Mary Harney

Quick Facts

Full Name	Mary Harney
Occupation	Politician
Date Of Birth	Mar 11, 1953(1953-03-11)
Age	71
Birthplace	Ballinasloe
Country	Ireland
Birth City	County Galway
Horoscope	Pisces

Mary Harney Biography

Mary Harney is one of the most popular and richest Politician who was born on March 11, 1953 in Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland. Harney was born at Portiuncula Hospital, Ballinasloe, County Galway in 1953. The parents of Harney, who resided in the nearby town of Ahascragh were both farmers. However, her family relocated from Ahascragh to Newcastle, County Dublin shortly after her birth. She attended The Convent of Mercy, Inchicore and Presentation Convent, Clondalkin before attending Trinity College Dublin.

The year 1979 was the year that Harney achieved her first election success after she won a seat on Dublin County Council. A year later, she won a seat on the Dail in the general election in Dublin South-West. She was elected to the Dail throughout her term until the time of her retirement in 2011 and was transferred to the new Dublin Mid-West constituency at the 2002 general election , which was formed from a portion from Dublin South-West. As an alumnus of the known as the Gang of 22 the group, she was exiled from the party following her vote in favor of the Anglo-Irish Agreement in 1985.

Following the 1989 general election the Progressive Democrats entered into a coalition government with Fianna Fáil, led at the time by Charles Haughey. Harney was appointed Minister of State with responsibility for Environmental Protection. As Minister of State she legislated to ban the sale of bituminous coal in Dublin, thereby eliminating smog from the city. She served in this position until the party withdrew from government in late 1992. In February 1993, Harney was appointed Deputy Leader of the Progressive Democrats, and succeeded O’Malley as party Leader in October of that year, making her the first female leader of an Irish political party in Dáil Eireann.

She was leader of the Progressive Democrats party between 1993 and 2006 and again from 2007 to 2008, resuming her role in 2007 after her successor, Michael McDowell, lost his seat at the 2007 general election. She is the longest-ever serving female member of Dáil Éireann, serving as a member Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-West and Dublin Mid-West constituencies from 1981 to 2011.

Harney was the target to Fianna Fail leader Jack Lynch and was unsuccessful as an Fianna Fail candidate in the 1977 general election. Harney was later elected as a member of the Seanad Eireann in the name of Lynch who had been appointed Taoiseach. The youngest to be a member of the Seanad at the time of her appointment, having been 24 years old.

Mary Harney Net Worth

Mary Harney is one of the richest Politician from Ireland. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mary Harney 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Mary Harney (born 11 March 1953) is an Irish politician who was a former leader and current Chancellor of University of Limerick.

While at the university She made history when she became an auditor for the first time in female form for the College Historical Society. She graduated in

1976. received an honors grade of third Bachelor of Arts in Economics and Social Studies, and briefly was a teacher in the secondary school in Castleknock College in Dublin. In the year 2019, Trinity College Dublin awarded her Honorary Doctorate.

Harney went on to become a founder member of the Progressive Democrats with Desmond O’Malley and Bobby Molloy in December 1985.

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According to our records, Mary Harney married to Brian Geoghegan. As of December 1, 2023, Mary Harney’s is not dating anyone.

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In 2002, Harney settled a libel case with Magill magazine for around €25,000 and in 2004 she settled a case against the Sunday Independent for €70,000. In May 2011, she received a €450,000 payout from Newstalk radio in compensation for a slur made about her on live air by journalist Nell McCafferty.

Facts & Trivia

Mary Ranked on the list of most popular Politician. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Ireland. Mary Harney celebrates birthday on March 11 of every year.

In 2004 she travelled to Florida with senior FÁS executives, department officials, and her husband, Brian Geoghegan, and was receiving more than €100-a-day subsistence money from the taxpayer when FÁS picked up her hairdressing bill in a Florida hotel. Like all government ministers travelling abroad, she was entitled to a daily allowance for “incidental expenses”.