Aisling Reilly

Aisling Reilly (Irish: Aisling Ní Raghallaigh[1]) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician. In 2021 Aisling replaced Fra McCann as an MLA representing the Northern Irish Assembly constituency of West Belfast.[2][3] Reilly was educated in Coláiste Feirste and speaks fluent Gaelic.[1]

Aisling Reilly
MLA
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for West Belfast
Assumed office
19 October 2021
Preceded byFra McCann
Personal details
Political partySinn Féin
WebsiteAisling Reilly MLA

On 13 May 2022, Aisling became the first member of the Northern Ireland Assembly to give a full speech in the Irish language.[4]

References
  1. "Nuachtlitir Choláiste Feirste" [Coláiste Feirste Newsletter]. Yumpu (in Ga). Coláiste Feirste. December 2012. p. 3.
  2. "Handball champ selected by Sinn Féin to replace west Belfast MLA Fra McCann". The Irish News. 14 October 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  3. "Sinn Féin nominate Aisling Reilly as new West Belfast MLA". www.sinnfein.ie. Retrieved 8 November 2021.
  4. "An chéad óráid go hiomlán i nGaeilge i Stormont". The Irish News. 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
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