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Lord Mayor of Dublin
Lord Mayor of Dublin
	The Coat of Arms of the office of Lord Mayor of Dublin
	Incumbent; James Geoghegan; since 21 June 2024
Residence	Mansion House
Appointer	Dublin City Council
Term length	1 year
Inaugural holder	Richard Muton (Mayor); Sir Daniel Bellingham (Lord Mayor);
Formation	1229 (as Mayor of Dublin); 1665 (as Lord Mayor of Dublin);
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The Lord Mayor of Dublin (Irish: Ardmhéara Bhaile Átha Cliath)^[a] is the honorary title of the chairperson (Irish: Cathaoirleach [ˈkahiːɾˠl̠ʲəx]) of Dublin City Council which is the local government body for the city of Dublin, the capital of Ireland. The incumbent, since June 2024, is councillor James Geoghegan.^[1] The office holder is elected annually by the members of the council.

Background

The office of Mayor of Dublin was created in June 1229 by Henry III. The office of Mayor was elevated to Lord Mayor in 1665 by Charles II, and as part of this process received the honorific the Right Honourable (the Rt Hon.). Lord mayors were ex-officio members of the Privy Council of Ireland, which also entitled them to be addressed as the Right Honourable. Though the Privy Council was de facto abolished in 1922, the Lord Mayor continued to be entitled to be addressed as The Right Honourable as a result of the Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840, which granted the title in law. The Local Government Act 2001 finally removed the title as a consequence of the repeal of the 1840 act.

Functions

The office is largely symbolic and its responsibilities consist of chairing meetings of the city council and representing the city at public events. Apart from a few reserved functions, which are exercised by the city council as a whole, executive power is exercised by the chief executive, a council official appointed by the Public Appointments Service (formerly by the Local Appointments Commission). Except on a handful of occasions where the city government has been suspended for not striking a rate (a level of local tax), Dublin has had a mayor for nearly eight hundred years.

The Lord Mayor resides in the eighteenth-century Mansion House on Dawson Street.

A privilege enjoyed by the Lord Mayor is to receive the first car registration number in Dublin for each new year.^[2] Since 2018, each new Lord Mayor is presented with an official bicycle by the Dublin Cycling Campaign. Nial Ring was the first recipient.^[3]

City regalia

Chain of office

The chain is the outward sign of the office of the Lord Mayor and is worn within the city when performing official civic functions, important ceremonial occasions and also as appropriate at other times, such as opening conferences, new businesses, etc. It is also worn, at the Lord Mayor's discretion, when paying visits to such places as schools, churches and the emergency services.

The Lord Mayor of Dublin's gold chain of office was presented by King William III to the City of Dublin in 1698. The chain is composed of decorative links including the Tudor rose, a harp, a trefoil-shaped knot and the letter S (thought to stand for Seneschal or Steward). A circular gold medal with the bust of William III hangs from the chain.^[4] The previous chain was not returned by Michael Creagh, the Protestant Jacobite Lord Mayor in 1688–1689.

Dublin city seal

The city seal dates from 1229/1230 when it was used by the Dublin City Assembly to issue a deed to the Town Clerk. One side shows three watchtowers above one of the city gates being defended by archers, while the reverse side shows a merchant ship at sea.^[4]

Great Dublin civic sword

The civic sword dates from the 1390s and was made for Henry IV of England in 1399. He gave it to the City of Dublin in 1409/1410.^[4]

Great mace of Dublin

The Great mace dates from 1717/1718 and incorporates parts of an earlier mace made in 1665 for the first Lord Mayor of Dublin, Sir Daniel Bellingham.^[4]

The city sword and Great mace are still used at major civic events such as the Honorary Freedom of the City conferring. All of the above are on display in City Hall, Dublin.

