Ronan Moore

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Ronan Moore is an Irish politician and school teacher, and the author of a number of books with a focus on quirks of Irish culture. [1]

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Personal life

Moore was born in, and his family comes from, Trim, County Meath. [2] As of 2015, he lives with his wife Frances Haworth, [3] and three children.

He received a degree in English and History from NUI Galway followed by a Masters in Sustainable Development from Dublin Institute of Technology. [3] [4]

Career

He has worked with Trócaire in Nigeria. [3] As of 2020, he works as a secondary school English and history teacher at St Patrick's Classical School. [2] [5]

Writing

In 2015 Moore published a book, Irishology, which discusses some of the strange quirks of Irish culture. This would become the first of a trilogy of similar books, being followed in 2016 by Irishography, which discussed parts of Ireland's geography, [1] and by Irishisms in 2017.

In 2020 Moore published "Young Fionn", a retelling of the Boyhood Deeds of Fionn aimed at a young audience; this was published by Gill Books and illustrated by Alexandra Colombo. [5]

Politics

At the 2019 Meath County Council election, Moore won a seat for the Social Democrats in the Trim local area. [2] In 2020 he was elected as Cathaoirleach in the Trim District. [6] In the 2020 Irish general election he stood as in the Meath West constituency, [7] but was not elected. [8] [9] He was re-elected at the 2024 Meath County Council election.

Moore, along with other councilors, opposed a motion to remove the books To Kill a Mockingbird and Of Mice and Men from the school curriculum due to racist language. He defended the books by saying they were important in teaching students about the history of racism and racial injustice. [10] [11]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Moore the merrier from Ronan!". Meath Chronicle. 20 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 Donohue, John (16 January 2020). "Election 2020: Moore on high horse! Campaign launch in Trim on Saturday". Meath Chronicle.
  3. 1 2 3 Smith, Andrea (14 November 2015). "Home is where the heart is". The Irish Independent.
  4. ↑ "Cllr. Ronan Moore".
  5. 1 2 Donohoe, John (6 March 2020). "'Exciting Retelling' of Fionn Mac Cumhaill's adventures". Meath Chronicle.
  6. ↑ "Moore pride as he takes on role of Cathaoirleach in Trim Municipal District". Meath Chronicle. 20 June 2020.
  7. ↑ Donohoe, John (5 February 2020). "Election 2020: Social Democrats leader supports Moore in Meath West canvas". Meath Chronicle.
  8. ↑ Walsh, Louise (10 February 2020) [9 February 2020]. "Meath West results: Surprise at Fianna Fáil loss as seismic shift to left". The Irish Times . Dublin. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  9. ↑ "Election 2020: Meath West". The Irish Times . Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 9 June 2021. Retrieved 9 June 2021.
  10. ↑ Riegel, Ralph (24 July 2020). "Twelve-year-old pupils do not understand complexities of racially charged classics, says councillor seeking removal of books". The Irish Independent.
  11. ↑ Donohoe, John (22 July 2020). "Cllrs refuse to back removal of book that 'addresses racial injustice'". Meath Chronicle.
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