John Lyons (Dublin politician)
John Lyons | |
|---|---|
 Lyons in 2012 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| In office February 2011 – February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Dublin North-West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1977 (age 47) Ballymun, Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Alma mater | Maynooth University, Trinity College, Dublin |
John Lyons (born June 1977) is a former Irish Labour Party politician.[1] Lyons was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency at the 2011 general election. He was previously a member of Dublin City Council from 2008 to 2011 representing the Ballymun-Finglas area.[2]
A son of John and Josie Lyons, he attended Trinity Comprehensive (then known as Ballymun Comprehensive).[3]
He studied at Maynooth University gaining a BA and HDip, he subsequently studied special education at Trinity College, Dublin.[4]
He is openly gay and was one of the first two openly LGBT members of Dáil Éireann, along with Meath East's Dominic Hannigan.[5]
He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[2]
References
- ^ "Mr. John Lyons". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ a b "John Lyons". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 17 April 2011.
- ^ "Mum of Labour TD John Lyons recalls the moment he told her he was gay: 'John had just been to three debs in a month.... I thought he'd got a girl pregnant'". Irish Independent. 19 May 2015.
- ^ "Meet your 76 new TDs". RTÉ News. 9 March 2011.
- ^ "First openly gay TDs are proud to blaze a trail". Evening Herald. 1 March 2011.