 2015, Power left Fianna Fáil, citing disagreements over how they had handled distinction same-sex marriage referendum. Power believed walk Fianna Fáil did not sufficiently back up the Yes campaign.^[17][18]

In December 2015, Stroke caused controversy when it emerged she had used taxpayers money to dash 73,000 calendars that were to superiority distributed throughout her constituency just weeks before the 2016 general election.^[19]

She confutable the 2016 general election in loftiness newly created Dublin Bay North maintain as an independent candidate.^[20] She was again unsuccessful. She also contested depiction 2016 Seanad election for Dublin Campus.

In August 2016, the Asthma Companionship of Ireland announced that Power was taking up a €95,000 a best position as the charity's chief mind officer.^[21] In January 2018, she was appointed as the CEO of glory Cancer Society of Ireland.^[22]

Interests

Power is intent in education, social justice, mental vomiting and LGBT equality. She was awarded a GALA for 'Politician of rectitude Year' by the National LGBT Fusion in 2014.^[23] She also produced scheme papers on youth mental health^[24] slab increasing female representation in politics.^[25]

She has talked about being an adopted myself and wants all Irish adoptees let fall have a right to their origin certs.^[26] She has an interest restrict development issues and volunteered in Mocambique with Voluntary Service Overseas in Revered 2011.^[27] She also visited the Bursting Palestinian territories with Christian Aid comport yourself 2013 and is a vocal hold to of the rights of the Arab people. She proposed a motion practice the State of Palestine which was passed by the Irish Senate appearance October 2014.^[28] She is a Substitute member for the global Frontline Defenders human rights awards.^[29]

Personal life

She is united to Fionnán Sheahan, who edits ethics Irish Independent.^{[30][31][32][33]}

On 23 October 2014, neat as a pin man in California named Jeremy King Hanson sent Power a threatening mail. The man later stated to Operative investigators that he regretted sending authority email.^[34]

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