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{{Infobox officeholder
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| honorific-prefix = [[Seanad Éireann|Senator]]
| honorific-prefix = [[Seanad Éireann|Senator]]
| image = File:Barry Ward (Irish politician).jpg
| image = Barry Ward (Irish politician).jpg
| office = [[Seanad Éireann|Senator]]
| office = [[Seanad Éireann|Senator]]
| term_start = 29 June 2020
| term_start = 29 June 2020
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'''Barry Ward''' is an Irish [[Fine Gael]] politician who has served as a [[Seanad Éireann|Senator]] on the [[Industrial and Commercial Panel]] since April 2020.<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Barry-Ward.S.2020-03-30/|title=Barry Ward|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=19 April 2020|archive-date=8 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808062404/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Barry-Ward.S.2020-03-30/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SeanadCount2020">{{Cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2020/0402/1127943-seanad-election/|title=Seanad count almost complete|first=Maggie|last=Doyle|publisher=[[RTÉ News]]|date=2 April 2020|access-date=3 April 2020|archive-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404060400/https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2020/0402/1127943-seanad-election/|url-status=live}}</ref>
'''Barry Ward''' is an Irish [[Fine Gael]] politician who has served as a [[Seanad Éireann|Senator]] on the [[Industrial and Commercial Panel]] since June 2020.<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Barry-Ward.S.2020-03-30/|title=Barry Ward|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=19 April 2020|archive-date=8 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808062404/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Barry-Ward.S.2020-03-30/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="SeanadCount2020">{{Cite news|url=https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2020/0402/1127943-seanad-election/|title=Seanad count almost complete|first=Maggie|last=Doyle|publisher=[[RTÉ News]]|date=2 April 2020|access-date=3 April 2020|archive-date=4 April 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200404060400/https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2020/0402/1127943-seanad-election/|url-status=live}}</ref>


==Early life and education==
==Early life and education==
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Ward worked as a legal advisor to [[Enda Kenny]], prior to seeking public office.
Ward worked as a legal advisor to [[Enda Kenny]], prior to seeking public office.


