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Críona Ní Dhálaigh

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Críona Ní Dhálaigh
Dublin City Councillor
In office
21 March 2006 – September 2020
ConstituencySouth West Inner City
Lord Mayor of Dublin
In office
5 June 2015 – 6 June 2016
Preceded byChristy Burke
Succeeded byBrendan Carr
Personal details
Born (1962-02-11) 11 February 1962 (age 62)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partySinn Féin

Críona Ní Dhálaigh (born 11 February 1962) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2015 to 2016, being the first Sinn Féin Lord Mayor to take office.[1] She was a Dublin City Councillor from March 2006 to September 2020.[2][3][4]

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.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
  2. ^ "Sinn Féin councillor Críona Ní Dhálaigh is the new Lord Mayor of Dublin". TheJournal.ie. 29 June 2015. Archived from the original on 7 July 2015. Retrieved 6 July 2015.
  3. ^ "Council Briefs: Former Lord Mayor Resigns and Lowering City Speeds Defeated, for Now". Dublin Inquirer. 16 September 2020. Archived from the original on 19 September 2020. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
  4. ^ Kelly, Olivia (29 June 2015). "First Sinn Féin Lord Mayor of Dublin takes office". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 20 July 2024. Retrieved 20 July 2024.
  5. ^ "Críona Ní Dhálaigh". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2015.
Civic offices
Preceded by Lord Mayor of Dublin
2015–2016
Succeeded by