Sorcha Ní Fhlainne

Sorcha Ní Fhlainne (Gwaelga: ᚛ᚄᚑᚏᚉᚆᚐ ᚅᚔᚔ ᚃᚆᚂᚐᚔᚅᚅᚓ᚜; Sorcha Ní Fhlainne, pronounced: ) is a Gwaela Chaonaigh Druid,, and  for the , , and  policies of the Progressive Coallition of Druids. She was born to a Gwaela Chaonaigh father and a Gwaela Alba mother. She rose in popularity for supporting the campaign of Máel Sechlainn Suibhne and advocating for more. On 27 December 2020, she married Kratinos-Zaka, a fellow Druid in the Communist Coallition of Druids.

Early life and education
Sorcha Ní Fhlainne is the daughter of Flann daughter of Raonaid descendant of the prominent family Ní hEithne in Gwaela Alba. Her father is Cian son of Bríde daughter of the Ní Dheirdre Clann.

Sorcha Ní Fhlainne was born in a small village in County Tara called Baile na Scailpeanna. At the age of 1, she and her parents, Flann Ní Raonaid and Cian Ó Bride Ó Raonaid, moved to a larger town called Treafas Teaglamach na mBan, where she lived for the next 16 years of her life.

As a youth, Ní Fhlainne attended Tuaththeach duneolaslann and moved onto Tuaththeach méaneolaslann when after her 13th celebration. After graduating from Tuaththeach méaneolaslann at the age of 17, she attended the four-year Eolaslann na nDraoithe na Teamhrach in Cáthair na Teamhrach and was trained in the Druidic ways with her specialty being in science and engineering. After earning her Druidic Certificate, called Ardteistiméireacht an Draoi, Ní Fhlainne moved onto complete additional training in Atmospheric Science at Olleolaslann Eolaíoch na Talún Chaonaigh in Átha Cliath, the capital city of Talamh Chaonaigh.

Activity in the Progressive Party
Sorcha Ní Fhlainne's platform has mostly focused on ecological restoration and management. She has become very popular among Gwaela pagans for saying "Tá orainn eisteacht leis na crainn" — "We must listen to the trees" — at the county-wide County Tara 2021  celebration over which she presided.

Association with the Communist Party
Since associating with her now-husband, who is a member of the Communist Party and a Druid in the Communist Coalition of Druids, Sorcha Ní Fhlainne has been criticized for holding "extremist views." Ní Fhlainne responded to these accusations in a 2019 interview by saying, "Is it an extreme view to believe that all Gwaela should be guaranteed a good life?" She confirmed that she supports her husband in his political ambitions but she believes the most important issue is addressing the destruction of Gwaela ecosystems caused by Hokanese industrialism throughout the 19th and 20th centuries.

Extrapartisan career
Sorcha Ní Fhlainne began her career as an Atmospheric Scientist at the age of 23 after completing her at Olleolaslann Eolaíoch na Talún Chaonaigh. She obtained a while completing research focused on the Stratosphere and the Ozone Layer. After defending her Tráchtas (thesis), she was hired as a professor (ollamh) at Olleolaslann Eolaíoch na Talún Chaonaigh

Personal life
Sorcha Ní Fhlainne lives on a farmstead in County Tara with her husband, herds of sheep and cattle, two sheepdogs, one cattledog, two horses, and a barn cat.

Ní Fhlainne stated in a 2022 interview that her hobbies include, , , using yarn spun from her own sheep's wool, and learning languages.