Francis Noel Duffy
TD
Duffy in 2020
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
February 2020
ConstituencyDublin South-West
Personal details
Born (1971-04-21) 21 April 1971 (age 52)
Kingston upon Thames, England
NationalityIrish
Political partyGreen Party
Spouse
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(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.

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