Patrick Daly is an Irish

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politician who has been a

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(TD) for the

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constituency since the 2020 general election. He qualified as a solicitor in 1996, he worked in the

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before moving to

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. He returned to

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, establishing his own solicitor's practice. Daly is married to Mary and the father of four children, he is involved with local soccer and GAA clubs as well as the Tralee Parkrun. He is also a founding member of Tralee Right to Water. He was a member of

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for the Tralee local electoral area from 2004 to 2020. Deirdre Ferris was co-opted to Daly's seat on Kerry County Council following his election to the Dáil. In addition, he is according to his Sinn Féin profile, also a member of the Education and Training Board, Bord Bainistíochta of Gaelcholáiste Chiarraí.

References

External links

Pa Daly's page on the Sinn Féin website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Daly, Pa Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Local councillors in County Kerry Members of the 33rd Dáil Sinn Féin TDs (post-1923) People from Tralee