Ballyfermot Councillor Daithí de Róiste was elected the 355th Lord Mayor of Dublin
Ballyfermot councillor Daithí de Róiste new Lord Mayor of Dublin
BALLYFERMOT Councillor Daithí de Róiste was elected the 355th Lord Mayor of Dublin, at a ceremony in City Hall on Monday night, succeeding Cllr Caroline Conroy.
De Róiste (35), a member of Fianna Fáil, was elected to Dublin City Council in 2014 at the age of 26 and was subsequently re-elected in 2019, representing the Ballyfermot/Drimnagh local electoral area.
Born and raised in Ballyfermot, he is the son of Michael and Catherine Roche and has one sister, Emma. He is married to Amy de Róiste since 2016.
He is a member of DCC Strategic Policy Committees (SPC’s) on Finance and Planning and a member of the Citywide Joint Policing Committee since 2014.
He is also a member of the budget consultative group of the Council.
Cllr de Róiste graduated with a degree in History from University College Dublin and a Masters in Public Affairs from DIT (TUD).
He has worked in marketing and communications for over a decade in Bord na Móna, Permanent TSB and U.S. healthcare group, UPMC.
He has been actively involved in his community since he was a teenager, leading young first aid groups, supporting Irish language youth clubs and GAA clubs, serving on the board of a local primary school, and campaigning on local issues such as suicide prevention. He is the honorary President of Ballyfermot United.
Ballyfermot Utd posted a congratulations online: “Daithí’s grandfather Arthur Roche is a founding member of Ballyfermot United and his entire family is steeped in the history of our club.
“Daithí himself holds the role of Honorary President of Ballyfermot United SSC for his services over the years and his hard work behind the scenes in helping us move forward.
“We wish him all the very best in his role as Lord Mayor and we are extremely proud to see another Ballyfermot man hold this office.”
Cllr Clare O’Connor (FF), Pembroke: South East Area Committee, was elected the Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin.
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