Ciarán Lynch

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
Spouse
Ber Lynch
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(m. 1997)​
RelationsKathleen Lynch (sister-in-law)
Children2
Alma mater

Ciarán Lynch (born 13 June 1964) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-Central constituency from 2007 to 2016.[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.[2]

Lynch served as a member of Cork City Council from 2004 to 2007,[3] 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.[4]

He is brother-in-law to Kathleen Lynch who was a Labour Party TD for Cork North-Central.[citation needed]

He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Ciarán Lynch". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 November 2018. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  2. ^ Murphy, Elaine (16 January 2016). "Cork children to benefit from Labour's Childcare Plan – says Ciarán Lynch TD". TheCork.ie. Retrieved 14 January 2023.
  3. ^ a b "Ciarán Lynch". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 23 May 2009. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  4. ^ "Homeless study finds serious mental health problems". Cork Independent. 6 October 2011. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011.