EWG 2024 Speaker
Maria Walsh
Member of European Parliament
Ireland’s youngest MEP in Brussels.
Born in USA, living in County Mayo since 1996 – Maria has dual citizenship.
Worked in TV production and creative management prior to politics.
First openly gay winner of the Rose of Tralee festival in 2014.
Co-Chair of Mental Health Alliance Intergroup in The European Parliament.
Former member of Irish Army Reserve – served in 1st Armoured Cavalry Squadron at Curragh Camp, Kildare.