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Emma Blain | |
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.jpg) Blain in 2026 | |
| Lord Mayor of Dublin | |
| In office 18 December 2024 – 30 June 2025 | |
| Preceded by | James Geoghegan |
| Succeeded by | Ray McAdam |
| Dublin City Councillor | |
| Assumed office June 2024 | |
| Constituency | Pembroke |
| Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Councillor | |
| In office April 2016 – June 2024 | |
| Constituency | Glencullen–Sandyford |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse | Andrew Macken |
| Children | 2 |
| Education | University College Dublin |
Emma Blain is an Irish Fine Gael politician and former journalist who served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from December 2024 to June 2025.[1][2] She has been a member of Dublin City Council for the Pembroke local electoral area since 2024. She succeeded James Geoghegan as Lord Mayor of Dublin after his election to Dáil Eireann.
Journalism
[edit]Blain was the editor of The Church of Ireland Gazette from 2020 to 2024,[3] and was previously employed by both the Sunday Independent and The Herald newspapers.[4] During the Celtic Tiger she was in her own words "a form of influencer" as an O3 Girl at the Sunday Independent.[3] An "O3 girl" was a young female journalist featured in the Sunday Independent during the early 2000s, who contributed short opinion columns accompanied by posed, often provocative photographs. The initiative was framed as a blend of light commentary and glamour, but was criticised by some as objectifying women in journalism.[3][4]
Politics
[edit]Blain was previously a member of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council for the Glencullen-Sandyford area from 2016 to 2024. She was co-opted onto Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council when Neale Richmond was elected to Seanad Éireann in April 2016.[5] She was an unsuccessful candidate for the Industrial and Commercial Panel at the 2020 Seanad election.
Blain ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for the Dublin Bay South constituency at the 2024 general election.[6][7]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Lord Mayors of Dublin 1665–2024" (PDF). Dublin City Council. December 2024. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
- ↑ "Emma Blain elected new Lord Mayor of Dublin". RTÉ News. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- 1 2 3 "Mayor Blain's Media Exposure". The Phoenix. 9 January 2025. Retrieved 9 January 2025.
- 1 2 Horan, Niamh (21 December 2024). "New Lord Mayor of Dublin Emma Blain feels safe in the capital 'but we need more gardaí'". Retrieved 26 January 2025.
- ↑ "Fine Gael's Emma Blain elected Lord Mayor of Dublin". The Irish Times. 18 December 2024. Retrieved 18 December 2024.
- ↑ McTaggart, Maeve; Ryan, Philip (13 October 2024). "Emma Blain to contest election for Fine Gael in Dublin Bay South as ex-TD Kate O'Connell to run as Independent". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- ↑ "General Election Results". RTÉ News. Retrieved 19 December 2024.
- Living people
- Members of Dublin City Council
- Lord mayors of Dublin
- Politicians from Dublin (city)
- Fine Gael local councillors
- Alumni of University College Dublin
- Fine Gael candidates in Dáil elections
- Members of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown Council
- 21st-century Irish women politicians
- 21st-century Irish women journalists
- People educated at Wesley College, Dublin