Lord Mayor's coach

The Lord Mayor's coach was built in 1789 by William Whitton, of Dominick Street, and made its first appearance on the streets of Dublin on 4 November 1791 in an annual event to mark the birthday of William III.^[5] The elaborately decorated coach far exceeded its original budget and was completed for a total cost of £2,690 13s 5d. The coach was used for ceremonial occasions up until 1932 when, due to its poor condition, it was placed in storage. Following expert restoration, the coach returned to public life in 1976 and is a feature of Dublin's annual Saint Patrick's Day parade.

Notable mayors

Richard Muton (1229–1230), Dublin's first Mayor
Gilbert de Lyvet (1233–1234, 1235–1237)^[6]^[7]^[8]
John Drake, three times Mayor between 1401 and 1412, who led the Dubliners to victory over the O'Byrne clan of County Wicklow at the Battle of Bloody Bank in 1402
Bartholomew Ball (1553–1554), whose widow Blessed Margaret Ball was martyred by their eldest son, Walter
Walter Ball (1580–1581), Commissioner for Ecclesiastical Causes – implemented the Reformation in Dublin
Francis Taylor (1595–1596), who was incarcerated because of his Catholicism, and has been declared a martyr for his faith and beatified by the Catholic Church
Sir Daniel Bellingham (1665–1666), first Lord Mayor
Jean Desmynieres (1666–1667) and Lewis Desmynieres (1669–1670), Huguenot Lord Mayors of Dublin
Sir Michael Creagh (1688–1689) who, although a Protestant, was a supporter of the Catholic James II
Sir Mark Rainsford (1700–1701), the original founder of what was to become St James' Gate (Guinness) Brewery
Daniel O'Connell (1841–1842), leader of campaigns for Catholic Emancipation and Repeal of the Acts of Union; first Catholic Lord Mayor of Dublin since 1690
Sir John Barrington (1865–1866 and 1879–1880), the first Quaker to hold the office
Sir Thomas Devereux Pile (1900-1901), the last Unionist to hold office
Laurence O'Neill (1917–1924), who was Lord Mayor throughout the Irish War of Independence and the Irish Civil War^[9]
Alfie Byrne (1930–1939 and 1954–1955), the longest-serving Lord Mayor of Dublin in the office's 800-year history
Kathleen Clarke (1939–1941), the first woman in the post^[10]
Robert Briscoe (1956–1957 and 1961–1962), the first Jewish Lord Mayor of Dublin^[11]
Tomás Mac Giolla (1993–1994), former republican prisoner and long-time leader of Sinn Féin, and later the Worker's Party of Ireland
Hazel Chu (2020–2021), the first person of Chinese ethnicity to be mayor of a European capital^[12]^[13]

Notes

^ Per section 32 of the Local Government Act, 2001: "(3) Where titles are continued in accordance with subsection (1), the holders of the offices concerned shall, as appropriate, be styled— (b) in the case of Dublin City Council, in the Irish language Ard-Mhéara Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath and Leas Ard-Mhéara Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath, and in the English language Lord Mayor of the City of Dublin and Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Dublin."

References

^ "Fine Gael Councillor James Geoghegan elected as new Lord Mayor of Dublin". Fine Gael. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.
^ "How to Reserve a Registration Number". Revenue Commissioners. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
^ "Official Bicycle for the Lord Mayor". Dublin Cycling Campaign. 28 August 2018. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "City Regalia". Dublin City Council. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
^ "The Lord Mayor's Coach". Dublin City Council. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.
^ Sweetman, Henry Savage (1875). "Gilbert de Livet, Calendar of Documents Relating to Ireland, Great Britain Public Record Office, H.S. Sweetman, 1875". Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
^ Butler, Richard (1845). "Registrum prioratus omnium sanctorum juxta Dublin, All Hallows' Priory, Richard Butler, 1845". Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
^ Michel, Francisque (1867). "King Henry III to Gilbert Livet, Dublin, Histoire du Commerce et de la Navigation a Bordeaux, Francisque Michel, 1867". Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.
^ "O'Neill, Laurence". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
^ Walshe, Sadhbh (16 March 2016). "Eight Women of the Easter Rising". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 June 2022.
^ "Briscoe, Robert Emmet". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 16 October 2023.
^ Carney, John (5 August 2020). "Dublin's first ethnic-Chinese mayor on racism, her parents' work ethic, and teaching poor children in China". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
^ "Hazel Chu on being a woman of colour in Irish politics". RTÉ. 1 August 2020. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

