John_Lyons_(Dublin_politician)
John Lyons (Dublin politician)
Irish former Labour Party politician (b. 1977)
John Lyons (born 3 June 1977) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency from 2011 to 2016.[1][2]
He attended Trinity Comprehensive (then known as Ballymun Comprehensive).[3]
He studied at Maynooth University, gaining a BA and HDip, subsequently he studied special education at Trinity College Dublin.[4]
He is openly gay and was one of the first two openly LGBT members of Dáil Éireann, along with Meath East's Dominic Hannigan.[5]
He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[2]