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Meet Gary Gary Gannon is a TD for Dublin Central. Throughout his career in politics, which includes six years as a Dublin City Councillor representing the North Inner City and a candidacy for the European Parliament, Gary has focused on pursuing equality of opportunity in education, the provision of adequate services for those in need, […]

Meet Jennifer Jennifer Whitmore is a TD for Wicklow. With a background in ecology, marine science and environmental law, Jennifer believes that we need delivery on climate action now and should use every opportunity at our disposal to effect positive change in this area. Before entering politics, Jennifer spent ten years in Australia as a […]

Meet Catherine Catherine Murphy is a co-founder of the Social Democrats and a TD for Kildare North. Catherine entered politics over 30 years ago as a town councillor for her local area, following years of community activism on a range of issues. She was first elected to Dáil Éireann in 2005 following a by-election in […]

Meet Róisín Róisín Shortall is a co-founder of the Social Democrats and a TD for Dublin North-West. She has been re-elected at every general election since first winning a Dáil seat in 1992, giving her over 30 years’ experience in national politics. A former primary school teacher with a degree in Economics and Politics, Róisín […]

Meet Holly Holly Cairns is Leader of the Social Democrats and a TD for Cork South-West. At 33, Holly is the youngest party leader in the Dáil. Like so many of her generation, Holly was forced to emigrate after the financial crash. She worked in disability services abroad before moving home to take on her […]

Meet Cian Cian O’Callaghan is Deputy Leader of the Social Democrats and a TD for Dublin Bay North. Cian’s top priority is to tackle the housing and homelessness crisis. Since his election to the Dáil, he has consistently held the Government to account over their failure to deal with record levels of rents, record levels […]