He was elected as a member of [[Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council]] at the [[2009 Irish local elections|2009 local elections]]. In 2011, he stood unsuccessfully at the [[Seanad]] election for the [[Administrative Panel]].<ref>{{Cite web|access-date=3 April 2020|url=https://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2011S&cons=1|title=ElectionsIreland.org: 24th Seanad - Administrative Panel First Preference Votes|website=electionsireland.org|archive-date=22 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022003746/https://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2011S&cons=1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JHJkCwAAQBAJ&q=%22Barry+Ward%22+%22Dun+Laoghaire%22&pg=PA175 |title=Local Elections 2014 |first=Seán |last=Donnelly |date=13 October 2016 |publisher=Lulu.com |access-date=2020-04-03 |isbn=9781326457433 |via=Google Books}}</ref> In 2012, he received over €10,000 from the council to finance an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in economic policy from [[Trinity College Dublin]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/ethics-watchdog-ends-councillors-college-course-perk-28814543.html |title=Ethics watchdog ends councillors' college course perk |website=[[Independent.ie]] |access-date=2020-04-03 |archive-date=24 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124203358/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/ethics-watchdog-ends-councillors-college-course-perk-28814543.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, Ward organised a [[John A. Costello]] commemoration in [[Deans Grange Cemetery]].<ref>{{Cite web |website=Remembering the Costellos |url=http://costellos.ie/rte-coverage/ |title=RTÉ Coverage |access-date=2020-04-03 |date=2017-06-18 |archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124002221/http://costellos.ie/rte-coverage/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, he came to media attention when he proposed a ban on single-use plastics in [[takeaway]]s in [[Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/dun-laoghaire-rathdown-single-use-plastic-ban-5005781-Feb2020/ |title=Dublin councillor proposes ban on sale of takeaway single-use plastics |first=Orla |access-date=2020-04-03 |last=Dwyer |website=[[TheJournal.ie]] |archive-date=14 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214140543/https://www.thejournal.ie/dun-laoghaire-rathdown-single-use-plastic-ban-5005781-Feb2020/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He also promoted the proposed Sutton-to-Sandycove [[Greenway (landscape)|greenway]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://afloat.ie/port-news/dun-laoghaire-news/item/44328-a-coastal-cycleway-for-dublin-bay-public-meeting-in-dun-laoghaire-this-month|title=A Coastal Cycleway For Dublin Bay?: Public Meeting In Dun Laoghaire This Month|first=MacDara|last=Conroy|website=afloat.ie|access-date=2020-04-03|archive-date=19 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019072117/https://afloat.ie/port-news/dun-laoghaire-news/item/44328-a-coastal-cycleway-for-dublin-bay-public-meeting-in-dun-laoghaire-this-month|url-status=live}}</ref>
He was elected as a member of [[Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council]] at the [[2009 Irish local elections|2009 local elections]]. In 2011, he stood unsuccessfully at the [[Seanad Éireann|Seanad]] election for the [[Administrative Panel]].<ref>{{Cite web|access-date=3 April 2020|url=https://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2011S&cons=1|title=ElectionsIreland.org: 24th Seanad - Administrative Panel First Preference Votes|website=electionsireland.org|archive-date=22 October 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201022003746/https://electionsireland.org/result.cfm?election=2011S&cons=1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JHJkCwAAQBAJ&q=%22Barry+Ward%22+%22Dun+Laoghaire%22&pg=PA175 |title=Local Elections 2014 |first=Seán |last=Donnelly |date=13 October 2016 |publisher=Lulu.com |access-date=3 April 2020|isbn=9781326457433 |via=Google Books}}</ref> In 2012, he received over €10,000 from the council to finance an [[Master of Arts|M.A.]] in economic policy from [[Trinity College Dublin]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/ethics-watchdog-ends-councillors-college-course-perk-28814543.html |title=Ethics watchdog ends councillors' college course perk |website=[[Independent.ie]] |access-date=3 April 2020|archive-date=24 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190124203358/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/ethics-watchdog-ends-councillors-college-course-perk-28814543.html |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2016, Ward organised a [[John A. Costello]] commemoration in [[Deans Grange Cemetery]].<ref>{{Cite web |website=Remembering the Costellos |url=http://costellos.ie/rte-coverage/ |title=RTÉ Coverage |access-date=3 April 2020 |date=18 June 2017|archive-date=24 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210124002221/http://costellos.ie/rte-coverage/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2020, he came to media attention when he proposed a ban on single-use plastics in [[takeaway]]s in [[Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.thejournal.ie/dun-laoghaire-rathdown-single-use-plastic-ban-5005781-Feb2020/ |title=Dublin councillor proposes ban on sale of takeaway single-use plastics |first=Orla |access-date=3 April 2020|last=Dwyer |website=[[TheJournal.ie]] |archive-date=14 February 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200214140543/https://www.thejournal.ie/dun-laoghaire-rathdown-single-use-plastic-ban-5005781-Feb2020/ |url-status=live }}</ref> He also promoted the proposed Sutton-to-Sandycove [[Greenway (landscape)|greenway]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://afloat.ie/port-news/dun-laoghaire-news/item/44328-a-coastal-cycleway-for-dublin-bay-public-meeting-in-dun-laoghaire-this-month|title=A Coastal Cycleway For Dublin Bay?: Public Meeting In Dun Laoghaire This Month|first=MacDara|last=Conroy|website=afloat.ie|access-date=3 April 2020|archive-date=19 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191019072117/https://afloat.ie/port-news/dun-laoghaire-news/item/44328-a-coastal-cycleway-for-dublin-bay-public-meeting-in-dun-laoghaire-this-month|url-status=live}}</ref>


