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Conor D. McGuinness is an Irish Sinn Féin politician and a declared candidate in the 2024 Irish general election for Waterford (Dáil constituency).[1] McGuinness is a member of Waterford City and County Council. He was first elected in the 2019 Irish local elections and re-elected in the 2024 Irish local elections.[2][3]
Conor D. McGuinness | |
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| Waterford City and County Council | |
| Assumed office May 2019 | |
| Constituency | Dungarvan-Lismore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Waterford, Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Alma mater | NUI, Galway, Waterford Institute of Technology |
| Website | conormcguinness |
He represents the Dungarvan-Lismore municipal district.[4] He is a board member of Foras na Gaeilge, the cross-border agency tasked with promoting the Irish language, since 2016.[5][6]
McGuinness is from Dungarvan and lives in the nearby Gaeltacht na nDéise Irish-speaking community.[7]
He previously worked as a constituency manager with the party's European Parliamentary team.[8][9] He was elected to Waterford City and County Council as a first time candidate at the 2019 Waterford local elections and is the Sinn Féin group leader on the council.[10][11][12][13]
McGuinness represents Waterford on the HSE Southern Regional Health Forum and represents the Dungarvan-Lismore municipal district on the Association of Irish Local Government (AILG).[14][15] He is a member of the Planning, and the Housing, Community, Sport and Recreation Strategic Policy Committees of Waterford City and County Council.[16]
McGuinness is a member of the European Committee of the Regions, which provides sub-national authorities (i.e. regions, counties, provinces, municipalities and cities) with a direct voice within the EU's institutional framework. He was appointed in January 2020.[17]
McGuinness is also a member of the Southern Regional Assembly.[18]
McGuinness was a member of the Sinn Féin Ard Chomhairle (National Executive) from 2015 to 2019.[19][20]
References
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- ^ "Cllr Conor McGuinness elected in Dungarvan". WLRFM. 21 June 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Sinn Féin bucks the trend in Waterford council as FF returns with lowest seat tally in decades". The Journal. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "Cllr. Conor D. McGuinness". Waterford Council. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Foras na Gaeilge Board". Foras na Gaeilge. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "YOUNG BLOOD: CONOR MCGUINNESS". The Pheonix. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
- ^ "West Waterford Man Appointed". Dungarvan Observer. 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Profile: 9 To Watch in 2019 Elections". The Irish Independent. 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Waterford Local Elections - Dungarvan". WLRfm. 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Conor McGuinness". WhoIsMyTD.com. Retrieved 10 November 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "Waterford FF and FG Councillors accused of having a very cynical and disruptive attitude at a meeting to strike a rate for the local property tax". WLRfm News. 25 September 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ^ "Labour Take Mayoralty as Part of Progressive Alliance". Munster Express. Retrieved 18 November 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "3 Million Hole in Council Finances". Council.ie. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Waterford Council 2019 AGM" (PDF). AGM 2019. Retrieved 10 November 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "System is Failing Waterford". WaterfordLive. July 2019. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "SPC Scheme" (PDF). Waterford Council. 24 October 2024.[failed verification]
- ^ "CoR Member Profile". CoR. 2 February 2020.[dead link]
- ^ "About Southern Regional Assemby". SRA. 2 February 2020.
- ^ "Sinn Féin 2016 Annual Report" (PDF). SIPO. 17 November 2019.[dead link]
- ^ "Sinn Féin 2018 Annual Report" (PDF). SIPO. 17 November 2019.[dead link]