| Dominic Bradley | |
| Office: | Member of the Legislative Assembly for Newry and Armagh |
| Assembly: | Northern Ireland |
| Term Start: | 26 November 2003 |
| Term End: | 7 May 2016 |
| Predecessor: | Seamus Mallon |
| Successor: | Justin McNulty |
| Birth Date: | 29 August 1960 |
| Birth Place: | Bessbrook, County Armagh, Northern Ireland |
| Nationality: | Irish |
| Party: | SDLP |
| Spouse: | Mary McManus |
| Alma Mater: | University of Ulster Queen's University Belfast |
| Occupation: | Teacher |
| Website: | Official Website |
Dominic Bradley (Irish Doiminic Ó Brolcháin [1]) is an Irish former Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for Newry and Armagh from 2003 to 2016.[2] As an MLA, he was the SDLP Spokesperson for Education and for the Irish language.[3]
A graduate of St. Paul's High School, Bessbrook, Bradley is a teacher from County Armagh. He acted as Director of Elections for Seamus Mallon MP and for the SDLP in the Newry and Mourne District Council area.
Membership:
Bradley is an Irish language speaker, and is education editor of the daily newspaper Lá Nua. He writes in Irish for a number of other newspapers. In October 2011, he was sanctioned by speaker for talking too long without asking a question.[4]
He studied at Queen's University, Belfast for a joint honours degree in English Literature and Language. After his degree he stayed on at Belfast and studied for a Postgraduate Certificate in Education. As a mature student he went to the University of Ulster where he studied for and attained a master's degree in Irish Language and Literature.[3]