Johnny Guirke Explained

Honorific-Suffix:TD
Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:February 2020
Constituency:Meath West
Birth Date:1969–1973 [1]
Birth Place:Navan, County Meath, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Sinn Féin
Spouse:Mary Murphy
Children:4

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.[2] [3] [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.[5]

In the 2020 Irish general election, Guirke was elected as a TD for Meath West, topping the poll.

In August 2022 the Irish Independent reported that Guirke failed to register one of his rental properties with the Residential Tenancies Board.[6] He was warned by Sinn Féin that any further lapses in registration of rental properties “will result in disciplinary action from the party”.[7]

Personal life

Guirke moved to Boston in 1988, where he worked in the construction industry for 18 years, before moving back to Meath.[8]

Guirke met his wife Mary while living in Boston, and the couple have four children.[9]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Election 2020: Johnny Guirke (Sinn Féin). Walsh. Louise. Irish Times. 13 February 2020. 8 June 2023. 16 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230216135529/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/election-2020-johnny-guirke-sinn-fein-1.4168772. live.
  2. Web site: Johnny Guirke. Oireachtas Members Database. 15 February 2020. 15 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200215201116/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Johnny-Guirke.D.2020-02-08/. live.
  3. News: Meath West results: Surprise at Fianna Fáil loss as seismic shift to left . Louise . Walsh . 10 February 2020 . 9 February 2020 . . Dublin . 9 June 2021 . live . https://archive.today/20210609045949/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/meath-west-results-surprise-at-fianna-f%C3%A1il-loss-as-seismic-shift-to-left-1.4165517 . 9 June 2021 .
  4. News: Election 2020: Meath West . 10 February 2020 . . Dublin . 9 June 2021 . live . https://archive.today/20210609044421/https://www.irishtimes.com/election2020/meath-west . 9 June 2021 .
  5. News: Doyle . Simon . Three Sinn Féin members co-opted onto Louth and Meath County Councils . 8 June 2021 . . 25 February 2020 . Drogheda . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200913003016/https://www.lmfm.ie/news/lmfm-news/three-sinn-fein-members-co-opted-onto-louth-and-meath-county-councils/ . 13 September 2020.
  6. Web site: Sinn Féin TD Johnny Guirke says ‘letting agent error’ behind failure to register rental property with RTB . 2023-01-17 . Irish Independent . en.
  7. Web site: Finn . Christina . 2022-08-26 . 'Unacceptable': Sinn Féin warn Meath TD over lapse in rental property RTB registration . 2023-01-17 . TheJournal.ie . en.
  8. Web site: 'They cannot just give up the lives they have built there. They would lose everything'. 2021-12-04. Meath Chronicle. en-US.
  9. Cllr Johnny Guirke expected to play major role in rebuilding SF in Meath. Meath Chronicle. 30 May 2019. 10 February 2020. 5 June 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190605174429/https://www.meathchronicle.ie/news/roundup/articles/2019/05/30/4174918-cllr-johnny-guirke-expected-to-play-major-role-in-rebuilding-sf-in-meath/. live.

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