"I don't mind being the first, but I really hope I'm not the last"
Hazel Chu, who made history in 2021 when she was the first person of Chinese ethnicity to become Lord Mayor of Dublin.
"There's no part of you that comes to Ireland as a dishwasher on O'Connell Street and expects your son or daughter to become Lord Mayor."
Born in the Rotunda and reared in Firhouse, Dublin, Hazel Chu made history in 2021 when she became Lord Mayor of Dublin, becoming the 9th woman to hold the office and the 352nd Lord Mayor of Dublin and the first of Chinese ethnicity.