External links

Lord Mayor Website
Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2021 (Dublin City Council)

[1] Per section 32 of the Local Government Act, 2001: "(3) Where titles are continued in accordance with subsection (1), the holders of the offices concerned shall, as appropriate, be styled— (b) in the case of Dublin City Council, in the Irish language Ard-Mhéara Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath and Leas Ard-Mhéara Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath, and in the English language Lord Mayor of the City of Dublin and Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Dublin."

[2] "Fine Gael Councillor James Geoghegan elected as new Lord Mayor of Dublin". Fine Gael. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2024.

[3] "How to Reserve a Registration Number". Revenue Commissioners. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 July 2015.

[4] "Official Bicycle for the Lord Mayor". Dublin Cycling Campaign. 28 August 2018. Archived from the original on 9 June 2020. Retrieved 9 June 2020.

[CityRegalia-5] "City Regalia". Dublin City Council. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 1 June 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

[6] "The Lord Mayor's Coach". Dublin City Council. 7 March 2018. Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 30 June 2021.

[7] Sweetman, Henry Savage (1875). "Gilbert de Livet, Calendar of Documents Relating to Ireland, Great Britain Public Record Office, H.S. Sweetman, 1875". Archived from the original on 14 September 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

[8] Butler, Richard (1845). "Registrum prioratus omnium sanctorum juxta Dublin, All Hallows' Priory, Richard Butler, 1845". Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

[9] Michel, Francisque (1867). "King Henry III to Gilbert Livet, Dublin, Histoire du Commerce et de la Navigation a Bordeaux, Francisque Michel, 1867". Archived from the original on 9 August 2016. Retrieved 15 October 2016.

[dib-10] "O'Neill, Laurence". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 16 December 2021.

[11] Walshe, Sadhbh (16 March 2016). "Eight Women of the Easter Rising". The New York Times. Retrieved 10 June 2022.

[12] "Briscoe, Robert Emmet". Dictionary of Irish Biography. Retrieved 16 October 2023.

[SCMP_prof-13] Carney, John (5 August 2020). "Dublin's first ethnic-Chinese mayor on racism, her parents' work ethic, and teaching poor children in China". South China Morning Post. Archived from the original on 11 March 2021. Retrieved 23 January 2021.

[14] "Hazel Chu on being a woman of colour in Irish politics". RTÉ. 1 August 2020. Archived from the original on 26 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021.

