John Brady (Sinn Féin politician)
John Brady | |
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.jpg) Brady in 2024 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Wicklow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 July 1973 Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse | Gayle Brady |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Dublin Institute of Technology |
| Website | johnbradysf |
John Brady (born 28 July 1973) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wicklow constituency since the 2016 general election.[1] He had been a member of Wicklow County Council from 2011 to 2016 and also a member of Bray Town Council from 2004 to 2014.[2][3]
Political career
[edit]Brady first held political office in 2004, when he was elected to Bray Town Council. In 2009, he was elected to Wicklow County Council. Following the 2016 general election, he was elected to the Dáil Éireann as a Sinn Féin TD for Wicklow.[4][5] He sat on the Oireachtas Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection. He was re-elected in the 2020 general election. In 2019, it was reported that Brady was one of nine Sinn Féin elected representatives who had chosen not to make a recommended contribution to the party.[6]
In April 2024, after Ireland sovereign wealth fund chose to divest from Israel, he said in a statement that the divestment is welcome but "does not go anywhere near far enough and must only be the start."[7]
He also sponsored a bill to divest from Israeli settlements. [8]
At the 2024 general election, Brady was re-elected to the Dáil.
Personal life
[edit]Brady lives in a council house in Bray with his wife and five children. Before entering politics, he was a carpenter and practised professionally until 2013 when his business collapsed.[9] In 2004, he extended his council house with an attic extension installed on the roof. As he lacked planning permission for the extension, Wicklow County Council attempted to evict Brady, which he refused to consent to.[10] Brady took the council to the High Court in 2016 over it.[11] Brady alleged the eviction notice was issued as a result of his criticism of the council, claiming the random inspection that discovered the work was out of standard practice for council inspectors.[12] Brady was successful in the court case and the eviction notice was quashed.[13]
References
[edit]- ^ "John Brady". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 12 February 2019. Retrieved 19 October 2018.
- ^ "Election 2016: John Brady". RTÉ News. 27 February 2016. Archived from the original on 13 March 2019. Retrieved 27 February 2016.
- ^ "John Brady". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 8 July 2019.
- ^ Bowers, Shauna (9 February 2020). "Election 2020: John Brady (Sinn Féin)". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Fianna Fáil's Stephen Donnelly facing fight to hold seat in Wicklow". Irish Examiner. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 11 February 2020. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Eoin Ó Broin on SF party contributions: 'What TDs do with their own salaries is their own business'". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 25 February 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Irelan's sovereign wealth fund to divest from 6 Israel-based companies". Pensions & Investments. 5 April 2024.
- ^ Oireachtas, Houses of the (27 March 2023). "Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023 – No. 28 of 2023 – Houses of the Oireachtas". www.oireachtas.ie. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
- ^ O'Brien, Carl (27 February 2016). "Profile: John Brady (SF)". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 24 September 2021. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Bray Town Council attempts to evict Councillor John Brady, he says no way". The Journal. 24 April 2014. Archived from the original on 13 December 2019. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "Sinn Féin TD John Brady fights eviction in High Court". Irish Times. 2 June 2016. Archived from the original on 2 September 2016. Retrieved 15 March 2020.
- ^ "SF TD tells court building row linked to council criticism". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 4 June 2016. Retrieved 16 March 2020.
- ^ "Judge to quash eviction notice against SF TD over attic works". Irish Times. 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 November 2017. Retrieved 15 March 2020.