Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
Irish politician (born 1989)
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire | |
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 Ó Laoghaire in 2014 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Cork South-Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1989-02-08) 8 February 1989 (age 35) Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse | Eimear Ruane-McAteer |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University College Cork |
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Irish pronunciation: [ˈd̪ˠʊn̪ˠəxə oː ˈl̪ˠeːɾʲə]; born 8 February 1989) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-Central constituency since the 2016 general election.[1]
Ó Laoghaire is from Togher, Cork. He attended University College Cork and graduated with a law degree. While in UCC, he joined Sinn Féin's youth wing Ógra Shinn Féin, eventually taking a year out to work as an organiser for Ógra. He then worked as a parliamentary assistant for Sinn Féin politicians David Cullinane, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh and Sandra McLellan.[2]
While working as McLellan's parliamentary assistant, he ran in the 2014 Cork County Council election, and was elected, serving as a member of Cork County Council from 2014 to 2016.[3][4] He was re-elected at the 2020 general election. As of 2021, he is Sinn Féin's spokesperson for Education.
In April 2021, Ó Laoghaire settled a defamation claim against RTÉ for over €150,000 following comments made about Ó Laoghaire on Liveline.[5]
Ó Laoghaire is married to Eimear Ruane-McAteer. The couple married in 2021 and have three children.[6]
References
- ^ "Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 12 July 2019. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ O'Halloran, Marie. "Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Sinn Féin)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 12 July 2019.
- ^ "Election 2016: Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire". RTÉ News. 28 February 2016. Archived from the original on 1 March 2016. Retrieved 28 February 2016.
- ^ Leahy, Pat. "Sinn Féin TD Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire settles defamation claim against RTÉ". The Irish Times. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
- ^ "'Baby and Mammy are doing great': Cork TD welcomes new baby into the family". echo live. 8 July 2021. Retrieved 29 October 2021.
External links
- Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire's page on the Sinn Féin website
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Current Teachtaí Dála (TDs)
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