Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire (Irish pronunciation: [ˈd̪ˠʊn̪ˠəxə oː ˈl̪ˠeːɾʲə]; born 8 February 1989) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork South-Central constituency since the 2016 general election.
Donnchadh Ó Laoghaire TD | |
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Ó Laoghaire in 2014 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2016 | |
| Constituency | Cork South-Central |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 February 1989 Cork, Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse | Eimear Ruane-McAteer |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University College Cork |
Ó Laoghaire is from Togher, Cork. He attended University College Cork and graduated with a law degree. While in UCC, he joined Sinn Féin's youth wing Ógra Shinn Féin, eventually taking a year out to work as an organiser for Ógra. He then worked as a parliamentary assistant for Sinn Féin politicians David Cullinane, Trevor Ó Clochartaigh and Sandra McLellan.
While working as McLellan's parliamentary assistant, he ran in the 2014 Cork County Council election, and was elected, serving as a member of Cork County Council from 2014 to 2016. He was re-elected at the 2020 general election. As of 2021, he is Sinn Féin's spokesperson for Education.
In April 2021, Ó Laoghaire settled a defamation claim against RTÉ for over €150,000 following comments made about Ó Laoghaire on Liveline.
Ó Laoghaire is married to Eimear Ruane-McAteer. The couple married in 2021 and have three children.