Naoise Ó Cearúil

Naoise Ó Cearúil (born 1988/1989) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kildare North constituency since the 2024 general election.

Early life Born and raised in Maynooth, he was educated in Leixlip, Kilcock and Maynooth. He studied at Maynooth University where he graduated with a Bachelor of Business and Law in 2011, and a Diploma in Irish. While at Maynooth, he was president of the university's Irish society, Cuallacht na Gaeilge, and the Law Society.

Career He was first elected to Kildare County Council at the 2014 local elections for the Maynooth local electoral area at the age of 24. Re-elected in 2019 and again in 2024, he has previously served as Mayor of Kildare from 2021 to 2022. He was chosen to run at the 2024 general election with James Lawless, with whom he secured a second seat for the party in the enlarged five seat constituency. Prior to his election to the Dáil, he worked in the technology sector in Kildare.