Mary Tinney

Mary Catherine Tinney
Irish Ambassador to Sweden
In office
November 1973  November 1978
Preceded byTimothy Joseph Horan
Succeeded byOrla O'Hanrahan
Irish Ambassador to Belgium
In office
November 1978  1984
Preceded bySeán Morrissey
Succeeded byAndrew O'Rourke
Irish Ambassador to Kenya
In office
19851987
Preceded byMichael Greene
Succeeded byRichard O'Brien with residence in Cairo also accredited to Sudan and Jordan.
Personal details
Born(1924-02-15)15 February 1924
Scotland
Died22 November 2006(2006-11-22) (aged 82)
Dublin
Parents
  • Éamon Tinney (father)
  • Winifred Reid (mother)
Alma materUniversity College, Dublin

Mary Catherine Tinney (15 February 1924 22 November 2006) was the Irish ambassador to Sweden from 1973 to 1978, and was Ireland's first female ambassador.