George Lawlor

George Lawlor (born 25 December 1968) is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency since the 2024 general election.

Lawlor was a member of Wexford County Council from 2009 to 2024, serving as mayor of Wexford five times. He served on Wexford's town council from 2004 until its abolition in 2014. He contested the 2019 Wexford by-election for the Labour Party, receiving 20% of the vote and being eliminated on the last count. Lawlor also spent time working as his predecessor Brendan Howlin's parliamentary assistant.

Lawlor formerly owned a printing business before selling it in 2017. Outside of politics, Lawlor is a tenor singer and is involved with the Wexford Light Opera Society. He was a founding member of Wexford Marinewatch, a suicide prevention organisation, and serves on its board, as well as serving on the board of the Wexford Women's Refuge. He is married to Yvonne and they have three daughters.

Lawlor was elected to the Dáil in 2024. He was subsequently appointed Cathaoirleach of the Joint Committee on Key Issues affecting the Traveller Community.

His grandfather, Eddie Hall, was a Clann na Poblachta member of Wexford Corporation and was mayor of Wexford twice during the 1950s.