Jack Traynor is the Aontú Local Area Representative for Dundalk South. From Haggardstown, Jack was educated locally at St. Fursey’s National School and St. Mary’s College (the Marist). He subsequently completed an undergraduate degree in history at Trinity College Dublin followed by an MA in Queen’s University Belfast and a PhD at TCD. Jack works as a researcher/policy officer and lives with his wife Siobhán and their two children.
Jack is keenly involved in national political issues and campaigns. He has also been a civil defence volunteer in Dundalk and a committee member of his local residents’ association. He is the author of an academic book and several historical articles published in peer-reviewed journals. Deeply committed to Irish culture and heritage, he has organised annual commemorations in Arbour Hill and Glasnevin Cemetery to remember our patriot dead.
