Mary Callaghan

Mary Callaghan is an Irish Social Democrats politician who has represented Ballymun-Finglas on Dublin City Council since 2019. She served as Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin to then Lord Mayor Hazel Chu from 2020 to 2021. She was elected Deputy Mayor with a 43 to 9 margin, marking the third time in history that the top two positions in Dublin have both been held by women.[1][2]

Mary Callaghan
Dublin City Councillor
Assumed office
24 May 2019
ConstituencyBallymun-Finglas
Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin
In office
29 June 2020  28 June 2021
Preceded byRacheal Batten
Succeeded byJoe Costello
Personal details
BornDublin, Ireland
Political partySocial Democrats
Alma materUniversity College Dublin
Dorset College

References

  1. "Social Democrats' Mary Callaghan elected Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin". Social Democrats. 19 June 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
  2. Bray, Allison (30 June 2020). "New Dublin Lord Mayor Chu vows to fight racism and to encourage women leaders". Independent.ie. Retrieved 5 July 2020.
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