Niall Ó Donnghaile
Niall Ó Donnghaile | ||
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Deputy Ruth Patterson | | |
Preceded by | Pat Convery | |
Succeeded by | Gavin Robinson | |
Member of Belfast City Council | ||
In office 5 May 2011 – 27 April 2016 | ||
Preceded by | Reg Empey | |
Succeeded by | Constituency abolished | |
Constituency | Pottinger | |
Personal details | ||
Born | University of Ulster | 28 May 1985|
Niall Ó Donnghaile (Irish pronunciation:
Early life and career
Ó Donnghaile was born in
A community worker in the
Political career
Ó Donnghaile was a Sinn Féin councillor for the Pottinger district electoral area in East Belfast.[4] He was previously employed as the party's press officer in the Northern Ireland Assembly.[5][6]
Lord Mayor of Belfast
Ó Donnghaile became
After taking office as Lord Mayor of Belfast, he removed portraits of
In December 2011, he declined to present an award to a Belfast girl who was a British Army cadet. He explained: "At the last minute I was informed that one of the awards was to be presented to a representative of the Army Cadet Force [...] to avoid any unnecessary sensitivities to either party, it was arranged for the outgoing chairman of the organisation to present some of the certificates alongside me".[9]
Seanad Éireann
Ó Donnghaile was elected to the Seanad in 2016 and re-elected in 2020. In December 2023, he announced that he would resign from the Seanad for health reasons.[10] He resigned on 22 January 2024.[11]
References
- ^ "Niall Ó Donnghaile". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
- ^ @OireachtasNews (28 April 2016). "Seanad Éireann – Result of the 5th Count & State of Poll – Irwin, Jonathan eliminated #25thSeanad #seeforyourself" (Tweet). Retrieved 28 April 2016 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Niall Ó Donnghaile". Linkedin.com. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ^ a b "South and East Belfast: Cllr. Niall Ó Donnghaile (Pottinger)". Sebelfastsinnfein.com. Archived from the original on 27 March 2012. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "BBC News – DUP backs Ruth Patterson over Sinn Féin mayor snub". bbc.co.uk. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "Niall O Donnghaile profile". The Guardian. 16 November 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ "Sinn Féin man is Belfast's youngest Mayor". Belfasttelegraph. Belfasttelegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- UTV News. 10 June 2011. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
- ^ "Sinn Féin mayor slammed over failure to present award to army cadet". BBC News. 29 November 2011. Retrieved 2 June 2012.
- ^ McQuinn, Cormac (21 December 2023). "Belfast-based Senator Niall Ó Donnghaile resigns from Seanad for health reasons". The Irish Times. Retrieved 21 December 2023.
- ^ "Resignation of Member". Oireachtas. 22 January 2024. Archived from the original on 22 January 2024. Retrieved 23 January 2024.