Ruairí Ó Murchú

Ruairí Ó Murchú
TD
Ruairí Ó Murchú TD
	Ó Murchú in 2022
Teachta Dála
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; February 2020
Constituency	Louth
Personal details
Born	3 May 1978 (age 46); Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
Political party	Sinn Féin
Spouse	Annemarie Ó Murchú
Children	3
Alma mater	Dublin City University

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, replacing Councillor Kevin Meenan. He was re-elected to Louth County Council again in 2019.^[2]^[3] Kevin Meenan was co-opted to Ó Murchú's seat on Louth County Council following his election to the Dáil.

Personal life

Ó Murchú grew up in Knockbridge and holds degrees from Dublin City University and Griffith College Dublin. He lives in Bay Estate, Dundalk with his wife Annemarie Ó Murchú. They have two sons and a stepson.^[4]

References

^ "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.
^ "Election 2020: Ruairí Ó Murchú (Sinn Féin)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 February 2023.