Ward stood unsuccessfully in [[Dún Laoghaire (Dáil constituency)|Dún Laoghaire]] at the [[Irish general election, 2020|2020 general election]]; he won 9.2% of first preference votes and finished seventh.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/swing-gate-td-maria-bailey-removed-from-fine-gael-election-ticket-964288.html |title='Swing-gate' TD Maria Bailey removed from Fine Gael election ticket|date=14 November 2019|website=[[BreakingNews.ie]] |access-date=2020-04-03 }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dublincountyreturningofficer.com/index.php/2020-general-election/97-nominated-candidates-2020-dun-laoghaire |title=Notice of Poll 2020 - Dun Laoghaire |website=dublincountyreturningofficer.com |access-date=2020-04-03 |archive-date=25 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125150510/https://dublincountyreturningofficer.com/index.php/2020-general-election/97-nominated-candidates-2020-dun-laoghaire |url-status=live }}</ref>
Ward stood unsuccessfully in [[Dún Laoghaire (Dáil constituency)|Dún Laoghaire]] at the [[2020 Irish general election|2020 general election]]; he won 9.2% of first preference votes and finished seventh.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.breakingnews.ie/ireland/swing-gate-td-maria-bailey-removed-from-fine-gael-election-ticket-964288.html |title='Swing-gate' TD Maria Bailey removed from Fine Gael election ticket|date=14 November 2019|website=[[BreakingNews.ie]] |access-date=3 April 2020}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=https://dublincountyreturningofficer.com/index.php/2020-general-election/97-nominated-candidates-2020-dun-laoghaire |title=Notice of Poll 2020 - Dun Laoghaire |website=dublincountyreturningofficer.com |access-date=3 April 2020|archive-date=25 January 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200125150510/https://dublincountyreturningofficer.com/index.php/2020-general-election/97-nominated-candidates-2020-dun-laoghaire |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web|title=Baryy Ward|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?id=9681|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=8 September 2024}}</ref>


Ward was elected at the [[2020 Seanad election]] as a Senator for the [[Industrial and Commercial Panel]].<ref name="SeanadCount2020"/><ref name="irishtimes-2020-04-04-seanad-results-full-list">{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/seanad-election-results-full-list-of-senators-voted-in-to-new-seanad-1.4221106 |title=Seanad election results: Full list of Senators voted in to new Seanad |date=4 April 2020 |first=Marie |last=O'Halloran |newspaper=[[Irish Times]] |location=Dublin |access-date=5 June 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210605185117/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/seanad-election-results-full-list-of-senators-voted-in-to-new-seanad-1.4221106 |archive-date=5 June 2021 }}</ref> Maurice Dockrell was co-opted to Ward's seat on Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council following his election to the [[Seanad]].<ref name="dlrcc-2020-07-06-co-opted">{{cite tweet |user=dlrcc |number=1280182409049378816 |author=Dún Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council |date=6 July 2020 |title=At the July Council Meeting two new Councillors have been co-opted onto the Council |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210605190910/https://twitter.com/dlrcc/status/1280182409049378816 |archive-date=5 June 2021}}</ref>
Ward was elected at the [[2020 Seanad election]] as a senator for the [[Industrial and Commercial Panel]].<ref name="SeanadCount2020"/><ref name="irishtimes-2020-04-04-seanad-results-full-list">{{cite news |url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/seanad-election-results-full-list-of-senators-voted-in-to-new-seanad-1.4221106 |title=Seanad election results: Full list of Senators voted in to new Seanad |date=4 April 2020 |first=Marie |last=O'Halloran |newspaper=[[Irish Times]] |location=Dublin |access-date=5 June 2021 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210605185117/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/seanad-election-results-full-list-of-senators-voted-in-to-new-seanad-1.4221106 |archive-date=5 June 2021 }}</ref>


