James Pat McDaid (born 1980s) is an Irish sportsman and politician.
[1] A Gaelic footballer, he has played for and captained the Glenswilly senior team.
Born to James and Peggy (née McDermott of Termon), McDaid has four siblings: Barry, Nicola, Aisling and Mark.
He grew up at Glenkeeragh, Glenswilly, attended Glenswilly National School and St Eunan's College in Letterkenny, then studied Sustainable Building Technology at Institute of Technology, Sligo.
[7][8] McDaid injured a cruciate ligament in his knee while playing in America in 2008 and had to have two cartilage operations on his bones.