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+The '''Lord Mayor of Dublin''' ({{langx|ga|Ardmhéara Bhaile Átha Cliath}}){{efn|Per section 32 of the Local Government Act, 2001: "(3) Where titles are continued in accordance with subsection (1), the holders of the offices concerned shall, as appropriate, be styled— (b) in the case of Dublin City Council, in the Irish language {{lang|ga|Ard-Mhéara Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath}} and {{lang|ga|Leas Ard-Mhéara Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath}}, and in the English language ''Lord Mayor of the City of Dublin'' and ''Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Dublin''."}} is the honorary title of the chairperson ({{langx|ga|Cathaoirleach|links=no}} {{IPA-ga|ˈkahiːɾˠl̠ʲəx|}}) of [[Dublin City Council]] which is the local government body for the city of [[Dublin]], the capital of Ireland. The incumbent, since June 2024, is councillor [[James Geoghegan (Fine Gael politician)|James Geoghegan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.finegael.ie/fine-gael-councillor-james-geoghegan-elected-as-new-lord-mayor-of-dublin/|title=Fine Gael Councillor James Geoghegan elected as new Lord Mayor of Dublin|work=[[Fine Gael]]|date=21 June 2024|access-date=21 June 2024}}</ref> The office holder is elected annually by the members of the council.
 ==Background==
 [[File:Mansion House with car.jpg|thumb|The [[Mansion House, Dublin|Mansion House]] with the Lord Mayor's official car, a [[Volvo S90]] T8 hybrid. Note the 191-D-1 licence plate, indicating that it was the [[Vehicle registration plates of the Republic of Ireland|first car registered]] in [[County Dublin]] in 2019.]]
 {{Main|History of Dublin}}
-The office of '''Mayor of Dublin''' was created in June 1229 by [[Henry III of England|Henry III]]. The office of ''Mayor'' was elevated to ''[[Lord mayor|Lord Mayor]]'' in 1665 by [[Charles II of England|Charles II]], and as part of this process received the honorific [[The Right Honourable]] (''The Rt Hon.''). Lord mayors were ''ex-officio'' members of the [[Privy Council of Ireland]], which also entitled them to be addressed as The Right Honourable. Though the Privy Council was ''de facto'' abolished in 1922, the Lord Mayor continued to be entitled to be addressed as The Right Honourable as a result of the [[Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840]], which granted the title in law. The [[Local Government Act 2001]] finally removed the title as a consequence of the repeal of the 1840 act.
+The office of '''Mayor of Dublin''' was created in June 1229 by [[Henry III of England|Henry III]]. The office of ''Mayor'' was elevated to ''[[Lord mayor|Lord Mayor]]'' in 1665 by [[Charles II of England|Charles II]], and as part of this process received the honorific ''[[the Right Honourable]]'' (''the Rt Hon.''). Lord mayors were {{lang|la|ex-officio}} members of the [[Privy Council of Ireland]], which also entitled them to be addressed as ''the Right Honourable''. Though the Privy Council was {{lang|la|de facto}} abolished in 1922, the Lord Mayor continued to be entitled to be addressed as The Right Honourable as a result of the [[Municipal Corporations (Ireland) Act 1840]], which granted the title in law. The [[Local Government Act 2001]] finally removed the title as a consequence of the repeal of the 1840 act.
 ==Functions==
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 ===Great mace of Dublin===
 The Great mace dates from 1717/1718 and incorporates parts of an earlier mace made in 1665 for the first Lord Mayor of Dublin, Sir Daniel Bellingham.<ref name=CityRegalia/>
