Deirdre Clune

Deirdre Clune (née Barry; born 1 June 1959) is an Irish politician who was a Member of the European Parliament (MEP) from Ireland for the South constituency from 2014 to 2019. She is due to return as an MEP when the UK leaves the European Union. She is a member of Fine Gael, part of the European People's Party. She previously served as a Senator for the Cultural and Educational Panel from 2011 to 2014, a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-Central constituency from 1997 to 2002 and 2007 to 2011 and Lord Mayor of Cork from 2005 to 2006.