Mary Hanafin

Mary Hanafin

politician Ireland

Mary Hanafin is a seasoned Irish politician and former minister, known for her roles in education, social protection, and arts and tourism. A member of the Fianna Fáil party, she served as a TD for Dún Laoghaire from 1997 until her defeat in 2011. Hanafin has held several significant ministerial positions, including minister for education and science, and she briefly served as deputy leader of her party. Following her political career in the Dáil, she was elected to Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council and has recently expressed openness to discussing a presidential run with her party.

Born on May 16, 1964 (61 years old)

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.00%
Persistence
5 wks
Reach
40,276
Power
41$
Sentiment
6.00
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
Ireland 9 6.00 0.53% +50% 5,030,000 40,276 $5,100 41$
Totals 9 5,030,000 40,276 $5,100 41$
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Recent Mentions

Ireland Ireland: The former minister Mary Hanafin is openly seeking the nomination. 6

Micheal Martin Bertie Ahern Pat The Cope Gallagher Eamon O Cuiv Eamon De Valera Deirdre Heenan Colum Eastwood Niall Quinn Packie Bonner Joe Duffy Michael Flatley
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Fianna Fáil decision on presidential candidate a long time coming – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Former Fianna Fáil minister Mary Hanafin, who has expressed an interest in running, said it would be 'an insult' to the office of the presidency if her party does not run a candidate. 6

Michael Flatley Ronnie Hudson Maxwell Mooney Michael D Higgins Michael Collins Tony Holohan Peadar Toibin Mairead Mcguinness Catherine Connolly Micheal Martin Mary Lou Mcdonald
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Michael Flatley intends to make presidential bid, his barrister confirms – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Mary Hanafin, who has expressed an interest in running herself, said it would be 'an insult' to the office of the presidency if her party does not run a candidate. 5

Micheal Martin Deirdre Heenan Mairead Mcguinness Catherine Connolly Michael D Higgins Tony Holohan Michael Flatley Michael Collins
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Micheál Martin ‘definitely not’ running for presidency, he says – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Mary Hanafin is a former Fianna Fáil minister who expressed an interest in running for president. 6

Tony Holohan Michael Flatley Michael Collins Mairead Mcguinness Catherine Connolly Michael D Higgins Declan Ganley Jack Chambers
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Party ‘open to meeting’ Tony Holohan and Michael Flatley on nominations – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Mary Hanafin has declared that Fianna Fáil should run a candidate in the presidential election. 7

Michael D Higgins Sean Gallagher Volodymyr Zelenskiy Rustem Umerov Donald Trump
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: It will be an ‘insult’ if Fianna Fáil don’t enter presidential race, says Mary Hanafin – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Mary Hanafin is mentioned as a potential candidate for the presidency. 5

Joe Duffy Linda Martin Conor Mcgregor Fintan O Toole Michael Mcdowell Heather Humphreys Barry Andrews Michelle O Neill Sean Kelly Frances Fitzgerald Mick Wallace Geraldine Byrne Nason Colum Eastwood Frances Black Peter Power Peter Casey Cynthia Ni Mhurchu Jarlath Burns Mairead Mcguinness Catherine Connolly Declan Ganley Aubrey Mccarthy Mary Robinson Mary Mcaleese Michael D Higgins Mike Huckabee Keir Starmer Gerry Adams Mary Lou Mcdonald
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: The presidency is not a Rose of Tralee contest for over-35s – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Mary Hanafin was the minister for education who introduced the Hpat system for studying medicine. 7

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Changes announced to Hpat system for studying medicine – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Mary Hanafin is a party colleague of Cormac Devlin who is expected to run her campaign. 6

Niall Quinn Michael Lonergan Emmanuel Macron Keir Starmer Colum Eastwood Mairead Mcguinness Catherine Connolly Micheal Martin Pat The Cope Gallagher Sean Kelly Feargal Sharkey James O Connor David Mongey Gitanas Nauseda Aisling Dempsey Aubrey Mccarthy Cormac Devlin Mary Butler Pa Daly Mary Lou Mcdonald Pearse Doherty Finian Mcgrath Rossa Fanning Paul Canning Niall Blaney Liam Blaney Margaret Blaney
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: ‘Disco pants’ Niall Quinn could be just the Áras ticket for Fianna Fáil – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Former minister Mary Hanafin is also considering seeking Fianna Fáil nominations. 6

Catherine Connolly Pat The Cope Gallagher Ivana Bacik Bertie Ahern Micheal Martin Michael D Higgins Charlie Mcconalogue
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Catherine Connolly says she plans to launch presidential election bid next week – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: So far, lawyer Nick Delehanty; MMA fighter Conor McGregor, businessman Peter Casey; former junior minister Peter Power; MEP Seán Kelly; MEP Mairéad McGuinness; and former minister Mary Hanafin have indicated they intend to run. 5

Joe Duffy Michael D Higgins Mairead Mcguinness Sean Kelly Micheal Martin Nick Delehanty Conor Mcgregor Peter Casey Peter Power
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Joe Duffy rules himself out of presidential race – The Irish Times