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Janet Horner | |
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.jpg) Horner in 2025 | |
| Dublin City Councillor | |
| Assumed office 2 September 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Ciarán Cuffe |
| Constituency | North Inner City |
| Chair of the Green Party | |
| Assumed office 1 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Pauline O'Reilly |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Green Party |
| Website | janethorner |
Janet Horner is an Irish Green Party politician who has been a member of Dublin City Council since September 2019.[1] She was elected chairperson of the party in May 2025, succeeding Pauline O'Reilly.[2] She is the party's spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Trade and Defence.[3]
Biography
[edit]Horner has lived in Dublin's North Inner City for over a decade having previously lived in England, Uganda and India working in politics, human rights and community development projects. She holds a degree in Anthropology and Development Studies and a master's in Politics and Public Policy. She is a trade union activist and is a member of SIPTU's National Equality and Global Solidarity Committees.[4] Horner campaigned with Together for Yes in the 2018 referendum to remove the constitutional ban on abortion.[5] She sits on the board of the Rotunda Hospital.[6]
Political career
[edit]Horner was co-opted to the Dublin City Council seat held by Ciarán Cuffe in September 2019 following Cuffe's election to the European Parliament the previous May.[7] She was re-elected at the 2024 Dublin City Council election winning 9.5% of the first preference votes in the North Inner City local electoral area.[8] During the 2024 election campaign, Horner was assaulted and received death threats while erecting posters on North Circular Road, Dublin.[9]
In May 2025, she succeeded Pauline O'Reilly as chair of the Green Party. She contested the 2026 Dublin Central by-election, coming third with 11.7% of the vote.[10][11]
References
[edit]- ↑ Horner, Janet (7 December 2023). "Local councillor: Dublin's inner city needs hard work, not political games". TheJournal.ie.
- ↑ McGreevy, Ronan (1 May 2025). "Roderic O'Gorman re-elected as Green Party leader". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 4 March 2026. Retrieved 5 January 2026.
- ↑ "New Green Party frontbench will keep climate and nature firmly on the political agenda". Green Party.
- ↑ "SIPTU NEC condemns attack on union activist running for election in Dublin" (Press release). SIPTU Campaigns Unit. 19 May 2024.
- ↑ "Who We Are". Together For Yes. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018. Retrieved 24 April 2018.
- ↑ "Rotunda facing questions amid phasing out of private care". RTÉ.ie. 8 June 2026.
- ↑ "Council Brief: New Green Party Councillor Co-opted". Dublin InQuirer. 4 September 2019.
- ↑ "North Inner City LEA Results" (PDF). Dublin City Council. Retrieved 17 June 2024.[dead link]
- ↑ Bray, Jennifer (15 May 2024). "Green Party councillor attacked while hanging posters in Dublin". The Irish Times.
- ↑ "Green Party Chairperson Janet Horner selected to contest Dublin Central By-Election". Green Party.
- ↑ Libreri, Samantha (23 May 2026). "Social Democrats' Ennis wins Dublin Central bye-election". RTÉ News.
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