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Níall McNelis | |
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![]() McNelis in 2010 | |
Galway City Councillor | |
Assumed office 5 June 2009 | |
Constituency | Galway City West |
Mayor of Galway | |
In office 15 June 2018 – 7 June 2019 | |
Preceded by | Pearce Flannery |
Succeeded by | Mike Cubbard |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labour Party |
Spouse | Aideen Connell [1] |
Children | 2 |
Website |
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Níall McNelis is an Irish Labour Party politician. He was Mayor of Galway from 2018 to 2019.
McNelis was first elected to Galway City Council in 2009 in the Galway City West ward, and kept his seat in the 2014 and 2019 elections. He served as the Deputy Mayor of Galway in 2016, and was the Mayor of the city from 2018 to 2019.
McNelis stood for election in the 2020 Irish general election in the Galway West constituency, but was not elected, polling 2.6% first preferences and being eliminated on the fourth count.
McNelis runs a jewellery business in Galway city and is married with two children. [2]
In September 2018, McNelis intervened to help a woman being assaulted by a man on Wolfe Tone Bridge. [3] McNelis was assaulted for his intervention, with the perpetrator later being charged. [4]
![]() | This article includes a list of general
references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding
inline citations. (June 2020) |
Níall McNelis | |
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![]() McNelis in 2010 | |
Galway City Councillor | |
Assumed office 5 June 2009 | |
Constituency | Galway City West |
Mayor of Galway | |
In office 15 June 2018 – 7 June 2019 | |
Preceded by | Pearce Flannery |
Succeeded by | Mike Cubbard |
Personal details | |
Political party | Labour Party |
Spouse | Aideen Connell [1] |
Children | 2 |
Website |
www |
Níall McNelis is an Irish Labour Party politician. He was Mayor of Galway from 2018 to 2019.
McNelis was first elected to Galway City Council in 2009 in the Galway City West ward, and kept his seat in the 2014 and 2019 elections. He served as the Deputy Mayor of Galway in 2016, and was the Mayor of the city from 2018 to 2019.
McNelis stood for election in the 2020 Irish general election in the Galway West constituency, but was not elected, polling 2.6% first preferences and being eliminated on the fourth count.
McNelis runs a jewellery business in Galway city and is married with two children. [2]
In September 2018, McNelis intervened to help a woman being assaulted by a man on Wolfe Tone Bridge. [3] McNelis was assaulted for his intervention, with the perpetrator later being charged. [4]