Josepha Madigan
| Josepha Madigan TD | |
|---|---|
| Teachta Dála | |
|
Assumed office February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Dublin Rathdown |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
21 May 1970 Foxrock, Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fine Gael |
| Spouse(s) | Finbarr Hayes |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
Josepha Madigan is a Fine Gael politician and Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Rathdown constituency, elected at the 2016 general election. She has been a member of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council since 2014.[1]
Madigan issued a leaflet in 2014 claimed that providing accommodation for Travellers in her constituency would be "a waste of valuable resources". When asked about this later, Madigan claimed "Some people won't want to live beside people in halting sites [...] there might be more crime, that there might be anti-social behaviour".[2]
Madigan is a qualified solicitor and certified as a mediator by the Mediators’ Institute of Ireland. She is a former Specialist Liaison Officer for Family Mediation in the MII.[3] She has also self-published a novel called Negligent Behaviour.[4]
References
- ↑ "Election 2016: Josepha Madigan". RTÉ. 2016-02-27.
- ↑ "Josepha Madigan: 'Why I'm standing over my Traveller site views'". Sunday Independent. 6 December 2015.
- ↑ "Mediators' Institute congratulates mediator on election to Dáil". Irish Legal News. 2 March 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.
- ↑ "Profile: Josepha Madigan (FG)". The Irish Times. 28 February 2016. Retrieved 2 March 2016.