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Karen Mullan

Karen Mullan

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Karen Mullan MLA (born 18 August 1976) is a Sinn Féin politician from Derry, Northern Ireland who served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly for the Foyle constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly from June 2017 to 2021.[1]

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History

Mullan served as a community worker in Derry prior to her co-option by Sinn Féin.[2] She was co-opted after Foyle MLA Elisha McCallion was elected to the House of Commons following the 2017 general election. Mullan was Sinn Féin's northern education spokesperson in the assembly.[3]

She is a graduate of Ulster University with a degree in community development, and is a former manager of Hillcrest Trust, a community centre in the Waterside area of Derry.[4]

She played a key role in setting up a charity, Pink Ladies Cancer Support Group, which lobbied for the delivery of the North-West Cancer Centre at Altnagelvin Hospital in Derry.[5]

She left the assembly with Martina Anderson on 13 September 2021 being replaced by Pádraig Delargy and Ciara Ferguson.[6]

Controversy

Mullan is also a director of Waterside Neighbourhood Partnership, which is a community group based in Derry. The organisation was found guilty in 2017 of having unlawfully discriminated against a job applicant based on political opinion.[7] The organisation was ordered to pay £11,000 to the applicant, who was the highest-scoring candidate in the interviews.[7] Giving evidence at the tribunal, Mullan revealed during cross-examination that an interview panellist informed her that they "had been bullied" into giving a better score. The tribunal said Mullan's evidence "lacked credibility".[7]

References

  1. [1]
    Madden, Andrew (12 June 2017). "Sinn Féin co-opt new MLAs in Foyle and West Tyrone". The Irish News.
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    Now, Derry. "New Foyle MLA Karen Mullan has celebrated her first day at Stormont". Derry Now.
  3. [3]
    "MLA Mullan named as Sinn Féin's new education spokesperson". Derry Daily. 21 July 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
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    "Karen Mullan". Hillcrest Trust. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  5. [5]
    "Pink Ladies branch out". Sentinel. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  6. [6]
    "Sinn Féin selects Pádraig Delargy and Ciara Ferguson as new Foyle MLAs". BBC News. 8 September 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2021.
  7. [7]
    Hughes, Brendan (14 June 2017). "Sinn Féin MLA is director of group found to have discriminated against job applicant". The Irish News.
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