Jonathan O'Brien

Jonathan O'Brien
Jonathan O'Brien
	O'Brien in 2017
Teachta Dála
	In office; February 2011 – February 2020
Constituency	Cork North-Central
Personal details
Born	28 December 1971; Cork, Ireland
Nationality	Irish
Political party	Sinn Féin
Spouse(s)	Gillian O'Brien (m. 2008)
Children	4
Alma mater	Cork Institute of Technology

Jonathan O'Brien (born 28 December 1971) is a former Irish Sinn Féin politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North-Central constituency from 2011 to 2020.[1]

Early life

O'Brien moved to Morecambe, Lancashire in the early 1970's, where he lived for "six or seven years." He played for Rockmount A.F.C and made the Cork Schoolboys team. He was a teammate of Roy Keane.[2]

Political career and activities

He was a member of Cork City Council from 2000 to 2011.[3] O'Brien also has a sporting background. He is a former board member and chairman of Cork City Football Club, having been a founding member of the supporters' trust, FORAS. He is also a member of St. Vincent's GAA Club.

O'Brien was criticised by the Minister of Education Ruairi Quinn over his position on the Household Charge. O'Brien responded by saying he had been elected to implement just and fair laws, and described the household tax as being neither.[4]

He was the Sinn Féin Junior Spokesperson for Finance, and Public Expenditure and Reform.

On 6 January 2020, he announced that he would not contest the next general election.[5]

References

"Jonathan O'Brien". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 7 March 2011.
Clark, Stuart. "The Full Hot Press Interview with Sinn Fein's Jonathan O'Brien TD". Hotpress. Retrieved 2020-10-22.
"Jonathan O'Brien". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 1 March 2011.
"TDs repeat call to shun household charge". RTÉ News. Retrieved 15 March 2012.
"Sinn Féin's O'Brien will not contest next general election". RTÉ News. 6 January 2020.

External links

Jonathan O'Brien's page on the Sinn Féin website

Oireachtas
Preceded by Noel O'Flynn (Fianna Fáil)	Sinn Féin Teachta Dála for Cork North-Central 2011–2020	Succeeded by Thomas Gould (Sinn Féin)

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[oireachtas_db-1] "Jonathan O'Brien". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 7 March 2011.

[2] Clark, Stuart. "The Full Hot Press Interview with Sinn Fein's Jonathan O'Brien TD". Hotpress. Retrieved 2020-10-22.

[elecs_irl-3] "Jonathan O'Brien". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 1 March 2011.

[4] "TDs repeat call to shun household charge". RTÉ News. Retrieved 15 March 2012.

[5] "Sinn Féin's O'Brien will not contest next general election". RTÉ News. 6 January 2020.