Declan Kearney
Declan Kearney is a Sinn Féin candidate in South Antrim constituency in the UK Parliamentary general election.
Declan Kearney's policies
Statement to voters
Declan is a native of Antrim town, and a son of the late veteran civil rights activist Oliver, and Brigid Kearney, nee Totten.
Full statement
He has deep personal roots in and widespread family connections across South Antrim.
A lifelong Gael, he played football and hurling, and participated in Scór, on behalf of Kickham’s Creggan.
As a fluent Gaeilgeoir Declan has promoted and taught Gaeilge throughout southwest Antrim. He is a father of two, and his own family is bilingual.
He has a strong background in community economic development and local campaigning.
Declan has been active in republican politics since 1980, and is a former Sinn Féin County Antrim organiser. He has been a key member of Sinn Féin’s national leadership since 2003, and has previously served as the Party’s northern Chairperson and deputy General Secretary.
Currently he is the Sinn Féin National Chairperson and has been central to the Party’s all-Ireland development, and its negotiations and reconciliation strategies.
This statement was last updated on May 6, 2022.
This statement was added by Declan Kearney, their team, or by a Democracy Club volunteer, based on information published by the candidate elsewhere.
Record in office
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Declan Kearney online
- DeclanKearneySF
- Home page
- https://www.sinnfein.ie/declan-kearney
About Declan Kearney
Wikipedia
Declan Kearney is an Irish republican politician in Northern Ireland who is the current National Chairman of Sinn Féin. Kearney was a Junior Minister in the Northern Ireland Executive from 2020 to 2022, and a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) for South Antrim since 2016.
Read more on Wikipedia| Date | Election | Party | Results | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | South Antrim: UK Parliamentary general election | Sinn Féin | (Results due after 04 July 2024) | Position not available |
| 2022 | South Antrim: Northern Ireland Assembly elections | Sinn Féin | Elected (vote count not available) | Position not available |
| 2019 | South Antrim: UK Parliamentary general election | Sinn Féin | 4,887 votes (not elected) | 4th / 5 candidates |
| 2017 | South Antrim: UK Parliamentary general election | Sinn Féin | 7,797 votes (not elected) | 3rd / 5 candidates |
| 2017 | South Antrim: Northern Ireland Assembly Election | Sinn Féin | Elected (vote count not available) | Position not available |
| 2016 | South Antrim: Northern Ireland Assembly Election | Sinn Féin | Elected (vote count not available) | Position not available |
| 2015 | South Antrim: UK Parliamentary general election | Sinn Féin | 4,699 votes (not elected) | 3rd / 7 candidates |
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