Catherine Kelly

Not to be confused with Katherine Kelly.

Catherine Kelly MLA (born 27 June 1987) is a Sinn Féin politician from Loughmacrory, County Tyrone, who served as Member of the Legislative Assembly for the West Tyrone constituency in the Northern Ireland Assembly June 2017 until her resignation in October 2020.^[2]

Catherine Kelly
Member of Fermanagh and Omagh District Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 18 May 2023
Preceded by	Matthew Bell
Constituency	Omagh
Member of the Legislative Assembly for West Tyrone
In office 20 June 2017 – 31 October 2020
Preceded by	Barry McElduff
Succeeded by	Nicola Brogan
Personal details
Born	Catherine Kelly (1987-06-27) 27 June 1987 (age 38) Loughmacrory, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland[1]
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Sinn Féin
Alma mater	Liverpool John Moores University

Education

Kelly studied English and History at Liverpool John Moores University and Early Childhood Studies at South West College in Omagh.^[1]

Nursery school teacher

She also worked at an Irish language nursery school.^[1]

Sinn Féin and political career

Kelly joined Sinn Féin in 2009 and stood as a candidate in the local elections in Omagh Town in 2014. She worked as an advisor to Barry McElduff. After the 2017 general election, she was co-opted to the Northern Ireland Assembly to represent the West Tyrone constituency following McElduff's election to the House of Commons. Kelly resigned on 31 October 2020 following controversy over a small-business grant related to the COVID-19 epidemic.^[3][4][5] She was replaced on the assembly by Nicola Brogan.