Uruemu Adejinmi

Adejinmi first ran for election to Longford County Council in the 2019 Local elections finishing 10th in the seven-seater Longford local electoral area. She was subsequently co-opted to the council to fill the seat vacated by her party colleague, Joe Flaherty, following the latter's election to the 33rd Dáil at the 2020 general election.^[1]

In 2021, Adejinmi was elected Cathaoirleach of Longford County Council making her the first migrant, first African and first black female to become Cathaoirleach/Mayor in Ireland.^[2]

Also in 2021, Adejinmi unsuccessfully sought the Fianna Fáil nomination for the 2021 Seanad by-election on the Industrial and Commercial Panel. Party colleague Gerry Horkan was ultimately nominated and went on to win the seat ^[3][4]

Adejinmi was re-elected to Longford County Council in the 2024 Local elections, representing the Longford local electoral area.

In 2025, she was tipped as a possible Taoiseach's nominee to the 27th Seanad following criticism of a lack of female representation in the Oireachtas, however her local party colleague, Joe Flaherty, was nominated instead, having lost his seat in the Dáil in the 2024 general election and having failed to get elected to the Cultural and Educational panel in the 2025 Seanad election.^[5][6][7]

Uruemu grew up in Warri, Delta State, Nigeria in a middle-class household and has a degree in mathematics. She moved to Ireland in 2003 and lives in Longford with her husband and three children.^[8]