Jonathan O'Brien
Jonathan O'Brien is a former Irish Sinn Féin politician who served as a Teachta Dála for the Cork North-Central constituency from 2011 to 2020.
He was a member of Cork City Council from 2000 to 2011. O'Brien also has a sporting background. He is a former board member and chairman of Cork City Football Club, having been a founding member of the supporters' trust, FORAS. He is also a member of St. Vincent's GAA Club.
O'Brien was criticised by the Minister of Education Ruairi Quinn over his position on the Household Charge. O'Brien responded by saying he had been elected to implement just and fair laws, and described the household tax as being neither.
He is the Sinn Féin Junior Spokesperson for Finance, and Public Expenditure and Reform.
On 6 January 2020, he announced that he would not contest the next general election.
