This is the couple’s fourth child, their other children are Aiden, Cecilia and Lydia.
Mary-Jean said union matters are a favourite topic of conversation across the dinner table, and their offspring might well be the activists of the future.
Mary-Jean and Vinnie both inherited their long-term interest in unionism from their families.
The couple share a position on IEU Council and regularly drive two hours each way to attend branch meetings.