Conor D. McGuinness
Conor D. McGuinness | |
|---|---|
 McGuiness in 2013 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office November 2024 | |
| Constituency | Waterford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1985 or 1986 (age 38–39)[1] |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Website | conormcguinness |
Conor D. McGuinness (born 1985/1986) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency since the 2024 general election.[2]
Background
[edit]McGuinness is a fluent Irish speaker who lives in the Rinn Gaeltacht.[1]
McGuinness was an active trade unionist with Unite the Union in Dungarvan, having served on its youth committee until 2017. He was also a founding member of Laochas, a youth mental health organisation in Waterford, and was recognised as the face of Dungarvan’s credit union.[1]
McGuinness is the nephew of the career criminal Cyril "Dublin Jimmy" McGuinness, who was involved in the 2019 abduction and torture of Kevin Lunney, a Quinn Industrial Holdings executive. Cyril McGuinness, who had over 50 convictions and was linked to international crime gangs, the Provisional IRA, and dissident republican groups, died in November 2019 following a police raid in England. Conor McGuiness had no relationship with Cyril McGuinness and was not aware he was related to him until a few years before Cyril's death.[3]
Political career
[edit]McGuiness joined Sinn Féin in 2001.[4]
McGuinness was elected to Waterford City and County Council representing Dungarvan / Lismore in the 2019 Irish local elections.[5]
Conor McGuinness is a member of Sinn Féin's Ard Chomhairle, the party's central decision-making body.[1]
McGuinness was elected to the Dáil in the 2024 general election.
Political views
[edit]The Phoenix, which offers opinions on Irish politics from an Irish republican viewpoint, described McGuiness in 2023 as an "old-school republican".[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e "Young Blood: Conor McGuinness". The Phoenix. 2 November 2023. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Waterford: Conor McGuinness (SF)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
- ^ Hanley, Valerie (5 May 2024). "Nephew of notorious criminal and kidnap mastermind 'Dublin Jimmy' set to run for election". Extra.ie.
- ^ O'Connor, Jessica (7 November 2024). "Waterford Election 2024: Who are the candidates in my constituency?". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Cllr. Conor D. McGuinness - Waterford City & County Council". Retrieved 2 December 2024.