Johnny Guirke | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Guirke in 2024 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Meath West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1969–1973[1] Navan,County Meath, Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse | Mary Murphy |
| Children | 4 |
Johnny Guirke is an IrishSinn Féin politician who has been aTeachta Dála (TD) for theMeath West constituency since the2020 general election.[2][3][4]
Guirke was a member ofMeath County Council for theKells local electoral area from 2014 to 2020, first elected in2014 and re-elected again in2019.[5]
At the2020 Irish general election, Guirke was elected as a TD for Meath West, topping the poll.
In August 2022 theIrish Independent reported that Guirke failed to register one of his rental properties with the Residential Tenancies Board.[6] He was warned by Sinn Féin that any further lapses in registration of rental properties “will result in disciplinary action from the party”.[7]
Guirke moved toBoston in 1988, where he worked in the construction industry for 18 years, before moving back to Meath.[8]
Guirke met his wife Mary while living in Boston, and the couple have four children.[9]