George Lawlor

George Lawlor
TD
Lawlor in 2024
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office
November 2024
ConstituencyWexford
Personal details
Born (1968-12-25) 25 December 1968 (age 57)
PartyLabour Party
SpouseYvonne Treacy
Children3

George Lawlor (born 25 December 1968) is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency since the 2024 general election.

Lawlor as Mayor of Wexford in 2014

Lawlor was a member of Wexford County Council from 2009 to 2024, serving as mayor of Wexford five times. He served on Wexford's town council from 2004 until its abolition in 2014. He contested the 2019 Wexford by-election for the Labour Party, receiving 20% of the vote and being eliminated on the last count. Lawlor also spent time working as his predecessor Brendan Howlin's parliamentary assistant.

Lawlor formerly owned a printing business before selling it in 2017. Outside of politics, Lawlor is a tenor singer and is involved with the Wexford Light Opera Society. He was a founding member of Wexford Marinewatch, a suicide prevention organisation, and serves on its board, as well as serving on the board of the Wexford Women's Refuge. He is married to Yvonne and they have three daughters.

Lawlor was elected to the Dáil in 2024. He was subsequently appointed Cathaoirleach of the Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community.

His grandfather, Eddie Hall, was a Clann na Poblachta member of Wexford Corporation and was mayor of Wexford twice during the 1950s.

References

  1. ↑ "Christmas birthday boy". Irish Independent. 31 December 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  2. ↑ "George Lawlor". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 4 March 2025.
  3. ↑ "General Election 2024 Live Results – Wexford". RTÉ News. 1 December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  4. ↑ "Cllr George is Mayor of Wexford…again!". WexfordLocal.com. 27 June 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
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  6. ↑ "ElectionsIreland.org: 32nd Dáil By Elections - Wexford First Preference Votes". www.electionsireland.org. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  7. ↑ "Councillor George Lawlor confirms he aims to succeed Brendan Howlin as Labour TD for Wexford – 'The answer is yes'". Irish Independent. 1 October 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  8. ↑ "George Lawlor out of print for first time in 22 years". Irish Independent. 22 September 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  9. ↑ "George on song for a". Irish Independent. 4 December 2003. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  10. ↑ Weekly, Wexford (19 April 2020). "Watch: Wexford County Councillor With Fantastic Rendition Of Amhrán Na Bhfiann". wexfordweekly.com. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  11. ↑ "From public representative to pirate – George Lawlor's starring role in Wexford Light Opera Society's upcoming musical in the National Opera House". Irish Independent. 23 February 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  12. ↑ "Marinewatch post for George". Irish Independent. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  13. ↑ "Wexford Marinewatch duo brief Cork emergency services on role in town". Irish Independent. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  14. ↑ "Board Members". Wexford Women's Refuge. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
  15. ↑ "Insistence that no pact exists in the Wexford Borough District as Mayor and Deputy Mayor are elected unopposed". Irish Independent. 26 June 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  16. ↑ Oireachtas, Houses of the (21 July 2025). "Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community – 34th Dáil, 27th Seanad – Houses of the Oireachtas". www.oireachtas.ie. Retrieved 30 July 2025.
  17. ↑ "This is the moment as Lawlor dons the robes". Irish Independent. 26 June 2007. Retrieved 7 July 2025.
  18. ↑ Boggan, Cillian (13 November 2025). "Labour TD George Lawlor pays heart-warming tribute to late mother – 'We love you, sleep well Mam and keep us all safe'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 January 2026.