Gary Gannon


Gary Gannon is an Irish Social Democrats politician who has been a Teachta Dála for the Dublin Central constituency since the 2020 general election.
He served as a Dublin City Councillor from 2014 to 2020.

Background

Gannon was born in Dublin's North Inner City and now lives in Glasnevin. The son of a street trader, he left school to train as a plumber. He later studied History and Politics at Trinity College Dublin.

Political career

Gannon was elected to Dublin City Council in 2014 for the North Inner City local electoral area as an Independent candidate.
In September 2015, he joined the newly formed Social Democrats. Gannon was one of five general election candidates put forward by the Social Democrats to contest the 2016 general election. He ran in the Dublin Central constituency, losing out on a seat to Maureen O’Sullivan by a tight margin.
In May 2019, Gannon contested the 2019 European Parliament elections in the Dublin constituency. He was not elected. On the same day he was elected to Dublin City Council for the Cabra-Glasnevin ward.
Gannon again stood as the Social Democrats candidate for Dublin Central in the 2020 general election and won his seat on the 9th count.

Activism

Gannon has spoken on issues relating to access to education, and on how the lack of access to education can play into poverty and gang violence. He has also spoken about the Magdalene laundries and the need to preserve the historical significance of the sites.