Francis Noel Duffy

Irish politician (born 1971)

Francis Noel Duffy
Duffy in 2020
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 2020
ConstituencyDublin South-West
Personal details
Born (1971-04-21) 21 April 1971 (age 53)
Kingston upon Thames, England
NationalityIrish
Political partyGreen Party
Spouse
Catherine Martin
(m. 2002)
Children3
RelativesVincent P. Martin (brother-in-law)
Alma mater

Francis Noel Duffy (born 21 April 1971)[1][2] is an Irish Green Party politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for Dublin South-West since the 2020 general election.[3]

Early life and education

Duffy was born in Kingston upon Thames, Greater London. His family moved back to Ireland where they settled in Carrickmacross, County Monaghan. He attended the Patrician High School. He then went on to study Architecture at London South Bank University and completed a Bachelor of Science at the Dublin School of Architecture (at Dublin Institute of Technology), where he has since taught.[4]

Political career

Duffy was an unsuccessful candidate for Dublin South-West at the 2011 general election, the 2014 Dublin South-West by-election, and the 2016 general election. He was elected for Dublin South-West at the 2020 general election.[5][6] He served as a member of South Dublin County Council from 2014 to 2020 for the Rathfarnham and Firhouse areas.

In a September 2023 interview with TheJournal.ie, Duffy likened a proposed reintroduction of an eviction ban (with exemptions for landlords where the property was needed for 'a relative') to communism, stating "Well then it turns into a communist state, that’s what you are talking about. So we purchase everybody’s property, is it?"[7]

Personal life

Duffy is married to fellow Green Party TD Catherine Martin; they have three children.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tweet". Twitter. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Election 2020: Francis Noel Duffy (Green Party)". The Iish Times. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Francis Noel Duffy". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  4. ^ a b Holland, Kitty (10 February 2020). "Election 2020: Francis Noel Duffy (Green Party)". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
  5. ^ Holland, Kitty (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Dublin South West results: Zappone bows out as Duffy and Lahart take final seats. Minister Katherine Zappone 'very proud' of change she achieved in Government". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Election 2020: Dublin South-West". The Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  7. ^ Matthews, Jane (4 September 2023). "Greens housing spokesperson: 'There's opposition to what we're doing, even within Government'". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 4 September 2023.

External links

  • Green Party profile
  • v
  • t
  • e
Current Teachtaí Dála (TDs)
Fianna Fáil (36)Sinn Féin (36)Fine Gael (34)Green Party (12)
Labour Party (7)Social Democrats (6)PBP–Solidarity (5)Independent Ireland (3)
Aontú (1)Right to Change (1)
  • J. Collins
Independent (18)
Women
  • § Party leaders; Italics = Ministers
  • v
  • t
  • e
Teachtaí Dála (TDs) for the Dublin South-West constituency
This table is transcluded from Dublin South-West (Dáil constituency). (edit | history)
Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
13th 1948 Seán MacBride
(CnaP)
Peadar Doyle
(FG)
Bernard Butler
(FF)
Michael O'Higgins
(FG)
Robert Briscoe
(FF)
14th 1951 Michael ffrench-O'Carroll
(Ind)
15th 1954 Michael O'Higgins
(FG)
1956 by-election Noel Lemass
(FF)
16th 1957 James Carroll
(Ind)
1959 by-election Richie Ryan
(FG)
17th 1961 James O'Keeffe
(FG)
18th 1965 John O'Connell
(Lab)
Joseph Dowling
(FF)
Ben Briscoe
(FF)
19th 1969 Seán Dunne
(Lab)
1970 by-election Seán Sherwin
(FF)
4 seats
1969–1977
20th 1973 Declan Costello
(FG)
1976 by-election Brendan Halligan
(Lab)
21st 1977 Constituency abolished. See Dublin Ballyfermot


Note that the boundaries of Dublin South-West from 1981 onwards share no common territory with the pre-1977 boundaries. See §History and boundaries

Dáil Election Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
Deputy
(Party)
22nd 1981 Seán Walsh
(FF)
Larry McMahon
(FG)
Mary Harney
(FF)
Mervyn Taylor
(Lab)
4 seats
1981–1992
23rd 1982 (Feb)
24th 1982 (Nov) Michael O'Leary
(FG)
25th 1987 Chris Flood
(FF)
Mary Harney
(PDs)
26th 1989 Pat Rabbitte
(WP)
27th 1992 Pat Rabbitte
(DL)
Éamonn Walsh
(Lab)
28th 1997 Conor Lenihan
(FF)
Brian Hayes
(FG)
29th 2002 Pat Rabbitte
(Lab)
Charlie O'Connor
(FF)
Seán Crowe
(SF)
4 seats
2002–2016
30th 2007 Brian Hayes
(FG)
31st 2011 Eamonn Maloney
(Lab)
Seán Crowe
(SF)
2014 by-election Paul Murphy
(AAA)
32nd 2016 Colm Brophy
(FG)
John Lahart
(FF)
Paul Murphy
(AAA–PBP)
Katherine Zappone
(Ind)
33rd 2020 Paul Murphy
(S–PBP)
Francis Noel Duffy
(GP)
  • v
  • t
  • e
Green Party
Founders
Leadership
Leaders
Deputy leaders
  • Mary White
  • Catherine Martin
Seanad leaders
Assembly leaders
Chairpersons
Leadership elections
  • 2002 (Sargent)
  • 2007 (Gormley)
  • 2011 (Ryan)
  • 2020 (Ryan)
Party structures
Elected representatives
Oireachtas
Dáil Éireann
Seanad Éireann
European Parliament
Alliances
European
International
Green Party Green Party in Northern Ireland