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Irish politician (born 1978)

Ruairí Ó MurchúTD
Ó Murchú in 2021
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2020
Constituency Louth
Personal details
Born (1978-05-03) 3 May 1978 (age 46)Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
Political party Sinn Féin
Spouse Annemarie Ó Murchú
Children 3
Alma mater Dublin City UniversityGriffith College Dublin

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 Kevin Meenan. He was re-elected to Louth County Council again in 2019.[2][3]

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

  1. ^ "Ruairí Ó Murchú". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. ^ "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.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Election 2020: Ruairí Ó Murchú (Sinn Féin)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 19 February 2023.