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Darragh Moriarty is an Irish Labour Party politician who represents the South West Inner City on Dublin City Council.
Darragh Moriarty | |
|---|---|
| Dublin City Councillor | |
| Assumed office June 2020 | |
| Constituency | South West Inner City |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Labour Party |
Early life
editMoriarty is from Dolphin's Barn Street, Dublin 8. He was educated at Synge Street CBS and University College Dublin.[1]
Political career
editMoriarty was co-opted to Dublin City Council in 2020 to represent the South West Inner City ward, replacing party colleague Rebecca Moynihan, who entered the Seanad.[2] He was returned to the council in 2024, and leads the Labour group there.[2]
He was selected to contest Dublin South-Central for Labour in the 2024 general election. He launched the party's renters' rights policy during the campaign.[3]
He has advocated for a hotel tax, and for a limit to tourist accommodation being built in Dublin 8.[4]
Personal life
editMoriarty works in policy and communications for an NGO.[1] He is a St Patrick's Athletic season ticket holder.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b "Eclectic mix of candidates standing in Local Elections". dublinpeople.com. 5 June 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ a b Finnerty, Mike (1 August 2024). "Labour picks Moriarty as Dublin South Central candidate". dublinpeople.com. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Labour aims to stop 'slumlords running roughshod over renters' rights'". www.ireland-live.ie. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ Moriarty, Darragh (27 August 2024). "Councillor: The tourists at the weekend are further proof that Dublin needs a hotel tax". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Darragh Moriarty's website". Darragh Moriarty Dublin South Central Labour Party Dáil Candidate. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
External links
edit- Darragh Moriarty's website
- Labour Party profile