Ciarán Lynch
Ciarán Lynch (born 13 June 1964) is a former Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-Central constituency from 2007 to 2016.[1]
Ciarán Lynch | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
| In office May 2007 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Cork South-Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 June 1964 Cork, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ber Lynch (m. 1997) |
| Relations | Kathleen Lynch (Sister-in-law) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | |
He was educated at University College Cork, studying Social studies, and at the Waterford Institute of Technology, studying Humanities. Lynch has been a member of the constituency executive since 1999. He works as an Adult Literacy Organiser in Cork and is married with two children.
Lynch served as a member of Cork City Council from 2004 to 2007,[2] and was elected to Dáil Éireann at the 2007 general election. He was re-elected at the 2011 general election. He was the Labour Party spokesperson on Housing and Local Government. Lynch launched the Simon Communities National Conference on Homelessness and Health in 2011.[3]
He is brother-in-law to Kathleen Lynch who was a Labour Party TD for Cork North-Central.
He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[2]
See also
References
- "Ciarán Lynch". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- "Ciarán Lynch". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
- "Homeless study finds serious mental health problems". Cork Independent. 6 October 2011. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
External links
| Oireachtas | ||
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| Preceded by John Dennehy (Fianna Fáil) |
Labour Party Teachta Dála for Cork South-Central 2007–2016 |
Succeeded by Constituency reduced by one seat |