John McGuirk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Date of Birth: 02-Mar-1984
Place of Birth: County Monaghan, Border Region, Ireland
Profession: columnist
Zodiac Sign: Pisces 
About John McGuirk
- John McGuirk (born 2 March 1984) is an Irish media adviser, political commentator and pro-life campaigner.
- He was the communications director for the Save the 8th campaign, which unsuccessfully campaigned for a No vote in the 2018 Irish abortion referendum.
- During the campaign McGuirk stated on Twitter that "If Dublin Central is 75% yes on the day (3-1), I will never take a political job again".
- The referendum was passed on 25 May 2018 by a majority of 66.4%, with Dublin Central voting Yes by 76.51%. He was communications director for Libertas Institute, which campaigned for, and won, a No vote in the 2008 Irish referendum on the Lisbon Treaty.
- He spoke on national radio advocating for a No vote.
- Libertas was the most prominent voice in the No campaign.
- The Treaty was rejected by voters on 12 June 2008 by a margin of 53.4% to 46.6%, with a turnout of 53.1%.He ran in 2011 Irish general election for Cavan–Monaghan for the New Vision electoral alliance, receiving 2.4% of the first preference votes and being eliminated on the second count.
- McGuirk previously held the position of Eastern Area Officer of the Union of Students in Ireland in 2006/2007.
- He ran unsuccessfully for president of the USI in 2007.
- McGuirk appears regularly on Irish broadcast media as a conservative voice on social and political issues.
- Shows he has appeared on include The Last Word, Tonight with Vincent Browne, The Tonight Show and The Right Hook.
- McGuirk also contributed articles and writes a column in The Irish Catholic newspaper. As of 2019, McGuirk is editor of the conservative news website Gript.
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