Sheila Nunan is a former president of the

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and former General Secretary of the

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. She has been a member of the executive of the INTO since 1995 and was INTO President from 2005 to 2006, and INTO General Secretary from 2010 until 2019. Sheila Nunan was the first woman to hold the role of General Secretary in the trade union's 150-year history. In 2006, Nunan was elected Deputy General Secretary/General Treasurer and served in that role until her election as General Secretary in 2009. Nunan is a former primary school teacher and principal. She taught in Tallaght and Bray. She is a graduate of

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and St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra. She stood for the Labour Party in the Ireland South constituency at the

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. Her selection attracted controversy as she lives in

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, which is not part of the South constituency. Her team replied that she lives near the border with

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and her parents are from

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, both located in the South constituency.

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