Nationality: | Irish |
Office: | Senator |
Term Start: | 13 September 2007 |
Term End: | 25 May 2011 |
Constituency: | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
Office2: | Teachta Dála |
Term Start2: | June 1997 |
Term End2: | May 2007 |
Constituency2: | Dublin North-East |
Birth Date: | 7 May 1947 |
Birth Place: | Virginia, County Cavan, Ireland |
Party: | Fianna Fáil |
Spouse: | Veronica Brady |
Children: | 3 |
Martin Brady (born 7 May 1947) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician, who was served as a Teachta Dála (TD) and Senator from 1997 to 2011.[1]
Born in Virginia, County Cavan, he was a member of Dublin City Council for the Donaghmede area from 1991 to 2004. Brady was a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-East constituency. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann at the 1997 general election and retained his seat at the 2002 general election. He lost his seat at the 2007 general election and was also unsuccessful in the Seanad election for the Labour Panel in 2007.[2]
He was nominated by the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern to the Seanad on 3 August 2007. He was the Fianna Fáil Seanad spokesperson for Social and Family Affairs from 2007 to 2011.