13 Facts About Michelle Mulherin

Michelle Mulherin was born on 20 January 1972 and is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Senator from 2016 to 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.

Michelle Mulherin served as a Teachta Dala for the Mayo constituency from 2011 to 2016.

Michelle Mulherin was elected as a Fine Gael TD for the Mayo constituency at the 2011 general election.

Michelle Mulherin was elected to Ballina Town Council in 1999 and has as a Mayo County Councillor from 2004, until her election to Dail Eireann in 2011.

Michelle Mulherin unsuccessfully stood for election in the Mayo constituency at the 2007 general election.

Michelle Mulherin lost her seat at the 2016 general election.

Michelle Mulherin was nominated by the Taoiseach Enda Kenny to the 25th Seanad in May 2016.

Michelle Mulherin was the Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on Agriculture, Food and the Marine.

Michelle Mulherin was an unsuccessful candidate for the Mayo constituency at the 2020 general election.

In March 2011, Michelle Mulherin criticised the Libyan National Transitional Council during the 2011 Libyan Civil War, saying that it was an "internal matter" and that "oil was what made Libya 'special' and the external interference from countries such as the US is worrying".

Michelle Mulherin was not disciplined for her comments, which dissented against the official Fine Gael policy.

Michelle Mulherin called for National service to be introduced in order to tackle a "culture of entitlement".

Michelle Mulherin claimed that the information on the site was "incredibly regressive" and said that she would raise the issue of funding for the site with Health Minister James Reilly.