At this evening's annual meeting of Dublin City Council in City Hall, Councillor James Geoghegan was elected the 356th Lord Mayor of Dublin, succeeding Councillor Daithí de Róiste.

Councillor James Geoghegan (39) was born and raised in Ranelagh, Dublin. He is the son of Hugh Geoghegan and Mary Finlay Geoghegan and he has two sisters, Caren and Sarah. He is married to Claire Cummins since 2016 and they have three children together, Hugh (6), Harry (4), and Lila (2). A member of Fine Gael, he was elected to Dublin City Council (DCC) in 2019 at the age of 33 and was subsequently re-elected in June of this year, representing the Pembroke local electoral area.

In the last council James served as a member of DCC Strategic Policy Committee (SPC) on Housing, subcommittee on homelessness, and South Inner City Drugs and Alcohol Taskforce. He also served as a board member of the National Maternity Hospital.

Councillor Geoghegan graduated with a first class honours degree in Politics and Sociology from University College Dublin and he has a Barrister-at-Law Degree from the Honorable Society of King's Inns.

He has worked as a practising barrister for almost a decade. As a councillor he has been actively involved in developing autism and neurodiversity friendly initiatives in his community, defended artist spaces and supported campaigns including the Irish Thalidomide survivors.

Councillor Donna Cooney was elected the Deputy Lord Mayor of Dublin at this evening's meeting.

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