13 Facts About Gary Gannon

Gary Gannon was born on 18 February 1987 and is an Irish Social Democrats politician who has been a Teachta Dala for the Dublin Central constituency since the 2020 general election.

Gary Gannon served as a Dublin City Councillor from 2014 to 2020.

Gary Gannon later studied history and politics at Trinity College Dublin.

Gary Gannon was involved with Tony Gregory's political group and canvassed for Maureen O'Sullivan at the 2011 general election, before deciding to run against them in 2014 amidst a row over candidate selection.

Gary Gannon was elected to Dublin City Council in 2014 for the North Inner City local electoral area as an independent candidate.

Gary Gannon was one of five general election candidates put forward by the Social Democrats to contest the 2016 general election.

Gary Gannon ran in the Dublin Central constituency, losing out narrowly on a seat to Maureen O'Sullivan.

In May 2019, Gary Gannon contested the 2019 European Parliament elections in the Dublin constituency.

Gary Gannon again stood as the Social Democrats candidate in the Dublin Central constituency at the 2020 general election and won a seat on the 9th count.

Gary Gannon has spoken about the Magdalene laundries and the need to preserve the historical significance of the sites.

TDs must attend a minimum of 120 days to avail of the Oireachtas travel and accommodation allowance, with Gary Gannon having attended 109 days.

At the 2024 general election, Gary Gannon was re-elected to the Dail.

Gary Gannon has spoken in support of political prisoners jailed under Lukashenko.