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Eoghan Kenny
TD
Eoghan Kenny TD
	Kenny in 2024
Teachta Dála
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; November 2024
Constituency	Cork North-Central
Personal details
Born	February 2000 (age 24); County Cork, Ireland
Political party	Labour Party
Alma mater	Mary Immaculate College

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Eoghan Kenny (born February 2000)^[1] is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Cork North-Central constituency since the 2024 general election.^[2]^[3]

Early life

Kenny was born and raised in Mallow.^[4]^[5] He attended the local St Patrick's Boys National School (BNS) and the Patrician Academy. He went on to graduate from Mary Immaculate College in 2023 with a Bachelor of Education in Business Studies and Religious Education.^[6] Prior to his election, Kenny was a teacher at Mayfield Community School in Cork.^[7]^[1]

Career

Kenny was co-opted onto Cork County Council in 2024, replacing the retiring James Kennedy.^[8] He was elected to Cork County Council at the 2024 Cork County Council election.^[7]^[9] He was elected to the Dáil at the 2024 general election, becoming the youngest TD in the 34th Dáil.^[3]

References

^ ^a ^b O'Halloran, Marie (7 December 2024). "Seven lawyers, six teachers, a theatre manager, an undertaker ... who's who in the 34th Dáil?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 December 2024.
^ "Eoghan Kenny". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 January 2025.
^ ^a ^b "'My friends thought it was quite mad' – meet the youngest and oldest candidates in Election 2024". Irish Independent. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
^ "Here's everything you need to know about the new TDs for Cork". Irish Examiner. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
^ "Eoghan Kenny". The Labour Party. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
^ Riegel, Ralph (26 November 2024). "Cork North-Central Election 2024: Who are the candidates in my constituency?". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
^ ^a ^b "New Labour councillor on county council". Cork Independent. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
^ "Labour Party councillor Eoghan Kenny 'honoured' to be co-opted on to Cork County Council". Irish Independent. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
^ "Eoghan Kenny". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

Honorary titles
Preceded by James O'Connor	Baby of the Dáil 2024–present	Incumbent

[IT_20241207-1] O'Halloran, Marie (7 December 2024). "Seven lawyers, six teachers, a theatre manager, an undertaker ... who's who in the 34th Dáil?". The Irish Times. Retrieved 10 December 2024.

[oireachtas_db-2] "Eoghan Kenny". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

[:1-3] "'My friends thought it was quite mad' – meet the youngest and oldest candidates in Election 2024". Irish Independent. 17 November 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

[Examiner_20241202-4] "Here's everything you need to know about the new TDs for Cork". Irish Examiner. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 4 December 2024.

[5] "Eoghan Kenny". The Labour Party. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

[6] Riegel, Ralph (26 November 2024). "Cork North-Central Election 2024: Who are the candidates in my constituency?". Irish Independent. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

[:0-7] "New Labour councillor on county council". Cork Independent. 28 February 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.

[8] "Labour Party councillor Eoghan Kenny 'honoured' to be co-opted on to Cork County Council". Irish Independent. 26 February 2024. Retrieved 15 December 2024.

[elecs_irl-9] "Eoghan Kenny". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 4 January 2025.

