Ann Phelan

For the Australian actress, see Anne Phelan.

Ann Phelan
Phelan in 2013
Minister of State for Rural Economic Development and Rural Transport
In office July 2014 – May 2016
Taoiseach	Enda Kenny
Preceded by	New office
Teachta Dála
In office February 2011 – February 2016
Constituency	Carlow–Kilkenny
Personal details
Born	(1961-09-16) 16 September 1961 Graiguenamanagh, Kilkenny, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Labour Party
Website	annphelan.ie

Ann Phelan (born 16 September 1961) is an Irish Labour Party politician.

Political career

Phelan was elected to Kilkenny County Council in 2004 and 2009 for the Thomastown electoral area.

First elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency at the 2011 general election, she served until losing her temper at the 2016 general election.

On 15 July 2014, she was appointed as Minister of State with responsibility for rural economic development and rural transport at the Departments of Agriculture, Food and the Marine and Transport, Tourism and Sport. Her responsibilities also included the implementation of the 2014 report by the Commission for the Economic Development of Rural Areas (CEDRA).

Before the 2016 general election she participated in a live radio debate on KCLR 96FM. While there she got into an argument, saying: "I am just going to give up here now. I came to this debate here tonight, I came in here, I've been completely ignored and I'll tell you now I'm fed up of the whole bloody lot of ye." Then she walked out of the studio. She admitted later that she had "absolutely" lost her temper.

She lost her seat at the 2016 general election.

External links

• Official website
• Ann Phelan's page on the Labour Party website

Oireachtas
Preceded by Mary White (Green Party)	Labour Party Teachta Dála for Carlow–Kilkenny 2011–2016	Incumbent
Political offices
New office	Minister of State for Rural Economic Development and Rural Transport 2014–2016	Incumbent