-The city sword and Great mace are still used at major civic events such as the Honorary Freedom of the City conferring. All of the above are on display in Dublin City Hall.
+The city sword and Great mace are still used at major civic events such as the Honorary Freedom of the City conferring. All of the above are on display in [[City Hall, Dublin]].
 ==Lord Mayor's coach==
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 {{See also|List of mayors of Dublin}}
 *Richard Muton (1229–1230), Dublin's first Mayor
-*[[Gilbert de Lyvet]] (1233–1234, 1235–1237)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DIIMAAAAYAAJ&dq=Gilbert+de+Livet+H.+S.+Sweetman&pg=PA101 |title=Gilbert de Livet, Calendar of Documents Relating to Ireland, Great Britain Public Record Office, H.S. Sweetman, 1875 |year=1875 |access-date=15 October 2016 |archive-date=14 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914123136/https://books.google.com/books?id=DIIMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA101&lpg=PA101&dq=Gilbert+de+Livet+H.+S.+Sweetman&source=web&ots=thXMbS-WE3&sig=7vXD-46iaN8lX_PE3vZFfgAiR1s&hl=en |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qgIGAAAAQAAJ&dq=%22de+livet%22+dublin&pg=PA117 |title=Registrum prioratus omnium sanctorum juxta Dublin, All Hallows' Priory, Richard Butler, 1845 |access-date=15 October 2016 |archive-date=12 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912174428/https://books.google.com/books?id=qgIGAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA117&lpg=PA117&dq=%22de+livet%22+dublin&source=web&ots=2a-AM1jN87&sig=lMKPKe1fCasMBQjy7rcltVVw-C4&hl=en |url-status=live |last1=Butler |first1=Richard |year=1845 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v8mKRXrj-RYC&dq=%22de+livet%22+dublin&pg=PA78 |title=King Henry III to Gilbert Livet, Dublin, Histoire du Commerce et de la Navigation a Bordeaux, Francisque Michel, 1867 |access-date=15 October 2016 |archive-date=9 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809100533/https://books.google.com/books?id=v8mKRXrj-RYC&pg=PA78&lpg=PA78&dq=%22de+livet%22+dublin&source=web&ots=kl4-kVxkxl&sig=dCtm7Okzrg1gPUAqRVXS7RABIgU&hl=en#PPA78,M1 |url-status=live |last1=Michel |first1=Francisque |year=1867 }}</ref>
+*[[Gilbert de Lyvet]] (1233–1234, 1235–1237)<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=DIIMAAAAYAAJ&dq=Gilbert+de+Livet+H.+S.+Sweetman&pg=PA101 |title=Gilbert de Livet, Calendar of Documents Relating to Ireland, Great Britain Public Record Office, H.S. Sweetman, 1875 |year=1875 |access-date=15 October 2016 |archive-date=14 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160914123136/https://books.google.com/books?id=DIIMAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA101&lpg=PA101&dq=Gilbert+de+Livet+H.+S.+Sweetman&source=web&ots=thXMbS-WE3&sig=7vXD-46iaN8lX_PE3vZFfgAiR1s&hl=en |url-status=live |last1=Sweetman |first1=Henry Savage }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qgIGAAAAQAAJ&dq=%22de+livet%22+dublin&pg=PA117 |title=Registrum prioratus omnium sanctorum juxta Dublin, All Hallows' Priory, Richard Butler, 1845 |access-date=15 October 2016 |archive-date=12 September 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160912174428/https://books.google.com/books?id=qgIGAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA117&lpg=PA117&dq=%22de+livet%22+dublin&source=web&ots=2a-AM1jN87&sig=lMKPKe1fCasMBQjy7rcltVVw-C4&hl=en |url-status=live |last1=Butler |first1=Richard |year=1845 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=v8mKRXrj-RYC&dq=%22de+livet%22+dublin&pg=PA78 |title=King Henry III to Gilbert Livet, Dublin, Histoire du Commerce et de la Navigation a Bordeaux, Francisque Michel, 1867 |access-date=15 October 2016 |archive-date=9 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160809100533/https://books.google.com/books?id=v8mKRXrj-RYC&pg=PA78&lpg=PA78&dq=%22de+livet%22+dublin&source=web&ots=kl4-kVxkxl&sig=dCtm7Okzrg1gPUAqRVXS7RABIgU&hl=en#PPA78,M1 |url-status=live |last1=Michel |first1=Francisque |year=1867 }}</ref>
