Rory Hearne

Rory Hearne is an Irish politician and academic serving as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin North-West constituency since the 2024 general election. Before entering parliament, he was a prominent associate professor of social policy at Maynooth University and a widely cited expert on the Irish housing crisis, authoring the 2022 bestseller 'Gaffs'. A former member of the Labour Party and a founding member of the People Before Profit Alliance, Hearne advocates for state-led housing development and social justice policies. He is a vocal critic of the housing policies pursued by Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil, which he characterizes as social vandalism, and he remains focused on addressing homelessness, climate change, and workers' rights.