Gary Gannon
Gary Gannon | |
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| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Dublin Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 18 February 1987 Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Social Democrats |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Gary Gannon (born 18 February 1987) is an Irish Social Democrats politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency since the 2020 general election.[1]
He served as a Dublin City Councillor from 2014 to 2020.[2]
Background
Gannon was born in Dublin's North Inner City and now lives in Glasnevin. The son of a street trader, he left school to train as a plumber.[3] He later studied History and Politics at Trinity College Dublin.[4][5]
Political career
Gannon was elected to Dublin City Council in 2014 for the North Inner City local electoral area as an Independent candidate.[6]
In September 2015, he joined the newly formed Social Democrats. Gannon was one of five general election candidates put forward by the Social Democrats to contest the 2016 general election.[7] He ran in the Dublin Central constituency, losing out narrowly on a seat to Maureen O’Sullivan.[8]
In May 2019, Gannon contested the 2019 European Parliament elections in the Dublin constituency. He was not elected.[9] On the same day he was elected to Dublin City Council for the Cabra-Glasnevin local electoral area.
Gannon again stood as the Social Democrats candidate in the Dublin Central constituency at the 2020 general election and won a seat on the 9th count. Cat O'Driscoll was co-opted to Gannon's seat on Dublin City Council following his election to the Dáil.
Activism
Gannon has spoken on issues relating to access to education,[10] and on how the lack of access to education can play into poverty and gang violence.[11] He has also spoken about the Magdalene laundries and the need to preserve the historical significance of the sites.[12][13]
References
- ^ "Gary Gannon". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Gary Gannon - MacGill Summer School". MacGill Summer School. 1 June 2016.
- ^ "'You grow up in a flat complex in Summerhill and you think the State is out to get you'". The Irish Times.
- ^ "'I was the only one judging people'". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Cllr. Gary Gannon". socialdemocrats.ie. Social Democrats. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
- ^ "The Irish Times, Local Election Results for Dublin City Council". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Social Democrats name five general election hopefuls". Irish Examiner. 6 September 2015.
- ^ "Dublin Central results: Maureen O'Sullivan retains seat in tight contest". The Irish Times.
- ^ "Social Democrats' Gary Gannon takes final seat in Dublin Central battleground". thejournal.ie. The Journal. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
Gannon [..] unsuccessfully ran in the European elections last year, receiving just more than 5% of first preference votes
- ^ "At Lunch With… Councillor Gary Gannon". Dublin Inquirer. 14 July 2015.
- ^ "Hutch-Kinahan feud may end but the cycle of violence will not". The Irish Times.
- ^ Gannon, Gary. "Magdalene memorial: 'I grew up in the shadow of that laundry'".
- ^ O’Loughlin, Ed (21 March 2018). "A Blot on Ireland's Past, Facing Demolition" – via NYTimes.com.