Tom Brabazon is an Irish politician and former Lord Mayor of Dublin. A Dublin City Councillor since 2003, he was elected Deputy Lord Mayor in 2019, and was elected Lord Mayor in February 2020 following his predecessor Paul McAuliffe's election to

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. His term as Lord Mayor ended on 29 June 2020. Brabazon was

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ed to Dublin City Council in 2003 following the abolition of the

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and was re-elected in 2004, 2009, 2014, and 2019. In 2015, Brabazon was criticised for comments in ''Northside People'' on childbirth and gender quotas, but later withdrew and apologised for the remarks.

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