Draft:Eoin Hayes
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Comment: Council-level politicians/candidates for the Dail would not meet WP:NPOL. If he wins a seat as a TD, then we can re-assess. Bkissin (talk) 20:34, 12 November 2024 (UTC)
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Eoin Hayes (born 15 October 1987) is an Irish Social Democrats politician. He has served as a Dublin City Councillor since June 2024.[1] He is the Social Democrats candidate for the constituency of Dublin Bay South in the 2024 Irish general election.[2]
Hayes is a small business owner,[3] "lifelong" renter,[4] and has been a political campaigner since 2009.[5][original research?]
Early life and education
[edit]Hayes was born in Limerick, Ireland. At age 6 he moved to Williamsport, Pennsylvania with his family.[6] They returned to Limerick when Hayes was 14, and he completed his Leaving Certificate at Castletroy College.
Hayes studied chemical engineering at University College Cork, after which he completed an MSc in Management at London Business School of the University of London.
Business career
[edit]Hayes was an intern at Google in 2011[7] and started a management consulting career in New York City with a boutique firm, the Alexander Group, in 2013.[6]
Upon returning to Dublin in 2017, Hayes founded his own consulting firm, Cantillon Labs, which he has led since.[3][6]
Political career
[edit]Hayes was elected as president of the Students' Union at University College Cork in 2009.[8] He was active in protesting the re-introduction of student fees by the government of Fianna Fáil and the Green Party.[9] He was also active in opposing additional fees on students, including printing fees and graduation fees.[5][10]
In 2012, Hayes campaigned for and was employed by the Barack Obama’s re-election campaign as a data manager for voter protection at the headquarters in Chicago.[11][8]
At the 2024 Dublin City Council election, Hayes was elected to Dublin City Council for the local electoral area of Kimmage-Rathmines.[12] He has been active on improving housing development at a local level since the election, including being part of a coalition [13] that convinced Dublin City Council to reduce prices for an affordable housing scheme in Oscar Traynor Woods.[14] Hayes is also a member of the Finance Strategic Policy Committee of Dublin City Council, overseeing the 1.4 billion euro city budget.[15]
In July 2024, the Social Democrats selected Hayes as their candidate in the constituency of Dublin Bay South at a constituency convention chaired by co-founder of the party, Róisín Shorthall TD.[16]
References
[edit]- ^ "Councillor details - Councillor Eoin Hayes". councilmeetings.dublincity.ie. November 7, 2024.
- ^ "Eoin Hayes". Social Democrats.
- ^ a b "Cantillon Labs: a start-up to help start-ups". www.businesspost.ie.
- ^ Finnerty, Mike (August 6, 2024). "Hayes joins ballot in star-studded Dublin Bay South". dublinpeople.com.
- ^ a b Murray, Niall (October 8, 2009). "Students protest extra conferring charge". Irish Examiner.
- ^ a b c "Meet the man who wants to bring Silicon Valley nous to the Irish startup scene". Fora.ie. September 20, 2019.
- ^ "My BOLDest summer yet: A recap from the frontlines of a Google internship" – via blogspot.com.[better source needed]
- ^ a b "Mr. Hayes goes to Washington". University College Cork.
- ^ "Cork students protest over fees". The Irish Times.
- ^ "UCC to charge €65 for conferring ceremonies". April 7, 2010 – via www.rte.ie.
- ^ "Obama for America 2012 Campaign Organization". www.p2012.org.
- ^ "Local Elections 2024 News | Dublin City Council". www.dublincity.ie. October 6, 2024.
- ^ MacRedmond, David (June 20, 2024). "Soc Dems, Sinn Féin, People Before Profit and independents form alliance on Dublin City Council". TheJournal.ie.
- ^ "Affordable housing: Dublin City Council bows to pressure with new lower prices at Oscar Traynor Woods". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Committee details - Finance SPC". councilmeetings.dublincity.ie. November 7, 2024.
- ^ "Cllr Eoin Hayes selected as Soc Dems' Dublin Bay South general election candidate". Social Democrats (Press release). July 30, 2024.