John Cummins (born 29 June 1988)[1] is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency since the 2024 general election.

He has taught in a number of schools, including in St. Paul's Community College in Waterford city.

[5] He was subsequently re-elected to the amalgamated Waterford City and County Council in 2014,[8] and served his second term as mayor from 2015 to 2016.

[11] He was appointed as the Fine Gael spokesperson on Housing, Local Government and Heritage by Leo Varadkar.

He lost the party whip in August 2020 following his involvement in the Oireachtas Golf Society scandal,[12][13] which saw him allegedly breach public health guidelines with regard to COVID-19.