-*[[John Drake (mayor)|John Drake]], three times Mayor between 1401 and 1412, who led the Dubliners to victory over the O'Byrne clan of [[County Wicklow]] at the Battle of  Bloody Bank in 1402
+*[[John Drake (mayor)|John Drake]], three times Mayor between 1401 and 1412, who led the Dubliners to victory over the O'Byrne clan of [[County Wicklow]] at the Battle of Bloody Bank in 1402
 *[[Bartholomew Ball]] (1553–1554), whose widow Blessed [[Margaret Ball]] was martyred by their eldest son, Walter
 *[[Walter Ball (alderman)|Walter Ball]] (1580–1581), Commissioner for Ecclesiastical Causes – implemented the [[English Reformation|Reformation]] in Dublin
-*[[Francis Taylor (martyr)|Francis Taylor]] (1595–1596), who was incarcerated because of his [[Roman Catholic Church|Catholic]]ism, and has been declared a [[martyr]] for his faith and [[beatified]] by the Catholic Church
+*[[Francis Taylor (martyr)|Francis Taylor]] (1595–1596), who was incarcerated because of his [[Catholic Church|Catholic]]ism, and has been declared a [[martyr]] for his faith and [[beatified]] by the Catholic Church
 *Sir Daniel Bellingham (1665–1666), first ''Lord'' Mayor
 *Jean Desmynieres (1666–1667) and Lewis Desmynieres (1669–1670), [[Huguenot]] Lord Mayors of Dublin
-*[[Michael Creagh (politician) |Sir Michael Creagh]] (1688–1689) who, although a Protestant, was a supporter of the Catholic [[James II of England|James II]]
+*[[Michael Creagh (politician)|Sir Michael Creagh]] (1688–1689) who, although a Protestant, was a supporter of the Catholic [[James II of England|James II]]
 *Sir [[Mark Rainsford]] (1700–1701), the original founder of what was to become St James' Gate (Guinness) Brewery
 *[[Daniel O'Connell]] (1841–1842), leader of campaigns for [[Catholic Emancipation]] and [[Repeal Association|Repeal]] of the [[Acts of Union 1800|Acts of Union]]; first Catholic Lord Mayor of Dublin since 1690
 *Sir [[John Barrington (Lord Mayor of Dublin)|John Barrington]] (1865–1866 and 1879–1880), the first [[Quaker]] to hold the office
+*[[Thomas Devereux Pile|Sir Thomas Devereux Pile]] (1900-1901), the last Unionist to hold office
 *[[Laurence O'Neill]] (1917–1924), who was Lord Mayor throughout the [[Irish War of Independence]] and the [[Irish Civil War]]<ref name=dib>{{cite web|url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/oneill-laurence-a9555|title=O'Neill, Laurence|work=[[Dictionary of Irish Biography]]|access-date=16 December 2021}}</ref>
 *[[Alfie Byrne]] (1930–1939 and 1954–1955), the longest-serving Lord Mayor of Dublin in the office's 800-year history
 *[[Kathleen Clarke]] (1939–1941), the first woman in the post<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2016/03/16/opinion/eight-women-of-irelands-1916-easter-rising.html|title= Eight Women of the Easter Rising|work= [[The New York Times]]|author=Walshe, Sadhbh|date= 16 March 2016|access-date = 10 June 2022}}</ref>
-*[[Robert Briscoe (politician)|Robert Briscoe]] (1956–1957 and 1961–1962), the first Jewish Lord Mayor of Dublin <ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/briscoe-robert-emmet-a0965|title=Briscoe, Robert Emmet|work=[[Dictionary of Irish Biography]]|access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref>
