John Brady | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Brady in 2024 | |
| Chair of thePublic Accounts Committee | |
| Assumed office 8 May 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Mairéad Farrell |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Wicklow |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1973-07-28)28 July 1973 (age 52) Bray,County Wicklow, Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse | Gayle Brady |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | Dublin Institute of Technology |
| Website | johnbradysf |
John Brady (born 28 July 1973) is an IrishSinn Féin politician who has been aTeachta Dála (TD) for theWicklow constituency since the2016 general election.[1] He had been a member ofWicklow County Council from 2011 to 2016 and also a member of Bray Town Council from 2004 to 2014.[2][3]
Brady first held political office in2004, when he was elected toBray Town Council. In2009, he was elected toWicklow County Council. Following the2016 general election, he was elected to theDáil Éireann as a Sinn FéinTD forWicklow.[4][5] He sat on theOireachtas Committee on Employment Affairs and Social Protection. He was re-elected in the2020 general election. In 2019, it was reported that Brady was one of nine Sinn Féin elected representatives who had chosen not to make a recommended contribution to the party.[6]
In April 2024, after Ireland sovereign wealth fund chose to divest from Israel, he said in a statement that the divestment is welcome but "does not go anywhere near far enough and must only be the start."[7] He also sponsored a bill to divest from Israeli settlements.[8]
At the2024 general election, he was re-elected to the Dáil. Brady was appointed as Cathaoirleach (Chair) of the influentialPublic Accounts Committeee on 8 May 2025.[9]
Brady lives in a council house in Bray with his wife and five children. Before entering politics, he was a carpenter and practised professionally until 2013 when his business collapsed.[10] In 2004, he extended his council house with an attic extension installed on the roof. As he lacked planning permission for the extension,Wicklow County Council attempted to evict Brady, which he refused to consent to.[11] Brady took the council to theHigh Court in 2016 over it.[12] Brady alleged the eviction notice was issued as a result of his criticism of the council, claiming the random inspection that discovered the work was out of standard practice for council inspectors.[13] Brady was successful in the court case and the eviction notice was quashed.[14]