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- Eileen Flynn has made history as the first woman from the Travelling community to sit in the Seanad - the upper house of the Irish Parliament. The new senator said she had worked all her life to "break barriers" and will now use her role to help Travellers and other marginalised communities.
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Jun 29, 2020 · Eileen Flynn has made history as the first woman from the Travelling community to sit in the Seanad - the upper house of the Irish Parliament. The new senator said she had worked all her life to...
Mar 15, 2021 · Senator Eileen Flynn lives in Ardara, Co Donegal, with her husband Liam and their 19 month-old daughter Billie. She can’t wait to take part in the Imagine! festival, although regrets not...
Jul 3, 2020 · Senator Eileen Flynn (30), the first Traveller woman in the Oireachtas, is proud of her identity. But she tells of a lifetime of hiding it. Having grown up in Labre Park – the oldest Traveller...
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Sep 22, 2020 · Eileen first met Liam at a protest seven years ago, but the pair only became a couple in 2017. In 2018, they married and their first child Billie was born 11 months ago. “Billie was a miracle...
Oct 11, 2020 · Senator Eileen Flynn with her one-year-old daughter, Billie Whyte, at home in Ardara, Co Donegal. Photo: Joe Dunne. Rodney Edwards. Sat 10 Oct 2020 at 18:30. Senator Eileen Flynn has to compose...
In 2020, Eileen Flynn made history by becoming the first woman from the Traveller Community to take a seat in Seanad Éireann. Growing up on Travellers’ halting site in Dublin, Eileen struggled with dyslexia.
Oct 3, 2020 · A member of the Traveller community, Ballyfermot-born Eileen Flynn was no stranger to challenges from a young age. Twenty years ago, when she was just 10, her mother died from pneumonia. A...
