Catherine Martin
From Department of Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media
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Catherine Martin is the Minister for Tourism, Culture, Arts, Gaeltacht, Sport and Media.
Originally from Carrickmacross, Co. Monaghan, Catherine is the Green Party’s Deputy Leader and TD for the constituency of Dublin Rathdown since February 2016. After founding the Oireachtas Women’s Parliamentary Caucus, she was elected as its inaugural Chair in November 2017.
A graduate from NUI Maynooth and a classical singer, Catherine taught English and Music in St Tiernan’s Community School in Dundrum, Dublin, for 16 years prior to being elected to the Dáil. She was a Councillor on Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council from 2014 to 2016, and she served on the boards of the Dublin and Dún Laoghaire Education Training Board, Dundrum and Stillorgan Colleges of Further Education and St. Tiernan’s Community School.
She lives in Dublin with her husband and three children.
You can contact Ms Martin at catherine.martin@oireachtas.ie