Dara Calleary

Dara Calleary

politician Ireland

Dara Calleary is an Irish politician and member of the Fianna Fáil party, currently serving as the Minister for Social Protection. He has been in the news recently due to his department's decision to require staff to return to the office for a minimum of two days a week, which has sparked a response from trade unions advocating for blended working arrangements.

Born on Sep 20, 1977 (48 years old)

Global Media Ratings
Dominance
0.00%
Persistence
3 wks
Reach
28,934
Power
29$
Sentiment
6.80
Countries Mentioned
Country Mentions Sentiment Dominance + Persistence x Population = Reach x GDP (millions) = Power
Ireland 5 6.80 0.44% +30% 5,030,000 28,934 $5,100 29$
Totals 5 5,030,000 28,934 $5,100 29$
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Recent Mentions

Ireland Ireland: Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary promised to bring forward legislation to prevent businesses from circumventing auto-enrolment rules. 7

Crona Clohisey John Mckeon
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Accounting body raises GDPR concerns over employer portal – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Dara Calleary is the Minister for Social Protection involved in designing a digital wallet linked to MyGovID. 6

Simon Harris Patrick O Donovan Jack Chambers Sinead Gibney Cynthia Ni Mhurchu
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Could Ireland follow Australia and ban under-16s from social media? – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary announced payment arrangements for long-term welfare recipients. 8

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Christmas bonus welfare payments to be paid to 1.5m people this week – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Dara Calleary is the Minister for Social Protection who has said he will introduce legislation to close off loopholes in pension schemes. 6

Seamus Brennan
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: a plan which has to work – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Minister for Social Protection, Dara Calleary, is now looking to rush through legislation to close a perceived loophole. 7

John Mckeon Owen Reidy
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Minister promises urgent action to stop employers forcing staff into inferior pension schemes – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Dara Calleary was coached by Ivan Yates in 2022 when he was a backbench TD. 5

Ivan Yates Jim Gavin Micheal Martin James Browne Darragh O Brien Norma Foley James Lawless Barry Andrews Barry Cowen
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Ivan Yates gave media coaching to Taoiseach, Jim Gavin and five other Fianna Fáil ministers – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Minister for Rural and Community Development Dara Calleary handed out awards to winners across several categories. 8

Marty Morrissey John Gaffey Luke Hanlon Hugh Kelly Michael Tuohy
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Carrick-on-Shannon in Co Leitrim named Tidy Towns winner for 2025 – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Dara Calleary is mentioned as one of the potential successors to Micheál Martin. 5

Micheal Martin Jim O Callaghan Brian Cowen Jack Chambers Darragh O Brien
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: Jim O’Callaghan will bide his time, but the great game is on – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary will be hoping children in consistent poverty and disabled people will feel the greatest uplift. 5

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: How will welfare changes affect children in poverty, pensioners, single parents? – The Irish Times

Ireland Ireland: The Minister for Social Protection Dara Calleary tells us that the second tier of child benefit is 'something that we are looking at within the department'. 5

Leo Varadkar Simon Harris Micheal Martin Fintan O Toole
The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859: What’s another year to a hungry two-year-old? – The Irish Times