Hazel De Nortúin
Hazel De Nortúin | |
|---|---|
| Dublin City Councillor | |
| Assumed office 2016 | |
| Constituency | Ballyfermot-Drimnagh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | People Before Profit |
| Other political affiliations | People Before Profit–Solidarity |
Hazel De Nortúin is an Irish politician who has served on Dublin City Council since 2016. She is a member of People Before Profit.
Early life
[edit]De Nortúin is from Cherry Orchard.[1] She attended Gaelscoil Inse Chór, an Irish language medium primary school in Islandbridge, and studied engineering at university.[2]
A fluent Irish speaker, De Nortúin is an advocate for Irish-language education and became involved in politics when she sought to address the lack of local Irish-language schooling options after her child was unable to attend the gaelscoil De Nortúin had herself attended.[2][3] This led to her co-founding Teanga Beo Naíonra, a non-for-profit Irish-language crèche in the area, with help from Bríd Smith.[3] De Nortúin later opened an Irish-language café in Ballyfermot.[2]
Political career
[edit]De Nortúin was co-opted to Dublin City Council in 2016 to represent the local electoral area of Ballyfermot–Drimnagh in place of party colleague Bríd Smith, who was elected to the Dáil.[4]
In her first election, De Nortúin retained her seat, placing second, at the 2019 Irish local elections and did so again at the 2024 Irish local elections.[3][5]
De Nortúin has advocated for greater maternity provision for councillors after having a child while serving on the council.[6]
In 2023, she made a criminal complaint against Taoiseach Leo Varadkar over his donation statements.[7] A criminal case was not progressed by the Garda Síochána.[8]
In 2024, De Nortúin was selected by People Before Profit to contest Dublin South-Central at the general election after Bríd Smith chose not to run again.[9] De Nortúin was not elected.[10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Socialists in the Council: Interview with Hazel de Nortúin". REBEL. 9 February 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ a b c Gallagher, Fiachra (28 February 2023). "In Ballyfermot, a Woman Takes a Chance on Opening a Cafe". Dublin Inquirer. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ a b c "Young Blood: Hazel De Nortúin". The Phoenix. 22 August 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
- ^ "Minutes of Dublin City Council Monthly Council Meeting April 4th 2016". 4 April 2016.
- ^ "Ballyfermot Drimnagh 2019 election results". ElectionsIreland. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
- ^ "Female councillors rail against absence of paid maternity leave". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Varadkar criminal complaint referred to senior gardaí". The Ditch. 22 February 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "Complaint about donations to Leo Varadkar does not need criminal investigation, gardaí say". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ Finn, Christina (10 July 2023). "People Before Profit TD Bríd Smith announces she will not be seeking re-election". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
- ^ "General Election 2024 Results – Dublin South-Central". RTÉ News. December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.