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'''Toiréasa Ferris''' (born 24 March 1980) is an Irish former ] politician who has served as a ]lor for ] from 2003 to 2019.


⚫ ==Personal life==
'''Toiréasa Ferris''' (born 1980) is an Irish local politician. Her father, ], is a ] ] (TD) for ].
⚫ Ferris is a part-time tutor in law at Tralee Community College. She lives in ], County Kerry with her husband Patrick and their two children.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/15159 |title=Toiréasa Ferris - EU candidate South &#124; Sinn Féin |publisher=Sinnfein.ie |date= |accessdate=5 December 2010}}</ref> In 2001, Ferris spent seven months working in ] with a local workers' rights group.<ref></ref>


⚫ ==Political career==
In March 2009, she was voted the 7th most beautiful politician in the world by Spain’s 20 Minutos newspaper. <ref>http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-1164890/Oh-Yes-Minister-Meet-women-voted-worlds-stunning-politicians-WOULD-Sir-Humphrey-say--.html?ITO=1490 Oh Yes Minister! World's most stunning politicians</ref>
Ferris started her political activism with ]'s youth wing ], in her native ] and at the ]. Co-opted in 2003 to the ] seat held by her father, ], she immediately became the first Sinn Féin ] (chairperson) of the council. She was elected to the Council in 2004, and became the second female Mayor of the Council in 2005, serving until 2006.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.tcm.ie/thekingdom/2005/07/07/story17776.asp |title=Mayor success inspires SF to look to the south of Kerry for more votes |publisher=Archives.tcm.ie|date=7 July 2005|accessdate=5 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2009/05/20/story92170.asp |title=Third South seat will come down to a dogfight|publisher=Archives.tcm.ie|date=20 May 2009|accessdate=5 December 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sinnfein.ie/contents/15159 |title=Toiréasa Ferris - EU candidate South|publisher=Sinnfein.ie|date=|accessdate=5 December 2010}}</ref>


⚫ On 18 October 2008, she was selected as a candidate in the ] for the ] constituency. She received 64,671 of the first preference votes, coming third on the first count, but was not elected.<ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=426|title=Toiréasa Ferris|work=ElectionsIreland.org|accessdate=30 March 2014}}</ref> In an article in the weekly newspaper '']'' she gave an analysis of the current direction of the party, saying that the party "means nothing" to the bulk of people in the Republic, and that there was a perception amongst voters that Sinn Féin was a northern-based party.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/8192701.stm|title=Sinn Féin in 'significant' talks|publisher=BBC News|date=10 August 2009|accessdate=5 December 2010}}</ref>
⚫ == Political career ==
In 2005, Toiréasa Ferris became the first female Mayor of Kerry, after earlier becoming the first Sinn Féin Cathaoirleach (Chairperson) of Kerry County Council in 2003.<ref></ref><ref></ref><ref></ref> Co-opted in 2003 to the seat held by Sinn Féin Councillor, now TD (Member of Parliament) Martin Ferris, Toiréasa was elected of her own accord to the Kerry County Council in 2004, taking the first of 7 seats. She served as Cathaoirleach of Kerry County Council between 2005 – 2006. At present, Cllr. Ferris serves as a full-time Sinn Féin Councillor on Kerry County Council and Tralee Town Council.


In the ], Ferris was elected on the first count and topped the poll in the Tralee ].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.housing.gov.ie/sites/default/files/publications/files/local_elections_2014_results_book.pdf |title=Local Elections 2014; Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics |publisher=] |location=Dublin |date=June 2016 |accessdate=10 October 2016}}</ref> She retained her seat ]. The following month she ruled herself out of standing in ] on medical advice, while remaining on the county council.<ref>{{cite news |title=SF Kerry candidate withdraws name from general election |url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2019/0618/1056077-toireasa-ferris/ |accessdate=18 June 2019 |date=18 June 2019 }}</ref> She resigned from the council on health grounds in August 2019.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/toir%C3%A9asa-ferris-to-resign-council-seat-and-focus-on-family-1.4000286|title=Toiréasa Ferris to resign council seat and focus on family|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=28 August 2019}}</ref>
⚫ On ] ] she was selected as an ] candidate in the ] elections in 2009 for the ]. She was not elected after receiving 13% or 64,671 of the first preference vote. <ref>http://www.rte.ie/news/elections/european/south.html</ref> In an article in the weekly newspaper ] she gave a frank analysis of the current direction of the party saying that the party "means nothing" to the bulk of people in the Republic and that voters saw Sinn Fein as a northern-based party.<ref></ref>


==''The Late Late Show'' interview==
== Controversial Interview ==
In February 2006, she appeared on ] and in an interview with ] said she could not condemn the killing of ] ] in ] in 1996. Ferris stated that “It wouldn’t be fair to condemn one individual action when over 3,000 were killed. I don’t feel I have the right, or that it would be fair to condemn one individual act,” <ref>http://www.limerickblogger.ie/blog/2006/02/anne-mccabe-on-toireasa-ferris</ref> Ferris appeared on ]'s '']'' in February 2006; in an interview with ], she said she could not condemn the killing of ] ] in 1996. She stated that "It wouldn't be fair to condemn one individual action when over 3,000 were killed ]'']. I don't feel I have the right, or that it would be fair to condemn one individual act."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.limerickblogger.ie/blog/2006/02/anne-mccabe-on-toireasa-ferris |title=Anne McCabe on Toireasa Ferris |publisher=Limerickblogger.ie|date=14 February 2006|accessdate=5 December 2010}}</ref> ''The Late Late Show'' interview also caused comment because her "knee-length" skirt hiked up when she crossed her legs. RTÉ was sharply criticised for having their cameras pan her legs and skirt in the middle of the interview and creating a "tabloid" atmosphere and cheapening her appearance.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.the-kingdom.ie/news/story/?trs=cwkfkfojoj |title=Toireasa Ferris tells how TV storm left her in tears |publisher=The Kingdom.ie |date=5 December 2010}}</ref>


