Ciarán Lynch (born 13 June 1964) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a

Teachta Dála A Teachta Dála ( ; ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish language, Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas, the parliament of Republic of Ireland, Ireland. The official Engli ...

(TD) for the

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constituency from 2007 to 2016. He was educated at

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, studying

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, and at the

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, studying

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. Lynch has been a member of the constituency executive since 1999. He works as an Adult Literacy Organiser in

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and is married with two children. Lynch served as a member of

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from 2004 to 2007, and was elected to

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at the 2007 general election. He was re-elected at the 2011 general election. He was the Labour Party spokesperson on Housing and Local Government. Lynch launched the Simon Communities National Conference on Homelessness and Health in 2011. He is brother-in-law to Kathleen Lynch who was a Labour Party TD for

Cork North-Central "Cork" or "CORK" may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Stopper (plug), or "cork", a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container *** Wine cork an item to seal or reseal wine Places Ireland * ...

. He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Lynch, Ciaran 1964 births Living people Alumni of University College Cork Labour Party (Ireland) TDs Members of Cork City Council Members of the 30th Dáil Members of the 31st Dáil Alumni of Waterford Institute of Technology Labour Party (Ireland) local councillors

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