==Personal life==
==Personal life==
Ward lives in Deansgrange.<ref>{{Cite book |access-date=2020-04-03 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-0OoAwAAQBAJ&q=%22Barry+Ward%22+%22Dun+Laoghaire%22&pg=PA170 |title=Local Elections 2009 - Volume 1 City & County Councils|first=Seán|last=Donnelly|date=2 April 2012 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=9781471645983|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>
Ward lives in Deansgrange.<ref>{{Cite book |access-date=3 April 2020|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=-0OoAwAAQBAJ&q=%22Barry+Ward%22+%22Dun+Laoghaire%22&pg=PA170 |title=Local Elections 2009 - Volume 1 City & County Councils|first=Seán|last=Donnelly|date=2 April 2012 |publisher=Lulu.com |isbn=9781471645983|via=[[Google Books]]}}</ref>


==References==
==References==

Latest revision as of 09:38, 5 November 2024

Senator
Barry Ward
Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office
29 June 2020
ConstituencyIndustrial and Commercial Panel
Personal details
NationalityIrish
Political partyFine Gael
Alma mater
Websitebarryward.ie

Barry Ward is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Senator on the Industrial and Commercial Panel since June 2020.[1][2]

Early life and education

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Ward is originally from Deansgrange and is a qualified barrister. He is a graduate of University College Dublin, serving as auditor of the Literary and Historical Society from 1998 to 1999 and the Young Progressive Democrats in the same academic year.[3]

Political career

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Ward worked as a legal advisor to Enda Kenny, prior to seeking public office.

He was elected as a member of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council at the 2009 local elections. In 2011, he stood unsuccessfully at the Seanad election for the Administrative Panel.[4][5] In 2012, he received over €10,000 from the council to finance an M.A. in economic policy from Trinity College Dublin.[6] In 2016, Ward organised a John A. Costello commemoration in Deans Grange Cemetery.[7] In 2020, he came to media attention when he proposed a ban on single-use plastics in takeaways in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown.[8] He also promoted the proposed Sutton-to-Sandycove greenway.[9]

Ward stood unsuccessfully in Dún Laoghaire at the 2020 general election; he won 9.2% of first preference votes and finished seventh.[10][11][12]

Ward was elected at the 2020 Seanad election as a senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel.[2][13]

Personal life

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Ward lives in Deansgrange.[14]

References

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  1. ^ "Barry Ward". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 August 2020. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b Doyle, Maggie (2 April 2020). "Seanad count almost complete". RTÉ News. Archived from the original on 4 April 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  3. ^ "The Front Bench Club" (PDF). UCD Connections Alumni Magazine. University College Dublin. 2009. p. 59. Archived (PDF) from the original on 13 December 2016. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  4. ^ "ElectionsIreland.org: 24th Seanad - Administrative Panel First Preference Votes". electionsireland.org. Archived from the original on 22 October 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  5. ^ Donnelly, Seán (13 October 2016). Local Elections 2014. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781326457433. Retrieved 3 April 2020 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Ethics watchdog ends councillors' college course perk". Independent.ie. Archived from the original on 24 January 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  7. ^ "RTÉ Coverage". Remembering the Costellos. 18 June 2017. Archived from the original on 24 January 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  8. ^ Dwyer, Orla. "Dublin councillor proposes ban on sale of takeaway single-use plastics". TheJournal.ie. Archived from the original on 14 February 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  9. ^ Conroy, MacDara. "A Coastal Cycleway For Dublin Bay?: Public Meeting In Dun Laoghaire This Month". afloat.ie. Archived from the original on 19 October 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  10. ^ "'Swing-gate' TD Maria Bailey removed from Fine Gael election ticket". BreakingNews.ie. 14 November 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  11. ^ "Notice of Poll 2020 - Dun Laoghaire". dublincountyreturningofficer.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2020. Retrieved 3 April 2020.
  12. ^ "Baryy Ward". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  13. ^ O'Halloran, Marie (4 April 2020). "Seanad election results: Full list of Senators voted in to new Seanad". Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  14. ^ Donnelly, Seán (2 April 2012). Local Elections 2009 - Volume 1 City & County Councils. Lulu.com. ISBN 9781471645983. Retrieved 3 April 2020 – via Google Books.
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