Aisling Reilly
Junior Minister at the Northern Ireland Executive Office since 2024
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Aisling Reilly (Irish: Aisling Ní Raghallaigh[1]) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician, who has served as a Junior Minister in the Executive of the 7th Northern Ireland Assembly since 2024. She has served as a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Belfast West since 2021.
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Aisling Reilly | |
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| Junior Minister Assisting the First Minister | |
| Assumed office 3 February 2024 | |
| First Minister | Michelle O'Neill |
| Preceded by | Gary Middleton (2022) |
| Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly for West Belfast | |
| Assumed office 19 October 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Fra McCann |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Sinn Féin |
| Website | Aisling Reilly MLA |
Career
Reilly was educated in Coláiste Feirste and speaks fluent Irish.[1]
Reilly was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly in October 2021, replacing veteran MLA Fra McCann, as a Member for Belfast West.[2][3]
She was re-elected to the Assembly at the 2022 election.[4]
On 13 May 2022, Reilly became the first member of the Northern Ireland Assembly to give a full speech in the Irish language.[5]
