Nial Ring
Cllr Nial Ring | |
|---|---|
| Lord Mayor of Dublin | |
| In office June 2018 – June 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Mícheál Mac Donncha |
| Succeeded by | Paul McAuliffe |
| Dublin City Councillor | |
| Assumed office May 2009 | |
| Constituency | Dublin North Inner City |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dublin, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Independent |
| Spouse(s) | Joyce Ring |
| Children | 4 sons |
| Education | Accountancy |
| Alma mater | Dublin City University, University College Dublin |
Nial Ring is a Dublin city councilor, who has served as Lord Mayor of Dublin from June 2018 to June 2019. An independent politician who was formerly a member of Fianna Fáil, he was first elected councillor for the Dublin North Inner City ward (where he is from) in 2009, and was re-elected in 2014 and 2019.[1]
Ring is a businessman, who worked as a banker. He trained as an accountant, and holds a finance and accounting degree from Dublin City University and a diploma in financial law from University College Dublin.[citation needed]
In June 2018, he was elected as the Lord Mayor of Dublin.[2]
He was appointed to the board of the IDA in 1998 and served on it for 10 years.[citation needed]
Ring is a grandnephew of Liam Ó Rinn, who wrote the Irish-language version of "The Soldiers' Song", Ireland's national anthem.[3]
References[]
- ^ Nial Ring www.electionsireland.org
- ^ Independent councillor Nial Ring elected as new Lord Mayor of Dublin Journal.ie, 25 June 2018.
- ^ Seanad committee hears call for national anthem to be legally protected www.rte.ie, Tuesday, 5 December 2012.
- Living people
- 21st-century Irish politicians
- Local councillors in Dublin (city)
- Lord Mayors of Dublin
- Irish bankers
- Alumni of Dublin City University
- Alumni of University College Dublin
- People educated at O'Connell School