Clare Daly
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Clare Daly is an Irish
Socialist Party
politician and trade union
activist. She was elected as a Teachta Dála
(TD) for the Dublin North constituency at the 2011 general election. She was previously a Socialist Party councillor for the Swords
electoral area on Fingal County Council
.
. She was twice elected president of the Students' Union
and was prominent in the students' movement campaign for abortion rights and information. Daly was elected to Labour's Administrative Committee as a youth representative. She was expelled from the Labour Party
in 1989 alongside Joe Higgins TD
and other supporters of the Militant Tendency.
for breaching a High Court order preventing protests leading to obstruction of the council's non-collection policy for those not paying bin charges. She is a former SIPTU Shop Steward in Aer Lingus
and was also an organiser of the Anti-Water charges campaign in Swords in the mid 1990s.
Daly was elected as a Councillor on Fingal County Council
for the Swords area in 1999 with 14%. She was re-elected at 2004 local elections and 2009 local elections
, topping the poll on each occasion.
, receiving 7.2% on that occasion and 8.2% at the by-election later in the year. At the 2002 general election
she received 5,501 votes (12.5%), narrowly missing a seat. At the 2007 general election, she received 9% of the vote.
Daly was elected to Dáil Éireann
at the 2011 general election taking 15.2% of the first preference vote. She committed to facilitating the nomination of Senator David Norris for a place on the ballot paper ahead of the Irish presidential election, 2011.
Republic of Ireland
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Socialist Party
Socialist Party (Ireland)
The Socialist Party is a socialist political party active in Ireland. It is a member of the Committee for a Workers' International .Formerly known as Militant Tendency, then Militant Labour, it adopted the name The Socialist Party in 1996. From their foundation in 1972 until the 1980s, members of...
politician and trade union
Trade union
A trade union, trades union or labor union is an organization of workers that have banded together to achieve common goals such as better working conditions. The trade union, through its leadership, bargains with the employer on behalf of union members and negotiates labour contracts with...
activist. She was elected as a Teachta Dála
Teachta Dála
A Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
(TD) for the Dublin North constituency at the 2011 general election. She was previously a Socialist Party councillor for the Swords
Swords, Dublin
Swords is the county town of Fingal in Ireland. It is about 13 km north of Dublin city centre and is part of its commuter belt.- History :...
electoral area on Fingal County Council
Fingal County Council
Fingal County council is the local authority for the county of Fingal in Ireland. It is one of three local authorities that comprised the former Dublin County Council before its abolition and one of four councils in the Dublin Region. The county seat is in Swords, with another major office...
.
Early life
Daly was born in Kildare and educated at Dublin City UniversityDublin City University
Dublin City University is a university situated between Glasnevin, Santry, Ballymun and Whitehall on the Northside of Dublin in Ireland...
. She was twice elected president of the Students' Union
DCU Students' Union
DCU Students' Union is the representative body for Dublin City University students, all of whom are automatically members, with democratically elected leadership...
and was prominent in the students' movement campaign for abortion rights and information. Daly was elected to Labour's Administrative Committee as a youth representative. She was expelled from the Labour Party
Labour Party (Ireland)
The Labour Party is a social-democratic political party in the Republic of Ireland. The Labour Party was founded in 1912 in Clonmel, County Tipperary, by James Connolly, James Larkin and William X. O'Brien as the political wing of the Irish Trade Union Congress. Unlike the other main Irish...
in 1989 alongside Joe Higgins TD
Joe Higgins
Joe Higgins is an Irish Socialist Party politician. In the 2011 general election he was elected to Dáil Éireann as Teachta Dála for the Dublin West constituency, having previously served in that capacity from 1997–2007...
and other supporters of the Militant Tendency.
Local politics
On 19 September 2003, Daly was jailed alongside 21 others from the Anti-Bin Tax CampaignAnti-Bin Tax Campaign
The Anti-Bin Tax campaign was a campaign which opposed the introduction of bin charges by local authorities in Ireland. The campaign centred largely in city areas, in particular Dublin. The campaigns were locally based with some co-ordination in the Dublin area...
for breaching a High Court order preventing protests leading to obstruction of the council's non-collection policy for those not paying bin charges. She is a former SIPTU Shop Steward in Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus
Aer Lingus Group Plc is the flag carrier of Ireland. It operates a fleet of Airbus aircraft serving Europe and North America. It is Ireland's oldest extant airline, and its second largest after low-cost rival Ryanair...
and was also an organiser of the Anti-Water charges campaign in Swords in the mid 1990s.
Daly was elected as a Councillor on Fingal County Council
Fingal County Council
Fingal County council is the local authority for the county of Fingal in Ireland. It is one of three local authorities that comprised the former Dublin County Council before its abolition and one of four councils in the Dublin Region. The county seat is in Swords, with another major office...
for the Swords area in 1999 with 14%. She was re-elected at 2004 local elections and 2009 local elections
Irish local elections, 2009
The 2009 Irish local elections were held in all the counties, cities and towns of Ireland on Friday, 5 June 2009, on the same day as the European Parliament election and two by-elections .-Overview:...
, topping the poll on each occasion.
Dáil Éireann
She first contested the 1997 general electionIrish general election, 1997
The Irish general election of 1997 was held on Friday, 6 June 1997. The 166 newly elected members of the 28th Dáil assembled on 26 June 1997 when a new Taoiseach and government were appointed....
, receiving 7.2% on that occasion and 8.2% at the by-election later in the year. At the 2002 general election
Irish general election, 2002
The Irish general election of 2002 was held on Friday, 17 May 2002 just over three weeks after the dissolution of the 28th Dáil on Thursday 25 April by President Mary McAleese, at the request of the Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern...
she received 5,501 votes (12.5%), narrowly missing a seat. At the 2007 general election, she received 9% of the vote.
Daly was elected to Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann
Dáil Éireann is the lower house, but principal chamber, of the Oireachtas , which also includes the President of Ireland and Seanad Éireann . It is directly elected at least once in every five years under the system of proportional representation by means of the single transferable vote...
at the 2011 general election taking 15.2% of the first preference vote. She committed to facilitating the nomination of Senator David Norris for a place on the ballot paper ahead of the Irish presidential election, 2011.