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Ciarán Ahern

Ciarán Ahern
TD
Ahern in 2024
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 2024
ConstituencyDublin South-West
Personal details
BornSeptember 1984 (age 40)[1]
Political partyLabour Party
Spouse
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(m. 2020)​
Children1
Alma mater

Ciarán Ahern (born September 1984) is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-West constituency since the 2024 general election.[2][3]

Ahern was a member of South Dublin County Council from June to November 2024 for the Rathfarnham–Templeogue area.[4][1] He has worked and lectured in law. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2020 general election for Dublin South-West.

Early life and education

Ahern grew up in Rathfarnham with his two brothers.[1] He attended Coláiste Éanna. He went on to graduate with a double Bachelor of Law and Business from University College Dublin in 2007 and a Master of Science in Criminal Justice Policy, Human Rights, Criminology, and Corporate Crime from the London School of Economics Law School in 2009.[5]

Personal life

Ahern married fellow lawyer Maeve O'Rourke in January 2020.[6][7] Ahern had to postpone their honeymoon in order to stand as a Labour candidate at the 2020 general election, which took place that February.[8] The couple have a son together.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d McGreevy, Ronan (1 December 2024). "Dublin South West: Ciaran Ahern (Lab)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Ciarán Ahern". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  3. ^ "General Election 2024 Live Results – Wexford". RTÉ News. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Ciarán Ahern". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Help elect Ciarán Ahern to the Dáil". Retrieved 2 December 2024 – via GoFundMe.
  6. ^ Gataveckaite, Gabija (16 January 2020). "Labour of love: Candidate postpones his honeymoon to run for party". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  7. ^ "Lawyers in love – Dr Maeve O'Rourke weds Ciaran Ahern ofALG". The Law Society. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
  8. ^ Gataveckaite, Gabija (16 January 2024). "'Honeymoon will have to wait', says newly-wed Ahern". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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