The Pat Kenny Late Late Show interview also caused comment because her "knee-length" skirt hiked up when she crossed her legs. RTÉ was sharply criticised for having their cameras pan her legs and skirt in the middle of the interview and creating a "tabloid" atmosphere and cheapening her appearance{{fact|date=June 2009}}. ] ]s in ] attempted to table a vote of no confidence. However Councillor Ferris survived by a wide margin.<ref></ref> ] councillors on Kerry County Council attempted to table a vote of no confidence. However, owing to the support of ] councillors, she survived by a wide margin.<ref>{{cite web|author=|url=http://breaking.examiner.ie/world/?jp=CWEYOJOJOJSN |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721123927/http://breaking.examiner.ie/world/?jp=CWEYOJOJOJSN |url-status=dead |archive-date=21 July 2011 |title=Motion of no confidence in Mayor of Kerry defeated |publisher=Breaking.examiner.ie |date=20 February 2006|accessdate=5 December 2010}}</ref>

⚫ == Personal life ==
⚫ Ferris is currently a part-time tutor in law at Tralee Community College. In 2001, Cllr Ferris spent seven months working in Mexico with a local workers' rights group.<ref></ref>


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Barrister and former Sinn Féin politician

This article's lead section may be too short to adequately summarize the key points. Please consider expanding the lead to provide an accessible overview of all important aspects of the article. (October 2021)
Toiréasa Ferris
Ferris in 2017
Kerry County Councillor
In office
August 2003 – August 2019
ConstituencyTralee
Personal details
Born (1980-03-24) 24 March 1980 (age 44)
Tralee, County Kerry, Ireland
Political partySinn Féin
Spouse Patrick Kelly ​(m. 2009)​
Children2
Parent
Alma mater

Toiréasa Ferris (born 24 March 1980) is an Irish former Sinn Féin politician who has served as a Kerry County Councillor for Tralee from 2003 to 2019.

Personal life

Ferris is a part-time tutor in law at Tralee Community College. She lives in Ardfert, County Kerry with her husband Patrick and their two children. In 2001, Ferris spent seven months working in Mexico with a local workers' rights group.

Political career

Ferris started her political activism with Sinn Féin's youth wing Ógra Shinn Féin, in her native Tralee and at the University of Limerick. Co-opted in 2003 to the Kerry County Council seat held by her father, Martin Ferris, she immediately became the first Sinn Féin Cathaoirleach (chairperson) of the council. She was elected to the Council in 2004, and became the second female Mayor of the Council in 2005, serving until 2006.

On 18 October 2008, she was selected as a candidate in the European Parliament election in 2009 for the South constituency. She received 64,671 of the first preference votes, coming third on the first count, but was not elected. In an article in the weekly newspaper An Phoblacht she gave an analysis of the current direction of the party, saying that the party "means nothing" to the bulk of people in the Republic, and that there was a perception amongst voters that Sinn Féin was a northern-based party.

In the 2014 Kerry County Council election, Ferris was elected on the first count and topped the poll in the Tralee local electoral area. She retained her seat in 2019. The following month she ruled herself out of standing in the next general election on medical advice, while remaining on the county council. She resigned from the council on health grounds in August 2019.

The Late Late Show interview

Ferris appeared on RTÉ's The Late Late Show in February 2006; in an interview with Pat Kenny, she said she could not condemn the killing of Garda Jerry McCabe in 1996. She stated that "It wouldn't be fair to condemn one individual action when over 3,000 were killed . I don't feel I have the right, or that it would be fair to condemn one individual act." The Late Late Show interview also caused comment because her "knee-length" skirt hiked up when she crossed her legs. RTÉ was sharply criticised for having their cameras pan her legs and skirt in the middle of the interview and creating a "tabloid" atmosphere and cheapening her appearance.

Fine Gael councillors on Kerry County Council attempted to table a vote of no confidence. However, owing to the support of Fianna Fáil councillors, she survived by a wide margin.

References

  1. "Toiréasa Ferris - EU candidate South | Sinn Féin". Sinnfein.ie. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  2. An Phoblacht 13 November 2008Sinn Féin profile
  3. "Mayor success inspires SF to look to the south of Kerry for more votes". Archives.tcm.ie. 7 July 2005. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  4. "Third South seat will come down to a dogfight". Archives.tcm.ie. 20 May 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  5. "Toiréasa Ferris - EU candidate South". Sinnfein.ie. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  6. "Toiréasa Ferris". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 30 March 2014.
  7. "Sinn Féin in 'significant' talks". BBC News. 10 August 2009. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  8. "Local Elections 2014; Results, Transfer of Votes and Statistics" (PDF). Dublin: Department of Housing, Planning, Community and Local Government. June 2016. Retrieved 10 October 2016.
  9. "SF Kerry candidate withdraws name from general election". 18 June 2019. Retrieved 18 June 2019.
  10. "Toiréasa Ferris to resign council seat and focus on family". The Irish Times. 28 August 2019.
  11. "Anne McCabe on Toireasa Ferris". Limerickblogger.ie. 14 February 2006. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
  12. "Toireasa Ferris tells how TV storm left her in tears". The Kingdom.ie. 5 December 2010.
  13. "Motion of no confidence in Mayor of Kerry defeated". Breaking.examiner.ie. 20 February 2006. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2010.

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