George Lawlor
George Lawlor | |
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.jpg) Lawlor in 2024 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office November 2024 | |
| Constituency | Wexford |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 December 1968 |
| Party | Labour Party |
| Spouse | Yvonne Treacy |
| Children | 3 |
George Lawlor (born 25 December 1968)[1] is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency since the 2024 general election.[2][3]
Lawlor was a member of Wexford County Council from 2009 to 2024, serving as mayor of Wexford five times.[4] He served on Wexford's town council from 2004 until its abolition in 2014.[5] He contested the 2019 Wexford by-election for the Labour Party, receiving 20% of the vote and being eliminated on the last count.[6] Lawlor also spent time working as his predecessor Brendan Howlin's parliamentary assistant.[7]
Lawlor formerly owned a printing business before selling it in 2017.[8] Outside of politics, Lawlor is a tenor singer[9][10] and is involved with the Wexford Light Opera Society.[11] He was a founding member of Wexford Marinewatch, a suicide prevention organisation, and serves on its board,[12][13] as well as serving on the board of the Wexford Women's Refuge.[14] He is married to Yvonne and they have three daughters.[15]
Lawlor was elected to the Dáil in 2024. He was subsequently appointed Cathaoirleach of the Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community.[16]
His grandfather, Eddie Hall, was mayor of Wexford twice during the 1950s.[17]
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