John Brady (Sinn Féin politician) explained

Honorific-Suffix:TD
Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:February 2016
Constituency:Wicklow
Birth Date:28 July 1973
Birth Place:Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Sinn Féin
Spouse:Gayle Brady
Children:5
Alma Mater:Dublin Institute of Technology

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

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

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]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: John Brady. Oireachtas Members Database. 19 October 2018. 12 February 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190212022523/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/John-Brady.D.2016-10-03/. live.
  2. Web site: Election 2016: John Brady. RTÉ News. 27 February 2016. 27 February 2016. 13 March 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190313134126/https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2016/candidates/754313-john-brady/. live.
  3. Web site: John Brady. ElectionsIreland.org. 8 July 2019. 22 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222080847/https://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=7752. live.
  4. Web site: Shauna . Bowers . Election 2020: John Brady (Sinn Féin) . Irish Times . 9 February 2020. 15 March 2020. 24 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210924113400/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/election-2020-john-brady-sinn-f%C3%A9in-1.4167469 . live .
  5. Web site: Fianna Fáil's Stephen Donnelly facing fight to hold seat in Wicklow . Irish Examiner . 2020-02-10 . 2020-05-15 . 11 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200211233302/https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/fianna-fails-stephen-donnelly-facing-fight-to-hold-seat-in-wicklow-980839.html . live .
  6. News: Eoin Ó Broin on SF party contributions: 'What TDs do with their own salaries is their own business' . Irish Examiner . 15 March 2020. 25 February 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200225231412/https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/eoin-o-broin-on-sf-party-contributions-what-tds-do-with-their-own-salaries-is-their-own-business-983750.html . live .
  7. Web site: Irelan's sovereign wealth fund to divest from 6 Israel-based companies. Pensions & Investments. 5 April 2024.
  8. Web site: Oireachtas . Houses of the . 27 March 2023. Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023 – No. 28 of 2023 – Houses of the Oireachtas . 22 July 2024. www.oireachtas.ie . en-ie.
  9. Web site: Carl . O'Brien . Profile: John Brady (SF) . Irish Times . 27 February 2016. 15 March 2020. 24 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210924113429/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/oireachtas/profile-john-brady-sf-1.2552191 . live .
  10. Web site: Bray Town Council attempts to evict Councillor John Brady, he says no way . The Journal . 24 April 2014. 15 March 2020. 13 December 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20191213213601/https://www.thejournal.ie/bray-town-council-attempt-evict-john-brady-1430492-Apr2014/ . live .
  11. Web site: Sinn Féin TD John Brady fights eviction in High Court . Irish Times . 2 June 2016 . 15 March 2020. 2 September 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160902100049/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/sinn-f%C3%A9in-td-john-brady-fights-eviction-in-high-court-1.2670717 . live .
  12. News: SF TD tells court building row linked to council criticism . Irish Times . 16 March 2020. 4 June 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160604113151/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/sf-td-tells-court-building-row-linked-to-council-criticism-1.2672149 . live .
  13. Web site: Judge to quash eviction notice against SF TD over attic works . Irish Times . 14 June 2016. 15 March 2020. 3 November 2017 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171103193943/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/crime-and-law/courts/high-court/judge-to-quash-eviction-notice-against-sf-td-over-attic-works-1.2684528 . live .

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