Ciarán Ahern
Ciarán Ahern | |
|---|---|
| Ahern in 2024 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office November 2024 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South-West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1984 (age 40)[1] |
| Political party | Labour Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Sean O'Rourke (father-in-law) |
| Alma mater | |
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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
[edit ]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
[edit ]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
[edit ]- ^ a b c d McGreevy, Ronan (1 December 2024). "Dublin South West: Ciaran Ahern (Lab)". The Irish Times . Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ "Ciarán Ahern". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "General Election 2024 Live Results – Wexford". RTÉ News . 1 December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
- ^ "Ciarán Ahern". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
- ^ "Help elect Ciarán Ahern to the Dáil" . Retrieved 2 December 2024 – via GoFundMe.
- ^ Gataveckaite, Gabija (16 January 2020). "Labour of love: Candidate postpones his honeymoon to run for party". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ "Lawyers in love – Dr Maeve O'Rourke weds Ciaran Ahern ofALG". The Law Society. Retrieved 23 October 2020.
- ^ Gataveckaite, Gabija (16 January 2024). "'Honeymoon will have to wait', says newly-wed Ahern". Irish Independent . Retrieved 2 December 2024.
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- Living people
- 1984 births
- Academics of University College Dublin
- Alumni of the London School of Economics
- Alumni of University College Dublin
- Members of the 34th Dáil
- Labour Party (Ireland) TDs
- Members of South Dublin County Council
- People educated at Coláiste Éanna
- People from Rathfarnham
- Labour Party (Ireland) local councillors