Cairns posted on social media that she and her partner Barry Looney are expecting a baby girl
Deputy leader of the Social Democrats Cian O’Callaghan will step in to lead the party when Holly Cairns is on maternity leave, the leader said after announcing her pregnancy.
How Dublin City Council’s new anti-migrant councillors will complicate the business of local government“I am overjoyed to let you know that my partner and I are expecting a baby. We are so happy and feel so lucky because this is something we have wanted for a long time,” she wrote. “That’s why more than ever, I feel very grateful to belong to a party who are so supportive of parents and passionate about making sure we get #MoreMna into politics.”“This along with the amazing results from last weekend, makes me more excited than ever to lead the Social Democrats into the next elections.”On Sunday, Ms Cairns said: “In my naivety, we were trying to plan around the baby being a year or so old during a general election.
Ms Cairns said she felt “a new lease of life to be out of that danger zone” of the first trimester. She said she was now 17 weeks pregnant with a baby girl. She stood in the 2019 local elections in Cork and won a seat on Cork County Council. The following year she was elected as a TD. Ms Cairns took over the leadership of the Social Democrats in March of last year.
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