Anne Ferris (born 24 September 1954) is an Irish Labour Party politician who served as a

Teachta Dála A Teachta Dála ( , ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish language, Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas, Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). It is the equivalent of terms s ...

(TD) for the

Wicklow Wicklow ( ; ga, Cill Mhantáin , meaning 'church of the toothless one'; non, Víkingaló) is the county town of County Wicklow in Ireland. It is located south of Dublin on the east coast of the island. According to the 2016 census, it has ...

constituency from 2011 to 2016. She was a member of Bray Town Council from 1999 to 2009 and

Wicklow County Council Wicklow County Council ( ga, Comhairle Chontae Chill Mhantáin) is the authority responsible for local government in County Wicklow, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for h ...

from 2003 to 2009. She was educated at St Agnes' Primary School in

Crumlin, Dublin Crumlin () is a Southside suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Formerly a rural area, it became heavily built up from the early 20th century onwards. Crumlin is the site of Ireland's largest children's hospital, Our Lady's Children's Hospital. Location ...

, and Goldenbridge Secondary School in

Inchicore Inchicore () is a suburb of Dublin, Ireland. Located approximately west of the city centre, Inchicore was originally a small village separate from Dublin. The village developed around Richmond Barracks (built 1810) and Inchicore railway works ...

, Ferris holds a Diploma in Women's Studies from

St Patrick's College, Maynooth St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth ( ga, Coláiste Naoimh Phádraig, Maigh Nuad), is the "National Seminary for Ireland" (a Roman Catholic college), and a pontifical university, located in the town of Maynooth, from Dublin, Ireland ...

. She lost her seat at the 2016 general election. She was again elected to Wicklow County Council at 2019 local elections.

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External links

Anne Ferris's page on the Labour Party website
1954 births Living people Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth Labour Party (Ireland) TDs Members of Wicklow County Council Members of the 31st Dáil 21st-century women Teachtaí Dála Politicians from Dublin (city) Labour Party (Ireland) local councillors {{IrishLabour-politician-stub