Conor D. McGuinness

Conor D. McGuinness
McGuiness in 2013
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
November 2024
ConstituencyWaterford
Personal details
Born1985 or 1986 (age 38–39)[1]
Political partySinn Féin
Websiteconormcguinness.ie

Conor D. McGuinness (born 1985/1986) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency since the 2024 general election.[2]

Background

McGuinness is a fluent Irish speaker who lives in the Rinn Gaeltacht.[1]

McGuinness was a trade unionist with Unite the Union in Dungarvan, having served on its youth committee until 2017. He was also a founding member of Laochas, a youth mental health organisation in Waterford, and was also involved with Dungarvan's credit union.[1]


Political career

McGuiness joined Sinn Féin in 2001.[3]

McGuinness was elected to Waterford City and County Council representing Dungarvan / Lismore in the 2019 Irish local elections.[4]

As of 2023, he was a member of Sinn Féin's Ard Chomhairle, the party's central decision-making body.[1]

McGuinness was elected to the Dáil in the 2024 general election.

Political views

The Phoenix, described McGuiness in 2023 as an "old-school republican".[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "Young Blood: Conor McGuinness". The Phoenix. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Waterford: Conor McGuinness (SF)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  3. ^ O'Connor, Jessica (7 November 2024). "Waterford Election 2024: Who are the candidates in my constituency?". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Cllr. Conor D. McGuinness - Waterford City & County Council". Retrieved 2 December 2024.