Naoise Ó Cearúil (born 1988/1989) is an Irish

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politician who has been a

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(TD) for the Kildare North constituency since the

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Early life

Born and raised in

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, he was educated in Leixlip, Kilcock and Maynooth. He is a graduate of

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where he graduated with a Bachelor of Business and Law in 2011 and a Diploma in Irish. While at Maynooth, he was president of the university's Irish society, ''Cuallacht na Gaeilge'', and the Law Society.

Career

He was first elected to

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at the 2014 local elections for the Maynooth local electoral area at the age of 24. Re-elected in 2019 and again in 2024, he has previously served as Mayor of Kildare from 2021 to 2022. He was chosen to run at the 2024 general election with

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, with whom he secured a second seat for the party in the enlarged five seat constituency. Prior to his election to the Dáil, he worked in the technology sector in Kildare.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:OCearuil, Naoise Living people 1980s births Members of the 34th Dáil Fianna Fáil TDs Alumni of Maynooth University Fianna Fáil local councillors Members of Kildare County Council