Barry Heneghan
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Barry Heneghan | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Heneghan in 2024 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office November 2024 | |
| Constituency | Dublin Bay North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1997/1998 (age 27–28)[1] |
| Party | Independent |
| Relatives | Ciara Ní É (sister) |
| Education | Dublin City University |
| Alma mater | Belvedere College |
| Website | barryheneghan |
Barry Heneghan (born 1997/1998), also known as Barra Ó hÉanacháin,[2] is an Irish independent politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Bay North constituency since the 2024 general election.[3][4]
Heneghan attended Belvedere College. During his time in school, he was awarded the Zayed Sustainability Prize for pioneering on-site energy and water sustainability with solar power and rainwater harvesting.[5]
Heneghan graduated from Dublin City University in 2022 with a Master's degree.[1][2]
Media career
Political career
The Phoenix described Heneghan as "a political protégé of the former Independent TD Finian McGrath."[2]
Heneghan was elected to Dublin City Council for the first time at the 2024 Dublin City Council election for Clontarf area, taking the seat of outgoing councillor Damien O'Farrell, who had also previously been endorsed by McGrath.[6][7][8][9]
Heneghan had the backing of Finian McGrath in the 2024 general election and was one of the youngest candidates elected, at age 26.[10][11] Following his election, the Irish Independent reported that Heneghan had been photographed at a community event with Dean Russell, a figure with past criminal convictions.[12]
Heneghan was a member of the Regional Independents Group prior to its dissolution, which played a key role in negotiating the programme for government. Although aligned with the government, he was one of four TDs from the group who later sought opposition speaking rights in the Dáil, making the case for greater representation of independent and regional perspectives. The Ceann Comhairle, Verona Murphy, ultimately ruled that TDs affiliated with the government could not form a Technical group.[13]