Darren O'Rourke

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Darren O'Rourke
TD
Darren O'Rourke 2021 (cropped).jpg
O'Rourke in 2021
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 2020
ConstituencyMeath East
Personal details
NationalityIrish
Political partySinn Féin
Spouse(s)Maria O'Kane
Alma mater
  • Dublin Institute of Technology
  • Trinity College Dublin
  • Dublin Business School
  • RCSI
  • Maynooth University

Darren O'Rourke is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath East constituency at the 2020 general election.[1][2][3][4]

Background[]

He holds a number of master degrees from Trinity College Dublin and the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland.[5] He was a medical scientist at St. James's Hospital in Dublin.[5]

Political Career[]

He has previously been a policy advisor to Caoimhghín Ó Caoláin.[5]

He was a member of Meath County Council for the Ashbourne local electoral area from 2014 to 2020. Aisling Ó Néill was co-opted to O'Rourke's seat on Meath County Council following his election to the Dáil.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "Darren O'Rourke". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. ^ Bowers, Shauna (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Meath East results: SF tops the poll while FG's Regina Doherty loses seat; Minister for Social Protection comes in fifth in three-seater". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  3. ^ Bowers, Shauna (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Election 2020: Darren O'Rourke (Sinn Féin)". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Election 2020: Meath East". The Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 8 June 2021. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c Bowers, Shauna (9 February 2020). "Election 2020: Darren O'Rourke (Sinn Féin)". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  6. ^ Doyle, Simon (25 February 2020). "Three Sinn Féin members co-opted onto Louth and Meath County Councils". LMFM. Drogheda. Archived from the original on 13 September 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2021.

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