Robert Dowds
Teachta Dála
In office
February 2011 – February 2016
ConstituencyDublin Mid-West
Personal details
Born (1953-05-11) 11 May 1953 (age 70)
Dublin, Ireland
Political partyLabour Party
Spouse
Katherine Dowds
​
(m. 1986)​
Children2
EducationThe King's Hospital
Alma mater

Robert Dowds (born 11 May 1953) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Mid-West constituency from 2011 to 2016.[1][2]

He was a member of South Dublin County Council for the Clondalkin electoral area from 1999 to 2011. He was re-elected at the 2004 local elections, serving as Mayor of South Dublin County Council from 2004 to 2005, and re-elected again at the 2009 local elections.[2]

He did not contest the 2016 general election.[3]

He attempted to get re-elected to South Dublin County Council in 2019, but was unsuccessful by a margin of 39 votes.[2]

A member of the Church of Ireland,[4] he went on scholarship to The King's Hospital private school in Dublin,[5] and was also educated at Trinity College Dublin and St. Patrick's College, Drumcondra.

References

  1. ^ "Robert Dowds". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  2. ^ a b c "Robert Dowds". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
  3. ^ "Robert Dowds decides not to contest general election". Irish Times. 21 September 2015.
  4. ^ "Church of Ireland members elected to 31st Dáil". Church of Ireland Gazette. 4 March 2011. Archived from the original on 13 March 2011.
  5. ^ Fee-paying schools have the edge in battle for seats at the Cabinet table Irish Independent, 27 December 2012.
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