Overview
Mannix Flynn (born Gerard Mannix Flynn, 4 May 1957) is an Irish Independent politician who has served as a Dublin City Councillor since May 2009.
Aside from his work on Dublin City Council, he is also an author and playwright, having written the novel Nothing To Say in 1983 and the play James X in 2002.
Early life
He was sent to St Joseph's Industrial School in Letterfrack aged eleven for eighteen months. He was subjected to sexual and physical abuse there. He also spent time in Marlborough House Detention Centre, Daingean, County Offaly, St Patrick's Institution and was given 5 years at 15 years of age and sent to Mountjoy Prison.
Career
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