Niamh Bhreathnach, Cllr - Biography
Constituency:
Dún Laoghaire
Euro Electoral Region:
Dublin
Electoral Status:
Niamh is currently
a Councillor on Dun Laoghaire/Rathdown County Council.
Address:
12 Anglesea Avenue
Blackrock
Co. Dublin
Tel:
Home Office 01 2889321
Fax 01 2835918
Mobile 086 607 8193
Email:
nbhreathna@cllr.dlrcoco.ie
Website:
http://www.facebook.com/Cllr.Niamh.Bhreathnach
Political Career:
- Cathaoirleach of Dún Laoghaire Rathdown County Council from June 2004 to June 2005
- Elected member of Dún Laoghaire Rathdown Council
- Representing Blackrock Ward (Booterstown, Blackrock, Seapoint, Deansgrange)
- Chairperson: Environment/Housing Community Committee
- Chairperson: Transport/Economic Dev/Planning Committee
- Former Minister for Education, 1993 - 1997
- Published first White Paper on Education
- Initiated specific programmes for disadvantaged areas Breaking the Cycle, the Social Personal and Health (SPHE)programme and civics became an examination subject.
- Introduced Leaving Cert Applied
- Transition year became available to all schools
- Abolished third level undergraduate tuition fees
- University Act, enacted in 1997
- Former Chairperson of the Labour Party
Occupation:
- Full Time Public Representative; former remedial Teacher
Memberships:
- VEC Dún Laoghaire County Education Committee
- Dublin Employment Pact
- Joint Policing Committee
- An Táisce
- Amnesty International
- Carysfort Residents Association
- Patron Blackrock Athletics Club
- Friends of the Maritime Museum
- Unifem (Ireland)
Other Interests:
- http://www.culturaldiplomacy.org/academy/index.php?Niamh-Bhreathnach
- Vincent Browne, TV3, October 30th 2008.
- Niamh on the Education Cut back's 7 minutes in
- http://www.tv3.ie/videos.php?video=2102&locID=1.65.169&date=2008-10-30
- 4 minutes in http://www.tv3.ie/videos.php?video=2101&locID=1.65.169&date=2008-10-30
- Morning Ireland, RTÉ, 25th September 2008
- Niamh discusses cutbacks in Education spending
- http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0925/morningireland.html
- This Week, RTÉ Radio, Sunday 3rd August 2008
- Niamh discussing University Funding
- http://www.rte.ie/news/2008/0803/thisweek.html
- The Thursday Interview on Newstalk's The Right Hook on April 3rd 2008:
- http://newstalk.ie/newstalk/podcasts/11/thursday-interview-on-right-hook-show.xml
Family Background:
- Niamh was born in the Parish of Blackrock and lives there with her husband, Tom Ferris. They have two adult children, Cliodhna and Macdara.
- Niamh has a love of Irish music fostered by her late father Breandán Breathnach. She has a keen interest in the arts. Painting (oils and water colour) is one of her hobbies.
Education:
- Carysfort National School
- Dominican Convent Sion Hill
- Froebel trained National School Teacher
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