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
Teachta Dála
In office
May 2007  February 2016
ConstituencyCork South-Central
Personal details
Born (1964-06-13) 13 June 1964
Cork, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partyLabour Party
Spouse(s)Ber Lynch (m. 1997)
RelationsKathleen Lynch (Sister-in-law)
Children2
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

  1. "Ciarán Lynch". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  2. "Ciarán Lynch". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  3. "Homeless study finds serious mental health problems". Cork Independent. 6 October 2011. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.
Oireachtas
Preceded by
John Dennehy
(Fianna Fáil)
Labour Party Teachta Dála for Cork South-Central
20072016
Succeeded by
Constituency reduced by one seat
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