Senator Darragh O'Brien
Seanad Leader, Fianna Fáil
Seanad Éireann, Leinster House, Kildare Street, Dublin 2
Ph: 6183802
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Email: darragh.obrien@oireachtas.ie
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Darragh was born and reared in Malahide. He was educated in Pope John Paul’s National School and Malahide Community School. "I have gained a great appreciation of the issues that matter to you the voter since I was elected as your local councillor in 2004. As a past president of Fingal Chamber of Commerce, I am well aware of the needs of the business community. Working for Friend’s First I am the Manager for Area North covering the North County Dublin area for a number of years."
Dublin Fingal Senator Darragh O’Brien has said illegal cigarette smuggling represents a major drain on the revenues of the state and is used to finance criminal activity while having a major impact on retailers across north Dublin. Read More | Share
North Dublin Fianna Fáil Senator Darragh O’Brien has raised concerns that the opening hours at Rush Public Library will soon be significantly cut. Read More | Share
Fianna Fáil Senator and Dublin Spokesperson, Darragh O’Brien, has welcomed the announcement that the proposed takeover of Aer Lingus by Ryanair has been refused by the European Commission. Read More | Share
Fianna Fáil Dublin Spokesperson and Leader in the Seanad Darragh O’Brien has criticised the weekend comments of Tánaiste and Labour Leader Eamon Gilmore on the efforts to achieve a deal on the Promissory Notes issue. Read More | Share
Fianna Fáil Seanad Leader & Finance Spokesperson Darragh O’Brien has said the drip-feed of information on the valuation and collection of property taxes is adding to the distress of hard-pressed homeowners across the country. Read More | Share
Fianna Fáil Senator Darragh O’Brien has hit out at the Government for refusing to accept constructive proposals on helping people whose homes are destroyed by pyrite. The North Dublin Senator has accused Fine Gael and Labour of ‘playing politics with people’s homes’ after they rejected legislation to provide a greater chance of redress to pyrite homeowners. The Bill, put forward by Senator O’Brien, extends the statute of limitations to give the 72,000 homeowners affected by pyrite more time to seek remuneration. Read More | Share
Responding to news that strike action at Aer Lingus has been averted for next week, Dublin Fingal Senator Darragh O’Brien said: “This is very welcome news for workers and airline customers. It’s in everyone’s best interests that we have a strong, stable Aer Lingus that meets the needs of passengers and its workforce. Read More | Share
Fianna Fáil Seanad Leader and Finance Spokesperson Darragh O'Brien has responded to the news today that the Labour Leader Eamon Gilmore has taken on a fourth Special Adviser, bringing the cost of advice provided just for him to over €500,000. Read More | Share
Fianna Fáil Dublin Spokesperson and Leader in the Seanad Darragh O’Brien has hit out at the Government’s mishandling of the entire property tax issue and called on Fine Gael and Labour to shelve the proposal until concrete steps are taken to ease the country’s mortgage arrear crisis and we see jobs and economic growth returned. Read More | Share
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