Deirdre Clune TD

Deirdre Clune was elected TD for Cork South Central in May 2007.

Deirdre is Fine Gael’s Spokesperson on Innovation. She serves on the Oireachtas Committee on Enterprise, Trade & Employment and the Dáil’s high profile Public Accounts Committee.

Deirdre served as Lord Mayor of Cork from June 2005 to June 2006. She was a member of Cork City Council for the South East Ward from 1999 until her election to the Dáil in 2007.

Deirdre served as Fine Gael TD for Cork South Central from 1997 to 2002 and was Fine Gael front bench spokesperson on Arts, Heritage, Gaeltacht and the Islands from June 2000 to February 2001 and spokesperson on Environmental and Consumer Affairs from February 2001 to May 2002.

Deirdre was born in Cork and educated at the Ursuline Convent in Blackrock, University College Cork and Trinity College Dublin. She qualified as a Civil Engineer and has further qualifications in Environmental Engineering. She worked as an engineer in the UK and Ireland before being elected as a public representative.

Deirdre is married to Conor and they live in Blackrock with their four sons.