13 Facts About Catherine Noone

Catherine Anna Noone was born on 24 June 1976 and is a former Irish Fine Gael politician.

Catherine Noone served as a Senator on the Industrial and Commercial Panel from April 2011 to March 2020.

Catherine Noone was the Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on Arts and Culture.

Catherine Noone was later nominated for the Seanad and was elected on the 26th count.

In 2017, Catherine Noone was chair of the Oireachtas Committee on the Eighth Amendment, which recommended that it be repealed.

Catherine Noone was then one of the primary members of Fine Gael who campaigned for a yes vote in the subsequent referendum of 2018, which ultimately led to the repeal of the amendment in Ireland.

Catherine Noone was an unsuccessful candidate for the Dublin Bay North constituency at the 2020 general election, and lost her seat at the 2020 Seanad election, being eliminated on the 14th count.

In 2015, Catherine Noone called for Mixed Martial Arts to be banned in Ireland, calling it a "vile so-called sport", and announced she had sent a letter to the then Minister for Transport, Tourism and Sport Paschal Donohoe asking for his view on the idea.

In 2018, Catherine Noone was accused of being ageist after she described a priest from County Mayo as an "octogenarian" on her Twitter page.

Catherine Noone was criticised over censuring the well-established opinions of the Catholic Church on the subject while voluntarily attending the service.

Catherine Noone defended her comments before apologising and deleting the comment on Twitter, citing she "overreached" and that "all opinions should be voiced".

Catherine Noone initially tweeted that people should "get a grip" and cease complaining, but then deleted the tweet, and she later apologised.

Catherine Noone then clarified that she would "never use the n-word", and said it was a bad example.