Conor D. McGuinness
Conor D. McGuinness | |
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| Waterford City and County Council | |
| Assumed office May 2019 | |
| Constituency | Dungarvan-Lismore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 September 1986 Waterford, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Alma mater | NUI, Galway, Waterford Institute of Technology |
| Website | conormcguinness |
Conor D. McGuinness is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who was first elected as a member of Waterford City and County Council in the 2019 Irish local elections. He represents the Dungarvan-Lismore municipal district.[1] He has been a board member of Foras na Gaeilge, the cross-border agency tasked with promoting the Irish language, since 2016.[2]
McGuinness is from Dungarvan and lives in the nearby Gaeltacht na nDéise Irish-speaking community.[3]
He previously worked as a constituency manager with the party's European Parliamentary team.[4][5] 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.[6][7][8][9]
McGuinness represents Waterford on the HSE Southern Regional Health Forum and is a member of the Waterford City and County Joint Policing Committee (JPC). He represents the Dungarvan-Lismore municipal district on the Association of Irish Local Government (AILG).[10][11][12] He is a member of the Economic Development and Enterprise, and the Housing, Communtity, Culture, Fire and Sport Strategic Policy Committees of Waterford City and County Council.[13]
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.[14]
McGuinness is also a member of the Southern Regional Assembly. [15]
McGuinness was a member of the Sinn Féin Ard Chomhairle (National Executive) from 2015 to 2019.[16][17]
References[edit]
- ↑ "Cllr. Conor D. McGuinness". Waterford Council. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ↑ "Foras na Gaeilge Board". Foras na Gaeilge. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ↑ "West Waterford Man Appointed". Dungarvan Observer. 18 November 2019.
- ↑ "Profile: 9 To Watch in 2019 Elections". The Irish Independent. 10 November 2019.
- ↑ "Profile:Conor McGuinness". WLRfm. 18 November 2019.
- ↑ "Conor McGuinness". WhoIsMyTD.com. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ↑ "Sinn Fein Council Group Leader". WLRfm News. Retrieved 10 November 2019.
- ↑ "Labour Take Mayoralty as Part of Progressive Alliance". Munster Express. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ↑ "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.
- ↑ "Not Enough Being Done to Tackle Drug Dealing". WLRfm News. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ↑ "System is Failing Waterford". WaterfordLive. Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ↑ "SPC Scheme 2019-2024". Waterford Council. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ↑ "CoR Member Profile". CoR. 2 February 2020.
- ↑ "About Southern Regional Assemby". SRA. 2 February 2020.
- ↑ "Sinn Féin 2016 Annual Report" (PDF). SIPO. 17 November 2019.
- ↑ "Sinn Féin 2018 Annual Report" (PDF). SIPO. 17 November 2019.
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