Mary Freehill (born 22 July 1946) is a Dublin City Councillor, served as the Lord Mayor of Dublin during the Millennium year from 5 July 1999 to 3 July 2000.[1][2][3] She is the Labour Party councillor for the Kimmage–Rathmines electoral area on Dublin City Council.[4]
Freehill was born and went to school in the town of Ballyconnell, County Cavan. Her parents were Bernard Freehill, a building contractor and Kathleen Freehill (nee Donohoe) of Daisy Hill, Ballyconnell. She is a second cousin of Vin Scully, the former long-time play-by-play announcer for Major League Baseball’s Los Angeles Dodgers.[5]
Freehill was elected to the city council in 1977 to 1985 for Pembroke electoral area and was re-elected for Rathmines electoral area in 1991. She has since been re-elected at each subsequent local election (1999, 2004, 2009, 2014, 2019) for the same area. She was an unsuccessful Labour Party candidate for Dublin South-East at the 1977 and 1981 general elections, and for Dublin Central at the 1987 general election.[6]
As Lord Mayor of Dublin City, she awarded the Freedom of the City to Nobel Peace Prize winner and Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and also to the rock band U2.[7]
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^Humphreys, Joe. "Labour woman to be elected Dublin Mayor". The Irish Times. from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
^"Mary to be city's fourth female Mayor". independent. from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
^"Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2020" (PDF). Dublin City Council. June 2020. Retrieved 18 November 2023.
^"Byrne, Alderman Alfred". Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. 1 December 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u235369. from the original on 27 September 2021. Retrieved 27 October 2020. (subscription required)
^Seamus Enright (11 September 2016). "Inside Story: Vin's last innings". Anglo Celt. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
^"Mary Freehill". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
^"Details of Aung San Suu Kyi public event on Monday night". www.dublincity.ie. from the original on 9 December 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2020.
mary, freehill, born, july, 1946, dublin, city, councillor, served, lord, mayor, dublin, during, millennium, year, from, july, 1999, july, 2000, labour, party, councillor, kimmage, rathmines, electoral, area, dublin, city, council, cllrfreehill, 2015dublin, ci. Mary Freehill born 22 July 1946 is a Dublin City Councillor served as the Lord Mayor of Dublin during the Millennium year from 5 July 1999 to 3 July 2000 1 2 3 She is the Labour Party councillor for the Kimmage Rathmines electoral area on Dublin City Council 4 CllrMary FreehillFreehill in 2015Dublin City CouncillorIncumbentAssumed office 1977ConstituencyKimmage RathminesLord Mayor of DublinIn office July 1999 July 2000Preceded byJoe DoyleSucceeded byMaurice AhernPersonal detailsBorn 1946 07 22 22 July 1946 age 77 NationalityIrishPolitical partyLabour Party Freehill was born and went to school in the town of Ballyconnell County Cavan Her parents were Bernard Freehill a building contractor and Kathleen Freehill nee Donohoe of Daisy Hill Ballyconnell She is a second cousin of Vin Scully the former long time play by play announcer for Major League Baseball s Los Angeles Dodgers 5 Freehill was elected to the city council in 1977 to 1985 for Pembroke electoral area and was re elected for Rathmines electoral area in 1991 She has since been re elected at each subsequent local election 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019 for the same area She was an unsuccessful Labour Party candidate for Dublin South East at the 1977 and 1981 general elections and for Dublin Central at the 1987 general election 6 As Lord Mayor of Dublin City she awarded the Freedom of the City to Nobel Peace Prize winner and Burma s pro democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and also to the rock band U2 7 References edit Humphreys Joe Labour woman to be elected Dublin Mayor The Irish Times Archived from the original on 27 September 2021 Retrieved 2 April 2020 Mary to be city s fourth female Mayor independent Archived from the original on 27 September 2021 Retrieved 2 April 2020 Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665 2020 PDF Dublin City Council June 2020 Retrieved 18 November 2023 Byrne Alderman Alfred Who Was Who Oxford University Press 1 December 2007 doi 10 1093 ww 9780199540884 013 u235369 Archived from the original on 27 September 2021 Retrieved 27 October 2020 subscription required Seamus Enright 11 September 2016 Inside Story Vin s last innings Anglo Celt Retrieved 24 July 2023 Mary Freehill ElectionsIreland org Retrieved 26 July 2023 Details of Aung San Suu Kyi public event on Monday night www dublincity ie Archived from the original on 9 December 2017 Retrieved 2 April 2020 External links editLabour Party profile Civic offices Preceded byJoe Doyle Lord Mayor of Dublin1999 2000 Succeeded byMaurice Ahern Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Mary Freehill amp oldid 1185686480, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
