Politics
Malahide is part of the Dáil Éireann constituency of Dublin North, whose four elected representatives are James Reilly of Fine Gael, elected in 2007; Brendan Ryan of the Labour Party, elected in 2011; Clare Daly of United Left Alliance, elected in 2011; and Alan Farrell of Fine Gael, elected in 2011.
Past sitting TDs have included Nora Owen (Fine Gael), Sean Ryan (Labour), and the Fianna Fáil member G.V. Wright, who was disgraced after an incident in which he drove his car into a nurse while over the legal alcohol limit for driving.
Malahide forms part of the Howth/Malahide Local Electoral area of Fingal County Council. The current Malahide based representatives of the five seat area are Alan Farrell (Fine Gael) and Eoghan O'Brien (Fianna Fáil). Although not resident of Malahide, the other three representatives are Peter Coyle (Labour - Portmarnock), Cian O'Callaghan (Labour - Sutton) and Joan Maher (Fine Gael - Bayside).
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