Pádraig Delargy

Pádraig Delargy MLA
Delargy in 2021
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for Foyle
Incumbent
Assumed office 13 September 2021
Preceded by	Karen Mullan
Personal details
Born	Pádraig Delargy 1996 (age 27–28) Derry, Northern Ireland
Political party	Sinn Féin
Alma mater	Queen's University Belfast Ulster University
Profession	Teacher

Pádraig Delargy (born 1996)^[1] MLA is a Sinn Féin politician who is a Member of the Legislative Assembly from Foyle in Northern Ireland.^[2] Delargy became the MLA for Foyle following a selection convention held by Sinn Féin after his predecessor Karen Mullan was forced to step down following an internal review by the party.^[3]

Prior to becoming an MLA, Delargy was a teacher based in Derry.^[4] He went to Queen’s University for his undergraduate and Ulster University for his Postgraduate Certificate in Education.^[5]

References

1. Keenan, Shaun (8 May 2022). "Sinn Fein top poll in Foyle as UUP narrowly miss out". BelfastLive. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
2. "Sinn Féin selects Pádraig Delargy and Ciara Ferguson as new Foyle MLAs". BBC News. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
3. McClements, Freya (8 September 2021). "Sinn Féin selects two new MLAs for Foyle constituency". Irish Times. Retrieved 31 October 2021.
4. Ward, James (8 September 2021). "Pádraig Delargy and Ciara Ferguson new Sinn Féin MLAs for Foyle". The Irish News. Retrieved 9 September 2021.
5. "Pádraig Delargey". www.sinnfein.ie. Retrieved 25 September 2021.