Daithí de Róiste explained

Office:Lord Mayor of Dublin
Term Start:26 June 2023
Term End:21 June 2024
Predecessor:Caroline Conroy
Successor:James Geoghegan
Office1:Dublin City Councillor
Term Start1:May 2019
Term End1:June 2024
Constituency1:BallyfermotDrimnagh
Birth Date:[1]
Party:Fianna Fáil
Alma Mater:University 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

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1 July 2023 . Councillor Daithí de Róiste Elected as the New Lord Mayor of Dublin Dublin City Council . 1 July 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230701105850/https://www.dublincity.ie/news/councillor-daithi-de-roiste-elected-new-lord-mayor-dublin . 1 July 2023 .
  2. News: Fianna Fáil councillor Daithí de Róiste elected Lord Mayor of Dublin. 26 June 2023. 26 June 2023. The Irish Times.
  3. Web site: 27 June 2023 . Councillor Daithí de Róiste Elected as the New Lord Mayor of Dublin Dublin City Council . 11 July 2023. www.dublincity.ie . en.
  4. Web site: Fianna Fáil councillor Daithí de Róiste elected as new Lord Mayor of Dublin. Irish Independent. 26 June 2023. 29 June 2023.