Johnny Guirke
Johnny Guirke is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath West constituency since the 2020 general election.[1][2][3]
Johnny Guirke | |
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 Guirke in 2020 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Meath West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | John Guirke Navan, County Meath, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse(s) | Mary Murphy |
| Children | 4 |
Political career
Guirke was a member of Meath County Council for the Kells local electoral area from 2014 to 2020, first elected in 2014 and re-elected again in 2019. Michael Gallagher was co-opted to Guirke's seat on Meath County Council following his election to the Dáil.[4]
In the 2020 Irish general election, Guirke was elected as a TD for Meath West, topping the poll.
Personal life
Guirke moved to Boston in 1988, where he worked in the construction industry for 18 years, before moving back to Meath.[5]
Guirke met his wife Mary while living in Boston, and the couple have four children.[6]
References
- "Johnny Guirke". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- Walsh, Louise (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Meath West results: Surprise at Fianna Fáil loss as seismic shift to left". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- "Election 2020: Meath West". The Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
- Doyle, Simon (25 February 2020). "Three Sinn Féin members co-opted onto Louth and Meath County Councils". LMFM. Drogheda. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- "'They cannot just give up the lives they have built there. They would lose everything'". Meath Chronicle. Retrieved 4 December 2021.
- "Cllr Johnny Guirke expected to play major role in rebuilding SF in Meath". Meath Chronicle. 30 May 2019. Archived from the original on 5 June 2019. Retrieved 10 February 2020.
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