DUBLIN: Green Party councillor Caroline Conroy has been elected the 354th Lord Mayor of Dublin. Councillor Darcy Lonergan was elected Deputy Mayor. The election took place at the annual meeting of Dublin City Council at City Hall.
Councillor Conroy, who succeeds Labour’s Alison Gilliland is only the 11th woman to hold the office of Dublin Lord Mayor. Originally from Ballymun, she is married mother-of-three. She has represented the Ballymun-Finglas local electoral area since 2019 and is a member of her party’s executive committee.
The appointed mayor said the priority would be to make the city youth friendly. She also said that efforts will be made to conserve the city’s biodiversity.
Deputy Mayor Darcy Lonergan is the Green Party Councillor from Cabra-Glasnevin. Green Party leader Eamon Ryan congratulated Councillor Conroy, adding: “I’m sure you will do our city proud.”