Ray McAdam

Ray McAdam is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Lord Mayor of Dublin since June 2025.
McAdam was born in County Cavan and grew up very near Wattlebridge, a hamlet in the south-east of County Fermanagh; Wattlebridge, where his father was from, is a few miles south of the village of Newtownbutler. His mother, Anne, is from New Line in Cootehill, where her family were very involved in hurling and camogie, as well as Fine Gael. His maternal great-grandfather, James Clarke, was one of the founders of the first Fine Gael cumann in Cootehill in the 1930s. He received his secondary education at St Michael's College in Enniskillen, after which he studied philosophy and politics at Trinity College Dublin, in 2002. He joined Fine Gael at that time. After graduating, he became a member of the staff of Paschal Donohoe.
In 2009, he was first elected to Dublin City Council for the North Inner City area, and retained his seat at the 2014, 2019 and 2024 local elections. On 30 June 2025, he was elected as Lord Mayor of Dublin.
He is married to Niamh McAdam, and they have one son.