Gary Gannon

Gary Gannon (born 18 February 1987) is an Irish Social Democrats politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Central constituency since the 2020 general election.[1]

Gary Gannon

TD
Teachta Dála
Assumed office
February 2020
ConstituencyDublin Central
Personal details
Born (1987-02-18) 18 February 1987
Dublin, Ireland
NationalityIrish
Political partySocial Democrats
Alma materTrinity College Dublin

He served as a Dublin City Councillor from 2014 to 2020.[2]

Background

Gannon was born in Dublin's North Inner City. The son of a street trader, he left school to train as a plumber.[3] He later studied History and Politics at Trinity College Dublin.[4][5]

Political career

Gannon was elected to Dublin City Council in 2014 for the North Inner City local electoral area as an Independent candidate.[6]

In September 2015, he joined the newly formed Social Democrats. Gannon was one of five general election candidates put forward by the Social Democrats to contest the 2016 general election.[7] He ran in the Dublin Central constituency, losing out on a seat to Maureen O’Sullivan by a tight margin.[8]

In May 2019, Gannon contested the 2019 European Parliament elections in the Dublin constituency. He was not elected.[9]

Gannon again stood as the Social Democrats candidate for Dublin Central in the 2020 general election and won his seat on the 9th count.

Activism

Gannon has spoken on issues relating to access to education,[10] and on how the lack of access to education can play into poverty and gang violence.[11] He has also spoken about the Magdalene laundries and the need to preserve the historical significance of the sites.[12][13]

References
  1. "Gary Gannon". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. "Gary Gannon - MacGill Summer School". MacGill Summer School. 1 June 2016.
  3. "'You grow up in a flat complex in Summerhill and you think the State is out to get you'". The Irish Times.
  4. "'I was the only one judging people'". The Irish Times.
  5. "Cllr. Gary Gannon". socialdemocrats.ie. Social Democrats. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
  6. "The Irish Times, Local Election Results for Dublin City Council". The Irish Times.
  7. "Social Democrats name five general election hopefuls". Irish Examiner. 6 September 2015.
  8. "Dublin Central results: Maureen O'Sullivan retains seat in tight contest". The Irish Times.
  9. "Social Democrats' Gary Gannon takes final seat in Dublin Central battleground". thejournal.ie. The Journal. 10 February 2020. Retrieved 12 February 2020. Gannon [..] unsuccessfully ran in the European elections last year, receiving just more than 5% of first preference votes
  10. "At Lunch With… Councillor Gary Gannon". Dublin Inquirer. 14 July 2015.
  11. "Hutch-Kinahan feud may end but the cycle of violence will not". The Irish Times.
  12. Gannon, Gary. "Magdalene memorial: 'I grew up in the shadow of that laundry'".
  13. O’Loughlin, Ed (21 March 2018). "A Blot on Ireland's Past, Facing Demolition" – via NYTimes.com.
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