Ciaran Ahern
IrelandpoliticianMale4.5Global Dominance: 0.00%Ciaran Ahern is a Labour TD who recently criticized the government's housing policy proposals, describing them as reminiscent of past tax cuts that favored developers, indicating a concern that such measures could lead to negative consequences for the housing market.
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Labour TD Ciarán Ahern, the party’s climate spokesman, raised the issue in the Dáil when it resumed after the summer break last week but his questions failed to ignite debate.
Is Ireland ready for a monster El Nino? Expect ugly potatoes, transport chaos and widespread disruption – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-09-26
Labour environment spokesman Ciarán Ahern criticized Independent Ireland for not addressing the climate crisis.
Dáil fuel row as Aontú highlights 89-year-old woman’s €860 home heating bill – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-09-23
Labour TD Ciarán Ahern lambasted the Government for facilitating the Trump 'circus'.
Thousands protest Trump visit – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-09-13
Ahern said the Government could have stopped this weekend’s visit.
Protest organisers accuse Government of appeasing Trump – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-09-10
Labour transport spokesman Ciarán Ahern said resources were needed for 'relentless enforcement'.
Calls for gardaí to use DNA spray that tags scrambler riders, bikes for future prosecution – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-02-06
Labour’s climate spokesman Ciarán Ahern said Mr Browne had attempted to shirk blame for communication failures ahead of Storm Chandra.
More flooding on the way for saturated areas, with heavy rain forecast – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-29
Labour spokesman on climate Ciarán Ahern described the flooding incidents as indicative of a country without the necessary infrastructure to cope with the changing climate.
Storm Chandra leaves homes and businesses in Wexford, Dublin and Wicklow flooded – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-28
His criticisms were echoed by Labour TD and party climate spokesman Ciarán Ahern.
Climate action plan delayed for second year despite emissions cuts falling behind target – The Irish TimesIreland· 2026-01-16
Labour TD Ciarán Ahern said the previous contractor CHC allowed crew members to be on standby from their own home but Bristow does not.
Coast guard rescue crews working 24-hour shifts but only 16.5 hours recorded, TD claims – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-12-05
Ciarán Ahern said there had been a big turnout push in the last 10 days.
Turnout ‘hopes’, spoiled votes and polling station open times – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-10-24
Ciarán Ahern represents Labour at the regular campaign meetings.
Ivana Bacik insists Catherine Connolly is a ‘unifying force’ for Labour amid internal dissent – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-29
Ciarán Ahern is a member of the steering group for Catherine Connolly’s campaign.
The campaign teams behind the Irish presidential election candidates – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-09-26
Dublin South West TD Ciarán Ahern was appointed as the Labour Party’s co-ordinator with Ms Connolly’s campaign.
Labour Party backs Connolly’s bid for Áras – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-31
Labour spokesman on climate, energy and the environment Ciarán Ahern said the ombudsman role could be described as 'a sustainability tsar'.
Ireland needs ‘future generations tsar’ to enable long-term thinking, say 70 groups – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-17
Labour’s Ciarán Ahern criticized the Government for its past failures in addressing child sexual abuse.
Disabled children suffered higher rates of sexual abuse, Dáil hears during debate on historical abuse – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-07-16
Labour TD Ciarán Ahern said using AI tools 'takes an enormous amount of energy'.
ChatGPT search uses 10 times as much electricity as Google searchIreland· 2025-02-20
Ciaran Ahern describes the government's tax plans as reminiscent of past tax cuts for developers.
New response to housing ‘permacrisis’ to be explored – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-16
Ciaran Ahern described the Government's tax plans as 'Fianna Fáil’s Bertie-era tax cuts for developers'.
Back to the drawing board for the Government or more of the same? – The Irish TimesIreland· 2025-02-15
