Ciarán Ahern
Irish politician (born 1984)
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Ciarán Ahern (born September 1984) is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin South-West constituency since the 2024 general election.[2][3]
Ciarán Ahern | |
|---|---|
Ahern in 2024 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office November 2024 | |
| Constituency | Dublin South-West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 1984 (age 41–42)[1] |
| Party | Labour Party |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 1 |
| Relatives | Sean O'Rourke (father-in-law) |
| Education | |
Ahern was a member of South Dublin County Council from June to November 2024 for the Rathfarnham–Templeogue area.[4][1] He has worked and lectured in law. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2020 general election for Dublin South-West.
Early life and education
Ahern grew up in Rathfarnham with his two brothers.[1] He attended Coláiste Éanna. He attended UCD School of Law, where he became the UCD Law Society Auditor (society chairperson). He went on to graduate with a double Bachelor of Law and Business from University College Dublin in 2007 and a Master of Science in Criminal Justice Policy, Human Rights, Criminology, and Corporate Crime from the London School of Economics Law School in 2009.