Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin

Eoghan Ó Ceannabháin is an Irish folk musician and political activist. He comes from the sean nós tradition of Connemara. He was raised in Dublin in an Irish-speaking household.

Music career Ó Ceannabháin collaborated with fiddler and viola player Ultan O'Brien with his first album Solas An Lae, released in 2021.

Ó Ceannabháin has been recognised twice by the RTÉ Radio 1 Folk Awards, who awarded Solas an Lae Best Album in 2021,

Political career Ó Ceannabháin began to get involved in politics around 2015, initially focused on activism against racism and direct provision.

Ó Ceannabháin is a member of People Before Profit and has contested general and local elections for the party. He stood in the 2020 general election in Dublin Rathdown, receiving 3.5% of the first-preference vote and was eliminated on the third count. In the 2024 Dublin City Council election, he stood in the North Inner City local electoral area, receiving 8.6% of the first-preference vote and was eliminated on the final count. At the 2024 general election he stood in the four-seat Dublin Central constituency, placed ninth in first preferences and was eliminated on the 5th count. He contested in the 2026 Dublin Central by-election, and was eliminated on the fourth count.

Discography Solas An Lae (2021) - with Ultan O'Brien The Deepest Breath (2022)