Emer Currie

Emer Currie (born 1 May 1979) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Senator since June 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.

She previously served as a member of Fingal County Council from 2019 to 2020.

Currie was an unsuccessful candidate in the 2020 general election as the Fine Gael running mate of outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar in Dublin West.

Her father, Austin Currie, was a founding member of the SDLP, former Minister of State, and Teachta Dála (TD).