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Dr. Rory Hearne | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Social policy, political candidate |
| Known for | Work on the Irish housing crisis |
| Title | Associate Professor |
| Academic background | |
| Education | BA, PhD. |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Dublin |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Social policy |
| Institutions | Maynooth University |
| Main interests | Housing policy |
| Notable works | Gaffs (2022) |
Dr. Rory Hearne is an Irish academic and political candidate known for his work on the Irish housing crisis.[1]
Education and career
editHe attended Trinity College Dublin, where he gained a BA and PhD, and was elected president of Trinity College Dublin Students' Union. He also served as the vice-president of the Union of Students of Ireland. He works as associate professor in social policy at Maynooth University.[2]
He has commentated on social and economic issues in media outlets such as the Tonight with Vincent Browne television programme and in op-eds for the Irish Examiner, The Irish Times and The Guardian newspapers.[3][4][5]
Hearne has publicly criticised the Fine Gael and Fianna Fáil parties who led every government during his career.[6] Hearne has been cited as an authority on the housing crisis by The New York Times.[7] His book on the housing crisis, Gaffs was released in 1992 and became a bestseller.[1]
Political campaigns
editHe was a founding member of the People Before Profit Alliance in 2005, and ran unsuccessfully as their candidate in the Dublin South East constituency in 2007.[8] He spent three months as a member of the Labour Party before resigning in 2011 in protest at their decision to form a governing coalition with Fine Gael as the Government of the 31st Dáil.[6] In 2016 he ran unsuccessfully for the Seanad in the National University of Ireland constituency, as an Independent.[8]
Hearne joined the Social Democrats in 2024[8] and was their unssuccessul candidate in the 2024 European Parliament elections for the Midlands–North-West constituency,[2] where he secured 15,023 first preference votes and was eliminated after the 12th count of 21. Hearne received media attention during the campaign for his sharp criticism of Ciaran Mullooly of Independent Ireland (who went on to win a seat) for what Hearne saw as Mullooly's scapegoating of migrants rather than focusing on the causes of the housing crisis.[9] The party selected Hearne to stand in the next Irish general election in Dublin North-West, where retiring party leader Róisín Shortall had held a seat since 1992.[2]
Personal life
editAs of 2024[update], Hearne was raising a young family in North Dublin where he had lived for 20 years.[1] Hearne disclosed on an episode of podcast The Two Norries published in November 2022 that he had been the victim of sexual abuse as a teenager by a perpetrator in his community who was later convicted and imprisoned.[10]
Bibliography
edit- Gaffs: Why no one can get a house, and what we can do about it (2022)
References
edit- ^ a b c Monahan, Tabitha (July 25, 2024). "Rory Hearne to run for Social Democrats in constituency of former co-leader Róisín Shortall in general election". Irish Independent.
- ^ a b c Matthews, Jane (July 25, 2024). "Rory Hearne selected to contest general election for SocDems in Róisín Shortall's constituency". TheJournal.ie.
- ^ Hearne, Rory (November 9, 2023). "Dr Rory Hearne: Scale of homeless crisis is far worse than the official data suggests". The Irish Times.
- ^ Hearne, Rory (December 11, 2023). "Ireland's housing crisis is a disaster for its people – and a gift to far-right fearmongers". The Guardian.
- ^ Hearne, Rory (October 25, 2023). "Soaring rents, evictions, and a shortage of housing — welcome to rural Ireland". Irish Examiner.
- ^ a b Gataveckaite, Gabija (April 6, 2024). "'I've been researching this for 15 years' – Social Democrats' Rory Hearne on why 'anti-intellectual' FF and FG won't solve the housing crisis". Irish Independent.
- ^ Specia, Megan (January 15, 2024). "'The Social Contract Has Been Completely Ruptured': Ireland's Housing Crisis". The New York Times.
- ^ a b c Power, Jack (February 26, 2024). "Rory Hearne to seek nomination to stand for Social Democrats in European elections". The Irish Times.
- ^ Ryan, Philip (June 3, 2024). "Rory Hearne accuses Ciaran Mullooly of 'hypocrisy' in scathing attack on Independent Ireland". Irish Independent.
- ^ Vaal, Danny De (November 27, 2022). "Housing expert Dr Rory Hearne reveals he was sexually abused as a teenager". Irish Mirror.
External links
edit- Hearne's professional profile at Maynooth University
- Hearne's profile on Twitter
- Reboot Republic, Hearne's podcast