Emma Sheerin is 29, from Ballinascreen in South Derry, the daughter of a sheep farmer and an Irish language class– room assistant.
Having attended St Columba’s Primary in Straw and St Colm’s High, Ballinascreen, she then graduated with a 2:1 in Politics, Philosophy and Economics from Queens University Belfast. She worked in retail and finance before spending time as PA to Francie Molloy MP, where her on the ground activism was consolidated with the workings of the constit- uency.
Growing up, she took inspiration from the work of the local Sinn Féin team, and she joined the party as a teen, deter– mined to play her part in establishing a new, fair and United Ireland.
She replaced Ian Milne as MLA in December 2018 and has been a voice for rural constituents since, representing South Derry and prioritising local delivery on, and support with; broadband, roads, healthcare, schools, and every– thing in between.
Latest news from Emma
Sheerin slams Tory ‘Migration Bill’ as an attack on people seeking refugev
Sinn Féin MLA Emma Sheerin has condemned the British government’s ‘Migration Bill’ as another attack on vulnerable people fleeing war and persecution.
A restored Assembly must deliver for women – Sheerin
Sinn Féin MLA Emma Sheerin has told an International Women’s Day event in Glasgow that a restored Assembly must better deliver for the needs of women. Speaking from Glasgow at an event organised by Cairde na hÉireann, the Mid Ulster MLA said: “Tonight was a...
Sheerin welcomes that Safe Access Zones Act is now law
Sinn Féin MLA Emma Sheerin has welcomed that the Safe Access Zones Act is now law and will be enforceable from 7th May 2023.
