Pa Daly

Pa Daly
Daly in 2024
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
February 2020
ConstituencyKerry
Personal details
BornPatrick Daly
1969/1970 (age 55–56)
PartySinn Féin
SpouseMary Ross
Children4

Patrick Daly (born 1969/1970) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a TD for the Kerry constituency since the 2020 general election.[1][2][3]

He qualified as a solicitor in 1996, he worked in the United States before moving to Dublin. He returned to Tralee, establishing his own solicitor's practice.[4]

Daly is married to Mary Ross, and they have four children. He is involved with local soccer and GAA clubs as well as the Tralee Parkrun.[4]

He is also a founding member of Tralee Right to Water. He was a member of Kerry County Council for the Tralee local electoral area from 2014 to 2020, and previously a member of Tralee Town Council from 2012 to 2014.[5][6]

He is also a member of the Education and Training Board, Bord Bainistíochta of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí.[4]

At the 2024 general election, Daly was re-elected to the Dáil.[7] He was appointed party spokesperson for Climate, Environment, Energy and Transport in the Sinn Féin Front Bench.[8]

References

  1. ^ "Pa Daly". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. ^ Michael, Neil (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Kerry results: Danny Healy-Rae retains seat on sixth count". Irish Times. Dublin. Retrieved 6 June 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  3. ^ "Election 2020: Kerry". Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 6 June 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ a b c Michael, Neil (10 February 2020). "Election 2020: Pa Daly (Sinn Féin) - Kerry candidate is elected on the first count". The Irish Times. Dublin. Retrieved 11 February 2020.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  5. ^ "Pa Daly". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 15 January 2025.
  6. ^ Crean, Dermot (25 February 2020). "Two New Members Co-Opted On To Kerry County Council". Tralee Today. Retrieved 27 May 2021.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  7. ^ "Kerry: Pa Daly (SF)". The Irish Times. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Kerry TD Pa Daly moved to Climate brief in Sinn Féin's shadow cabinet". RadioKerry.ie. Retrieved 8 October 2025.