Francis Noel Duffy
Francis Noel Duffy | |
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![]() Duffy in 2020 | |
Teachta Dála | |
Assumed office February 2020 | |
Constituency | Dublin South-West |
Personal details | |
Born | Kingston upon Thames,England | 21 April 1971
Nationality | Irish |
Political party | Green Party |
Spouse | |
Children | 3 |
Relatives | Vincent P. Martin(brother-in-law) |
Alma mater | |
Francis Noel Duffy(born 21 April 1971)[1][2]is an IrishGreen Partypolitician who has been aTeachta Dála(TD) forDublin South-Westsince the2020 general election.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Duffy was born inKingston upon Thames,Greater London.His family moved back to Ireland where they settled inCarrickmacross,County Monaghan.He attended the Patrician High School. He then went on to study Architecture atLondon South Bank Universityand completed aBachelor of Scienceat the Dublin School of Architecture (atDublin Institute of Technology), where he has since taught.[4]
Political career
[edit]Duffy was an unsuccessful candidate for Dublin South-West at the2011 general election,the2014 Dublin South-West by-election,and the2016 general election.He was elected for Dublin South-West at the2020 general election.[5][6]He served as a member ofSouth Dublin County Councilfrom 2014 to 2020 for theRathfarnhamandFirhouseareas.
In a September 2023 interview withTheJournal.ie,Duffy likened a proposed reintroduction of an eviction ban (with exemptions for landlords where the property was needed for 'a relative') to communism, stating "Well then it turns into a communist state, that’s what you are talking about. So we purchase everybody’s property, is it?"[7]
Personal life
[edit]Duffy is married to fellow Green Party TDCatherine Martin;they have three children.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^"Tweet".Twitter.Retrieved21 May2021.
- ^"Election 2020: Francis Noel Duffy (Green Party)".The Iish Times.Archivedfrom the original on 21 May 2021.Retrieved21 May2021.
- ^"Francis Noel Duffy".Oireachtas Members Database.Archivedfrom the original on 15 February 2020.Retrieved15 February2020.
- ^abHolland, Kitty (10 February 2020)."Election 2020: Francis Noel Duffy (Green Party)".The Irish Times.Dublin.Archivedfrom the original on 18 June 2021.Retrieved10 February2020.
- ^Holland, Kitty (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]."Dublin South West results: Zappone bows out as Duffy and Lahart take final seats. Minister Katherine Zappone 'very proud' of change she achieved in Government".The Irish Times.Dublin.Archivedfrom the original on 18 June 2021.Retrieved16 June2021.
- ^"Election 2020: Dublin South-West".The Irish Times.Dublin. 10 February 2020.Archivedfrom the original on 18 June 2021.Retrieved16 June2021.
- ^Matthews, Jane (4 September 2023)."Greens housing spokesperson: 'There's opposition to what we're doing, even within Government'".TheJournal.ie.Retrieved4 September2023.
External links
[edit]- 1971 births
- Alumni of Dublin Institute of Technology
- Alumni of London South Bank University
- British emigrants to Ireland
- Green Party (Ireland) TDs
- Architects from County Monaghan
- Living people
- Members of South Dublin County Council
- Martin family (Green Party)
- Members of the 33rd Dáil
- People from Carrickmacross
- Politicians from County Monaghan
- Spouses of Irish politicians
- People educated at Patrician High School, Carrickmacross
- Green Party (Ireland) local councillors