Ruairí Ó Murchú
Ruairí Ó Murchú | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Ó Murchú in 2021 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Louth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1978 Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse | Annemarie Ó Murchú |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | |
Ruairí Ó Murchú (Irish pronunciation: [ˈɾˠuəɾʲiː oː ˈmˠʊɾˠəxuː]; born 3 May 1978) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Louth constituency since the 2020 general election.[1]
He was a member of Louth County Council representing the Dundalk South local electoral area from 2017 to 2020, having been co-opted to replace Kevin Meenan who had stood down for personal reasons. Ó Murchú was re-elected to Louth County Council in 2019.[2][3][4] Having resigned his seat on the Council in accordance with the Dual Mandate in 2020, Meenan was co-opted back to his former seat.
Personal life
[edit]Ó Murchú grew up in Knockbridge and holds degrees from Dublin City University in Computer Applications and Griffith College Dublin in Computing. He lives in Bay Estate, Dundalk with his wife Annemarie Ó Murchú. They have two sons and a stepson.[5]
His father, Gerry Murphy, is a retired Principal of St Joseph's National School from 1979-2013 where Ruairi went to National School.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "Ruairí Ó Murchú". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ "Two new Sinn Fein councillors selected for Dundalk South". Irish Independent. 8 September 2017. Archived from the original on 4 December 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ Wall, Martin (25 May 2019). "Louth County Council: Fianna Fáil big winners as Sinn Féin loses three seats". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Ruairí Ó Murchú". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 21 January 2025.
- ^ "Election 2020: Ruairí Ó Murchú (Sinn Féin)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Biography of Gerry Murphy on IPPN". ippn.ie. Retrieved 29 January 2025.