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Ciarán Lynch
Teachta Dála
In office
May 2007 – February 2016
ConstituencyCork South–Central
Personal details
Born (1964-06-13) 13 June 1964 (age 60)
Cork, Ireland
Political partyLabour Party
SpouseBer Lynch
Alma materUniversity College Cork,
Waterford Institute of Technology
Websitewww.ciaranlynch.ie

Ciarán Lynch (born 13 June 1964) is an Irish Labour Party politician. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South–Central constituency since 2007.[1]

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 is 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 is a Labour Party TD for Cork North–Central.

He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Mr. Ciarán Lynch". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  2. ^ a b "Ciarán Lynch". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  3. ^ "Homeless study finds serious mental health problems". Cork Independent. 6 October 2011.
Oireachtas
Preceded by Labour Party Teachta Dála for Cork South–Central
20072016
Incumbent