Chris Andrews (born 25 May 1964)[1] is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has served as a senator for the Labour Panel since January 2025.

[2] He is the grandson of Todd Andrews, a leading Irish republican figure and member of Fianna Fáil following the foundation of the party.

As a child, Andrews appeared in the Safe Cross Code road safety TV advertisement along with his younger sister, Niamh.

During the 2009 European Parliament election in Ireland, Andrews distributed political leaflets showing him shaking hands with Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad, taken during a meeting earlier that year.

In response, Andrews tweeted: "It seems that according to the EU and Ireland, only Palestine has no right to defend itself against murder, torture and apartheid".

[12][13] Andrews' case was criticised by pro-journalist organisations such as the press ombudsman Susan McKay, the National Union of Journalists and Reporters without Borders.

[15] On 30 May 2010, he was one of three Irish politicians who were prevented from leaving Cyprus by authorities to join an international flotilla carrying aid to the blockaded Gaza Strip.

[16] In June 2011 Andrews stated on Twitter: "Lab[our] are a pro-Israeli party & [Fine Gael] foreign affairs on Israel are determined by Israeli puppets in Ireland.

[18] In December 2020, Andrews apologised for liking tweets about Laurel Hubbard that were perceived as transphobic by transgender rights campaigners.