Martin Brady Explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Martin Brady. Oireachtas Members Database. 6 March 2010. 7 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181107145459/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Martin-Brady.D.1997-06-26. live.
  2. Web site: Martin Brady. ElectionsIreland.org. 6 March 2010. 12 March 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100312055053/http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=3964. live.