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A candidate for Social Democrats. View party
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Catherine Murphy
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Murphy was first elected to the Dáil as an Independent candidate in the 2005 by-election for Kildare North. She was re-elected in 2011 and 2016. She is a co-founder and joint leader of the Social Democrats party. She entered politics 30 years ago as a town councillor.

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