Beverley Flynn
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Beverley Flynn is an Irish politician, one of five Teachta Dálas (TDs) representing the constituency of Mayo. She was first elected to Dáil Éireann in the 1997 general election, as a member of the Fianna Fáil party.
She resigned from the party briefly in 1999, and was expelled in April 2001, in connection with allegations that she had encouraged tax evasion while an employee of National Irish Bank. She was allowed to rejoin FF again after the 2002 election, but was again expelled after losing a libel action on the matter in 2004.
Beverley is the daughter of former senior Fianna Fáil politician, Padraig Flynn. In 2003, her marriage to Mr Cooper since ended, she requested that the media refer to her to as Beverley Flynn.