caption constituency nationality party office birth_date term_start image article_title term_end name alma_mater
lyons in 2012 dublin north -- west ballymun-finglas irish labour party teachta dála dublin city councillor june 1977 february 2011 2008 john lyons 2012.jpg john lyons -lrb- dublin politician -rrb-
 2011 john lyons maynooth university , trinity college , dublin
john lyons -lrb- dublin politician -rrb-

john lyons -lrb- born june 1977 -rrb- is an irish labour party politician .
lyons was elected as a teachta dála -lrb- td -rrb- for the dublin north -- west constituency at the 2011 general election .
he was previously a member of dublin city council from 2008 to 2011 representing the ballymun-finglas area .
a son of john and josie lyons , he attended trinity comprehensive -lrb- then known as ballymun comprehensive -rrb- .
he studied at maynooth university gaining a ba and hdip , he subsequently studied special education at trinity college , dublin .
he is openly gay and was one of the first two openly lgbt members of dáil Éireann , along with meath east 's dominic hannigan .
