Dermot Looney, Cllr - Biography

Constituency:
Dublin South West

Euro Electoral Region:
Dublin

Electoral Status:
Dermot is currently a Councillor on South Dublin County Council.

Address:
1 Temple Manor Close,
Greenhills,
Dublin 12

Tel:
085.7089955

Email:
dermot.looney@gmail.com

Website:
http://thelooneyleft.blogspot.com

Political Career:

  • Elected to South Dublin County Council in June 2009 local elections
  • Secured 2,329 first preference votes in the Tallaght Central Ward
  • Elected to the 4th of six seats on the 9th count
  • Joined the Labour Party in 2003
  • Chairperson, UCD Labour Party, 2004-2005
  • National Communications Officer, Labour Youth, 2006-2007
  • Youth Officer, Dublin South West Labour Party, 2006-2009
  • Secretary, Willie Cremins/Greenhills Branch of the Labour Party, 2008-2010
  • Experienced activist in anti-war, anti-racism, natural resources and students' rights campaigns
  • Launched "Enough is Enough" campaign to appropriately develop old McHugh's site in Greenhills in 2008
  • Prominent in the "Votes @ 16" campaign in 2008 to lower the voting age in local and European elections to 16
  • Led the successful local Labour Youth campaign to re-instate Joanne Delaney, a shop steward in the Ashleaf Centre Dunnes Stores fired due to her union activity

Occupation:

  • Public Representative
  • Primary School Teacher, St Dominic's NS, Tallaght

Memberships:

  • Member, SDCC Housing and Social Development Strategic Policy Committee (SPC)
  • Member, SDCC Sport, Recreation, Parks & Community Development SPC
  • Member, SDCC Local Traveller Accommodation Consultative Committee
  • Elected South Dublin Member, County Dublin Vocational Education Committee (CoDVEC)
  • Member, CoDVEC Youth and Sport Subcommittee
  • Chairperson, Greenhills College Board of Management
  • Member, St MacDara's CC (Templeogue) Board of Management
  • Member, Mount Seskin CC (Jobstown) Board of Management
  • Ball de Bhoird Bhainistíochta, Coláiste de hÍde VEC (Tymon North)
  • Member, Amnesty International
  • Member, Irish National Teachers' Organisation (Tallaght Branch)
  • Patron Member, St Patrick's Athletic Football Club
  • Former player with Greenhills Boys AFC and Cherryfield United FC

Family Background:

  • Son of Julie and Cecil Looney, brother to Brian, Tara, Cecil Jnr, Pat and Aisling

Birth Details:

  • September 4th 1982

Education:

  • St Peter's BNS, Greenhills
  • Greenhills College VEC
  • Bachelor of Social Science (Social Policy & Politics with Sociology) - University College Dublin
  • Higher Diploma in Arts (Primary Education) - Hibernia College


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