Ruairí Ó Murchú

Ruairí Ó Murchú (Irish pronunciation: [ˈɾˠuəɾʲiː oː ˈmˠʊɾˠəxuː]; born 3 May 1978) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Louth constituency since the 2020 general election.^[1]

Ruairí Ó Murchú TD
Ó Murchú in 2021
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2020
Constituency	Louth
Personal details
Born	(1978-05-03) 3 May 1978 (age 47) Dundalk, County Louth, Ireland
Political party	Sinn Féin
Spouse	Annemarie Ó Murchú
Children	3
Alma mater	Dublin City University Griffith College Dublin

He was a member of Louth County Council representing the Dundalk South local electoral area from 2017 to 2020, having been co-opted to replace Kevin Meenan who had stood down for personal reasons. Ó Murchú was re-elected to Louth County Council in 2019.^[2][3][4] Having resigned his seat on the Council in accordance with the Dual Mandate in 2020, Meenan was co-opted back to his former seat.

Personal life

Ó Murchú grew up in Knockbridge and holds degrees from Dublin City University in Computer Applications and Griffith College Dublin in Computing. He lives in Bay Estate, Dundalk with his wife Annemarie Ó Murchú. They have two sons and a stepson.^[5]

His father, Gerry Murphy, is a retired Principal of St Joseph's National School from 1979-2013 where Ruairi went to National School.^[6]