+*[[Robert Briscoe (politician)|Robert Briscoe]] (1956–1957 and 1961–1962), the first Jewish Lord Mayor of Dublin<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.dib.ie/biography/briscoe-robert-emmet-a0965|title=Briscoe, Robert Emmet|work=[[Dictionary of Irish Biography]]|access-date=16 October 2023}}</ref>
+*[[Tomás Mac Giolla]] (1993–1994), former [[Irish Republican Army (1922–1969)|republican]] prisoner and long-time leader of [[Sinn Féin]], and later the [[Workers' Party (Ireland)|Worker's Party of Ireland]]
-*[[Hazel Chu]] (2020–2021), the first person of Chinese ethnicity to be mayor of a European capital<ref name="SCMP_prof">{{cite news |last1=Carney |first1=John |title=Dublin's first ethnic-Chinese mayor on racism, her parents' work ethic, and teaching poor children in China |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3095902/dublins-first-ethnic-chinese-mayor-racism-her-parents-work-ethic-and |access-date=23 January 2021 |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=5 August 2020 |archive-date=11 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311001907/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3095902/dublins-first-ethnic-chinese-mayor-racism-her-parents-work-ethic-and |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=1 August 2020|title=Hazel Chu on being a woman of colour in Irish politics|url=https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/living/2020/0731/1156680-hazel-chu-on-being-a-woman-of-colour-in-irish-politics/|work=[[RTÉ]]|language=en|access-date=23 April 2021|archive-date=26 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426064002/https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/living/2020/0731/1156680-hazel-chu-on-being-a-woman-of-colour-in-irish-politics/|url-status=live}}</ref>
+*[[Hazel Chu]] (2020–2021), the first person of Chinese ethnicity to be mayor of a European capital<ref name="SCMP_prof">{{cite news |last1=Carney |first1=John |title=Dublin's first ethnic-Chinese mayor on racism, her parents' work ethic, and teaching poor children in China |url=https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3095902/dublins-first-ethnic-chinese-mayor-racism-her-parents-work-ethic-and |access-date=23 January 2021 |work=[[South China Morning Post]] |date=5 August 2020 |archive-date=11 March 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210311001907/https://www.scmp.com/lifestyle/article/3095902/dublins-first-ethnic-chinese-mayor-racism-her-parents-work-ethic-and |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=1 August 2020|title=Hazel Chu on being a woman of colour in Irish politics|url=https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/living/2020/0731/1156680-hazel-chu-on-being-a-woman-of-colour-in-irish-politics/|work=[[RTÉ]]|access-date=23 April 2021|archive-date=26 April 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210426064002/https://www.rte.ie/lifestyle/living/2020/0731/1156680-hazel-chu-on-being-a-woman-of-colour-in-irish-politics/|url-status=live}}</ref>
 ==See also==
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 *[[Lord Mayor of Cork]]
 *[[Mayor of Kilkenny]]
-*[[Cities in Ireland]]
+*[[City status in Ireland]]
 ==Notes==
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-[[Category:Lord Mayors of Dublin| ]]
+[[Category:Lord mayors of Dublin| ]]
 [[Category:Local government in County Dublin]]
 [[Category:History of Dublin (city)]]

