Johnny Guirke

Johnny Guirke is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath West constituency since the 2020 general election.

Political career
Guirke was a member of Meath County Council for the Kells local electoral area from 2014 to 2020, first elected in 2014 and re-elected again in 2019. Michael Gallagher was co-opted to Guirke's seat on Meath County Council following his election to the Dáil.

In the 2020 Irish general election, Guirke was elected as a TD for Meath West, topping the poll.

In August 2022 the Irish Independent reported that Guirke failed to register one of his rental properties with the Residential Tenancies Board. He was warned by Sinn Féin that any further lapses in registration of rental properties “will result in disciplinary action from the party”.

Personal life
Guirke moved to Boston in 1988, where he worked in the construction industry for 18 years, before moving back to Meath.

Guirke met his wife Mary while living in Boston, and the couple have four children.