Education
National University of Ireland.
National University of Ireland.
Lyons was elected as a Teachta Dála (Territorial Decoration) for the Dublin North–West constituency at the 2011 general election. A son of John and Josie Lyons, he attended Trinity Comprehensive (then known as Ballymun Comprehensive). He studied at Maynooth University gaining a Bachelor and HDip, he subsequently studied special education at Trinity College, Dublin.
He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.
He was previously a member of Dublin City Council from 2008 to 2011 representing the Ballymun-Finglas area. He is openly gay and was one of the first two openly LGBT members of Dáil Éireann, along with Meath East"s Dominic Hannigan.