v t e History of Dublin
Timeline and general	Timeline of Dublin Timeline of the Troubles in Dublin Dublin Corporation Irish Social Season Local government in Dublin Lord Mayor of Dublin Sheriff of Dublin City Streets and squares in Dublin Historical maps of Dublin List of songs about Dublin
Early Dublin	Steine of Dublin Hoggen Green Dublin slave market Bridge of Dublin Early Scandinavian Dublin History of Dublin to 795 Kingdom of Dublin (c. 853-1170) Battle of Islandbridge (919) Battle of Clontarf (1014)
Middle Ages	Black Monday (1209) The Pale Dublin Castle Donnybrook Fair Gates of Dublin St Patrick's Cathedral Christ Church Cathedral Rathborne Candles St. Audoen's Church St. Mary's Abbey St. Michan's Church The Tholsel
Early modern	Trinity College Dublin (est. 1592) Dublin gunpowder explosion (1597) Massacre of Baldongan Church (1642) Battle of Rathmines (1649) Siege of Dublin (1649) Smithfield Market (mid-1600s) The Brazen Head (est. 1661) Disappearance of the Ouzel Galley (1695) Dick's Coffee House (1698-1780) Georgian Architecture in Dublin (1700s) The Great South Wall (1700s) and Bull Wall (1820s) Dublin election riot (1713) Drapier's Letters (1724-5) Linenhall (1728-1916) Hell Fire Club (1735-1741) Premiere of Handel's Messiah (1742) Daly's Club (1750-1823) Wide Streets Commission (1758-1851) Guinness Brewery (est. 1759) Royal Exchange (1779) Kildare Street Club (est. 1782) Richard Crosbie's balloon ascent (1785) The Grand Canal and Royal Canal (Early 1800s) Dublin quays (1800s) Irish Rebellion of 1803 (1803) Construction of Martello Towers (1803-08) Sinking of Rochdale and Prince of Wales (1807) Military Road (1809) Dublin and Kingstown Railway (1834-56) Dublin Metropolitan Police (1836-1925) Sinking of the PS Queen Victoria (1838) Dún Laoghaire Harbour (1842) Hamilton's eureka moment at Broom Bridge (1843) Great Industrial Exhibition (1853) Sinking of the RMS Tayleur (1854) Monto (red light district) (1860s-1950s) Wellington Monument (1861) Dublin Fire Brigade (est. 1862) International Exhibition of Arts and Manufactures (1865) Dublin tramways (1872-1959) Dublin whiskey fire (1875) Phoenix Park Murders (1882) Dublin Castle scandal (1884) Kingstown lifeboat disaster (1895)
Late modern	Irish International Exhibition (1907) Theft of the Irish Crown Jewels (1907) Dublin Lock-out (1913-14) Bachelor's Walk massacre (1914) Howth gun-running (1914) Easter Rising (1916) Introduction of Dublin Postal Districts (1917) Sinking of the RMS Leinster (1918) The First Dáil (1919-21) Bloody Sunday (1920) Burning of the Custom House (1921) Battle of Dublin (1922) Hosting of the Tailteann Games (1924, 1928, 1932) Assassination of Kevin O'Higgins (1927) Saint Patrick's Day parade (est. 1931) 1932 Eucharistic Congress 1933 Dublin riot Pearse Street fire (1936) Bombing of Dublin in World War II (1941) Baggotonia (1950s) Bloomsday commemorations (est. 1954) Destruction of Nelson's Pillar (1966) RTÉ Studio bombing (1969) Dublin fires (1970) Contraceptive Train (1971) Hosting of the Eurovision Song Contest (1971, 1981, 1988, 1994, 1995, 1997) Poolbeg Chimneys (1971) Burning of the British Embassy in Dublin (1972) Dublin bombings (1972-73) Mountjoy Prison helicopter escape (1973) Dublin and Monaghan Bombings (1974) Dublin Airport bombing (1975) "Save Wood Quay" (1978-79) Stardust fire (1981) "GUBU" (Malcolm MacArthur) (1982) Dublin Area Rapid Transit (1984) Hurricane Charley flooding (1986) Dublin Millennium celebrations (1988) European Capital of Culture (1991) Local Government (Dublin) Act 1993 (1993) Lansdowne Road football riot (1995) Assassination of Veronica Guerin (1996)
Contemporary	Crumlin-Drimnagh feud (2000-2016) Hosting of the Special Olympics (2003) Spire of Dublin (2003) Luas (2004) May Day protests (2004) Dublin riots (2006) Dublin Port Tunnel (2006) Anti-austerity demonstrations (2008-15) 2008 floods (2008) Dublinbikes (est. 2009) Bank of Ireland robbery (2009) M50 motorway (2010) Slovak Police training explosives incident (2010) UNESCO City of Literature (2010) Silicon Docks (est. 2011) Occupy Dame Street (2011-12) Hutch–Kinahan feud (2015-to date) Occupation of Apollo House (2017) Dublin Tech Summit (est. 2017) The Beast from the East (2018) Coolock feud (2019-20) COVID-19 pandemic (2020-2023) Dublin riots (2021) Irish anti-immigration protests (2022-to date) Dublin mass stabbing & riot (2023)
Annual sporting events	Dublin Horse Show (est. 1864) Hosting of the All-Ireland Football Final (est. 1888) Leopardstown Racecourse (est. 1888) Phoenix Park Racecourse (1902-1990) Hosting of the All-Ireland Hurling Final (est. 1912) Liffey Swim (est. 1920) Dublin–Limerick hurling rivalry (1923 - to date) Liffey Descent canoe race (est. 1960) Dublin Marathon (est. 1980) Women's Mini Marathon (est. 1983) Great Ireland Run (est. 2003)