Peter Kavanagh (Irish politician)
Peter Kavanagh | |
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| South Dublin County Council | |
| Assumed office 24 May 2019 | |
| Constituency | Clondalkin |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Peter Kavanagh |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Green Party (until January 2021) |
| Alma mater | |
Peter Kavanagh (Irish: Peadar Ó Caomhánaigh) is an Irish broadcaster, language activist and politician. Kavanagh is a broadcaster for Raidió na Life[1] and a co-founder of Pop-Up Gaeltacht,[2] a project that encourages Irish speakers to socialise in public, normalising Irish language-use in non-traditional settings.[3] He tweets in both Irish and English.
Political career[edit]
Formerly the Green Party spokesperson for the Irish language, Kavanagh was elected to South Dublin County Council in the 2019 local election representing his native Clondalkin.[4]
Shortly afterwards, Kavanagh contested the Dáil Éireann by-election in Dublin Mid-West,[5] where he took 6.4% of the first preference votes but was not elected. Kavanagh was the Green Party candidate for Dublin Mid-West at the 2020 Irish general election, but was not elected. Kavanagh quit the Green Party in January 2021, citing the party's "culture of tolerating personal abuse".[6]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Peadar Ó Caomhánaigh". Retrieved 29 October 2019.
- ↑ "Column: 'We speak Irish, but we're pretty normal. We're not Nazis. We're not leprechauns.'". TheJournal.ie. 5 March 2017.
- ↑ "Pop Up Gaeltacht dare you to say the Irish language is dead" - District Magazine, February 2017
- ↑ "South Dublin County Council - The Results". Irish Examiner. 15 May 2019.
- ↑ "Karin Dubsky among Green Party candidates for by-elections". The Irish Times. 22 October 2019.
- ↑ Hosford, Paul. "Green councillor quits party citing culture of tolerating personal abuse". Irish Examiner.
External links[edit]
- http://www.raidionalife.ie/ga/laithreoiri/peadar-o-caomhanaigh/
- http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/letters/irish-is-it-a-necessary-language-1.2669030
- http://nos.ie/meain/raidio/60-soicind-le-23/
- http://www.irishplayography.com/person.aspx?personid=42267
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