Emer Costello
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Emer Costello is an Irish
Labour Party
politician and member of Dublin City Council
. She was Lord Mayor of Dublin
from 2009–10.
A native of County Louth
she has a B.A. and a H.Dip. in Education from University College Dublin
.
She was first co-opted onto Dublin City Council
as a member for the North Inner City area in 2003 to replace her husband, Joe Costello
, who resigned following the end of the dual mandate
. She was elected in 2004 and re-elected in June 2009. She was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin by a unanimous vote of the city council at its annual meeting on 15 June 2009.
Costello has observed international elections in Cambodia, South Africa and Bosnia.
Her sister is Senator Mary Moran
.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
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...
politician and member of Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council is the local authority for the city of Dublin in Ireland. It has 52 members and is the largest local authority in Ireland. Until 2001, it was known as Dublin Corporation.-Legal status:...
. She was Lord Mayor of Dublin
Lord Mayor of Dublin
The Lord Mayor of Dublin is the honorific title of the Chairman of Dublin City Council which is the local government body for the city of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. The incumbent is Labour Party Councillor Andrew Montague. The office holder is elected annually by the members of the...
from 2009–10.
A native of County Louth
County Louth
County Louth is a county of Ireland. It is part of the Border Region and is also located in the province of Leinster. It is named after the town of Louth. Louth County Council is the local authority for the county...
she has a B.A. and a H.Dip. in Education from University College Dublin
University College Dublin
University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
.
She was first co-opted onto Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council
Dublin City Council is the local authority for the city of Dublin in Ireland. It has 52 members and is the largest local authority in Ireland. Until 2001, it was known as Dublin Corporation.-Legal status:...
as a member for the North Inner City area in 2003 to replace her husband, Joe Costello
Joe Costello (Irish politician)
Joe Costello is an Irish Labour Party politician. He is currently a Teachta Dála for the Dublin Central constituency and is the Labour Party Spokesperson on Transport....
, who resigned following the end of the dual mandate
Dual mandate
A dual mandate is the practice in which elected officials served in more than one elected or other public position simultaneously. This practice is known as double jobbing in Britain and distinguished from double dipping in the United States For example, suppose a...
. She was elected in 2004 and re-elected in June 2009. She was elected Lord Mayor of Dublin by a unanimous vote of the city council at its annual meeting on 15 June 2009.
Costello has observed international elections in Cambodia, South Africa and Bosnia.
Her sister is Senator Mary Moran
Mary Moran (politician)
Mary Moran is an Irish Labour Party politician.From Dundalk, County Louth, Moran was educated at St. Vincent's Secondary School, Dundalk and University College Dublin....
.