Margaret Murphy O'Mahony

Margaret Murphy O'Mahony (born 3 April 1969) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as a senator for the Labour Panel since January 2025. She previously served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-West constituency from 2016 to 2020.^[1]

Senator Margaret Murphy O'Mahony
Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office January 2025
Constituency	Labour Panel
Teachta Dála
In office February 2016 – February 2020
Constituency	Cork South-West
Personal details
Born	Margaret Murphy (1969-04-03) 3 April 1969 (age 56) Bandon, County Cork, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil
Spouse	Paddy O'Mahony
Children	2
Alma mater	Cork Institute of Technology

She had been a member of Cork County Council for the Bandon-Kinsale local electoral area from 2014 to 2016.^[2][3] She served on the now abolished Bandon Town Council from 2004 to 2014.

She is anti-abortion and did not support the repeal of the eighth amendment.^[4] She was the Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Disability from 2016 to 2020.^{[citation needed]}

She lost her Dáil seat at the 2020 general election,^[5] and then unsuccessfully contested the 2020 Seanad election.^[6] She was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2024 local elections for the Bandon-Kinsale area of Cork County council.^[2] She was elected to the Seanad at the 2025 Seanad election.