'Ireland's first black female councillor' - Yemi Adenuga Fine Gael | Irish Local Elections 2019

One of the "New Irish". Fine Gael's Yemi Adenuge becomes Ireland's first black female councillor, elected in Navan, County Meath. 8 New Irish were elected to councils around Ireland.

The Green Party's Hazel Chu was elected to Dublin City Council.

Fianna Fáil's Abul Kalam Azad Talukder was elected Limerick City's first muslim councillor.

Fine Gael's Kazi Ahmed, from Bangladesh, was elected in the Glencullen-Sanydord Local Electoral Area to Dun Laoghaire-Rathdown County Council.

Fine Gael's Baby Pereppadan, who is originally from India, was elected in Tallaght South.

Another successful Indian-born candidate was Fine Gael's Punam Rane. She was elected in the Blanchardstown-Mulhuddart local electoral area to Fingal County Council.

Swedish-born Madeline Johansson was elected for Solidarity-People Before Profit in the Palmerstown-Fonthill area to South Dublin County Council.

The only nationalist elected was our man in Monaghan, Seamus Treanor, who is closely aligned with The National Party.

"Making history: Gogglebox star elected as 'Ireland's first black female councillor'"
https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/elections-2019/making-history-gogglebox-star-elected-as-irelands-first-black-female-councillor-38153615.html

"7 things we have learned from the elections"
https://www.rte.ie/news/politics/2019/0527/1052058-seven-things-election/