Gino Kenny
Gino Kenny is an Irish Solidarity–People Before Profit politician who has been a Teachta Dála for the Dublin Mid-West constituency since the 2016 general election.
He has lived in Neilstown since 1979. Before entering politics he worked as a carer for the elderly in several hospitals. He was a member of South Dublin County Council from 2009 until 2016, representing People Before Profit. He was elected to Dáil Éireann on his third attempt in February 2016. He had previously contested the general elections of 2007 and 2011, finishing ahead of sitting TD Paul Gogarty in the latter.
He has been noted by international media for his involvement in the Campaign Against Home and Water Taxes.
After being elected to the Dáil in 2016, he put forward a Private Member's Bill on the medicinal use of cannabis. After this Bill was rejected by an Oireachtas Committee for being poorly planned, he called the Dáil a "kip."
After looking set to lose his seat at the February 2020 general election, Kenny retained it by unseating John Curran of Fianna Fáil in what RTÉ described as "one of the stories of this election with Gino Kenny's resurrection".