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-'''Eoghan Kenny''' (born 2000) is an Irish [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour]] politician who has been a [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) for the [[Cork North-Central (Dáil constituency)|Cork North-Central]] constituency since the [[2024 Irish general election|2024 general election]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-11-27 |title=‘My friends thought it was quite mad’ – meet the youngest and oldest candidates in Election 2024 |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/elections-2024/my-friends-thought-it-was-quite-mad-meet-the-youngest-and-oldest-candidates-in-election-2024/a1359999577.html |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Irish Independent |language=en}}</ref>
+'''Eoghan Kenny''' (born February 2000)<ref name=IT_20241207>{{cite news|last=O'Halloran|first=Marie|date=7 December 2024|title=Seven lawyers, six teachers, a theatre manager, an undertaker ... who's who in the 34th Dáil?|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/12/07/seven-lawyers-six-teachers-a-theatre-manager-an-undertaker-whos-who-in-the-34th-dail/|work=[[The Irish Times]]|access-date=10 December 2024}}</ref> is an Irish [[Labour Party (Ireland)|Labour Party]] politician who has been a [[Teachta Dála]] (TD) for the [[Cork North-Central (Dáil constituency)|Cork North-Central]] constituency since the [[2024 Irish general election|2024 general election]].<ref name=oireachtas_db>{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Eoghan-Kenny.D.2024-11-29/|title=Eoghan Kenny|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=4 January 2025}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=17 November 2024|title='My friends thought it was quite mad' – meet the youngest and oldest candidates in Election 2024 |url=https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/elections-2024/my-friends-thought-it-was-quite-mad-meet-the-youngest-and-oldest-candidates-in-election-2024/a1359999577.html |access-date=2 December 2024|website=Irish Independent |language=en}}</ref>
-== Early life ==
-Kenny was born and raised in [[Mallow, County Cork|Mallow]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Eoghan Kenny |url=https://labour.ie/people/eoghan-kenny/ |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=The Labour Party |language=en-US}}</ref>
-== Career ==
+==Early life==
+Kenny was born and raised in [[Mallow, County Cork|Mallow]].<ref name=Examiner_20241202>{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/news/politics/arid-41529209.html|title=Here's everything you need to know about the new TDs for Cork|work=[[Irish Examiner]]|date=3 December 2024|access-date=4 December 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Eoghan Kenny |url=https://labour.ie/people/eoghan-kenny/ |access-date=2 December 2024|website=The Labour Party |language=en-US}}</ref> He attended the local St Patrick's Boys National School (BNS) and the Patrician Academy. He went on to graduate from [[Mary Immaculate College]] in 2023 with a [[Bachelor of Education]] in Business Studies and Religious Education.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://independent.ie/irish-news/elections-2024/cork-north-central-election-2024-who-are-the-candidates-in-my-constituency/a941207279.html|title=Cork North-Central Election 2024: Who are the candidates in my constituency?|work=Irish Independent|first=Ralph|last=Riegel|date=26 November 2024|access-date=2 December 2024}}</ref> Prior to his election, Kenny was a teacher at Mayfield Community School in Cork.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=28 February 2024 |title=New Labour councillor on county council |url=https://www.corkindependent.com/2024/02/28/new-labour-councillor-on-county-council/ |access-date=2 December 2024 |website=Cork Independent |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=IT_20241207/>
-Kenny is a teacher.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |date=2024-02-28 |title=New Labour councillor on county council |url=https://www.corkindependent.com/2024/02/28/new-labour-councillor-on-county-council/ |access-date=2024-12-02 |website=Cork Independent |language=en-US}}</ref> He was elected to [[Cork County Council]] in 2024.<ref name=":0" />
+==Career==
+Kenny was co-opted onto [[Cork County Council]] in 2024, replacing the retiring James Kennedy.<ref>{{Cite web |date=26 February 2024|title=Labour Party councillor Eoghan Kenny 'honoured' to be co-opted on to Cork County Council |url=https://www.independent.ie/regionals/cork/news/labour-party-councillor-eoghan-kenny-honoured-to-be-co-opted-on-to-cork-county-council/a464922518.html |access-date=15 December 2024|website=Irish Independent |language=en}}</ref> He was elected to Cork County Council at the [[2024 Cork County Council election]].<ref name=":0"/><ref name=elecs_irl>{{cite web|url=https://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=12545|title=Eoghan Kenny|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=4 January 2025}}</ref> He was elected to the Dáil at the 2024 general election, becoming the [[Baby of the Dáil|youngest TD]] in the [[34th Dáil]].<ref name=":1" />
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