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Daithí de Róiste

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Daithí de Róiste
De Róiste in 2024
Lord Mayor of Dublin
In office
26 June 2023 – 21 June 2024
Preceded byCaroline Conroy
Succeeded byJames Geoghegan
Dublin City Councillor
In office
May 2019 – June 2024
ConstituencyBallyfermotDrimnagh
Personal details
Born1987 or 1988 (age 36–37)[1]
Political partyFianna Fáil
Spouse
Amy de Róiste
(m. 2016)
Alma materUniversity College Dublin

Daithí de Róiste (born July 1987) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as the Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2023 to 2024.[2]

Biography

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De Róiste graduated with a BA in History from University College Dublin[3] and a Masters in Public Affairs from DIT (TUD).

De Róiste was first elected to the Dublin City Council in 2014 and re-elected in 2019 from the district of BallyfermotDrimnagh.[4]

He has worked in marketing and communications for over a decade in Bord na Móna, Permanent TSB, and the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center.[2]

He lost his seat at the 2024 local elections.

References

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  1. ^ "Councillor Daithí de Róiste Elected as the New Lord Mayor of Dublin | Dublin City Council". 1 July 2023. Archived from the original on 1 July 2023. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
  2. ^ a b "Fianna Fáil councillor Daithí de Róiste elected Lord Mayor of Dublin". The Irish Times. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  3. ^ "Councillor Daithí de Róiste Elected as the New Lord Mayor of Dublin | Dublin City Council". www.dublincity.ie. 27 June 2023. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Fianna Fáil councillor Daithí de Róiste elected as new Lord Mayor of Dublin". Irish Independent. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 29 June 2023.
Civic offices
Preceded by Lord Mayor of Dublin
2023–2024
Succeeded by