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Christopher Burke is an independent Irish politician who has served as a Dublin City Councillor for the north inner city since 1985, and as Lord Mayor of Dublin from 2014 to 2015. A former member of t
Burke in 2015, wearing the chain of the Lord Mayor of Dublin
The Statue of Luke Kelly which Burke campaigned for
A Dáil by-election was held in the constituency of Dublin Central in Ireland on Friday, 5 June 2009, to fill a vacancy in the 30th Dáil. It followed the death of the independent Teachta Dála Tony Greg
Christy Burke
…Féin member to hold the deputy mayoral role. In May 2009, Sinn Féin selected Burke, unopposed and as its longest-serving councillor, to contest the Dublin Central by-election caused by the death of independent TD Tony Gregory, with Mary Lou McDonald backing him as "the best left-wing candidate" in the field. Other candidates…
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