Críona Ní Dhálaigh
Críona Ní Dhálaigh (born 11 February 1962) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2015 to 2016. She has been a Dublin City Councillor since March 2006.[1]
Críona Ní Dhálaigh | |
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| Lord Mayor of Dublin | |
| In office 5 June 2015 – 6 June 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Christy Burke |
| Succeeded by | Brendan Carr |
| Dublin City Councillor | |
| Assumed office 21 March 2006 | |
| Constituency | South West Inner City |
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| Born | 11 February 1962 Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
She was co-opted onto Dublin City Council in 2006, to fill a vacancy caused by the resignation of Andrew O'Connell. She was elected in 2009 for the South West Inner City area and in 2014 for the Crumlin-Kimmage area.[2] She was the first Sinn Féin Councillor to take her seat as Lord Mayor of Dublin. Thomas Kelly, a member of the original Sinn Féin which split into Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil was unanimously elected to the position in 1920, but could not fulfil his role as he was a political prisoner being held in Wormwood Scrubs prison in the United Kingdom at the time.[3]
References
- "Sinn Féin councillor Críona Ní Dhálaigh is the new Lord Mayor of Dublin". TheJournal.ie. 29 June 2015.
- "Críona Ní Dhálaigh". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
- "First Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Dublin takes office". The Irish Times. 29 June 2015.
| Civic offices | ||
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| Preceded by Christy Burke |
Lord Mayor of Dublin 2015–2016 |
Succeeded by Brendan Carr |