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Irish politician (born 1975/1976)

SenatorAisling Dolan


Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 June 2020
Constituency	Nominated by the Taoiseach

Personal details
Born	1975 or 1976 (age 48–49) Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Education	Ardscoil Mhuire
Alma mater	NUI Galway
Website	Official website

Aisling Dolan (born 1975/1976) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Senator since June 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.

Political career

Dolan was elected to Galway County Council as an independent candidate at the 2019 local elections. She joined Fine Gael in November 2019.

Dolan was an unsuccessful Fine Gael candidate in the 2020 general election for the Roscommon–Galway constituency. She was appointed to Seanad Éireann in June 2020. Evelyn Francis Parsons was co-opted to Dolan's seat on Galway County Council following her nomination to the Seanad.

In October 2024, Dolan was chosen by Fine Gael to contest the 2024 general election for Roscommon–Galway.

Personal life

Born in Pollboy, Ballinasloe, Dolan attended Ardscoil Mhuire and NUI Galway and received a postgraduate diploma in Applied Languages for Business. Dolan worked in Dublin for Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland, supporting Irish businesses and funding excellence in research.

References

^ "Aisling Dolan". Aisling Dolan. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ "GE20: Know your candidates for Roscommon-Galway". Shannonside News. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
"Aisling Dolan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ "Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces his 11 Seanad nominees". TheJournal.ie. 27 June 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
Tierney, Declan. "Fourth Count Ballinasloe LEA: Dolan the surprise package". Connacht Tribune. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ "Cllr Aisling Dolan". Fine Gael. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
"Senator Aisling Dolan chosen by Fine Gael to contest Roscommon-Galway in General Election". Galway Bay FM. 29 October 2024. Retrieved 8 November 2024.

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Cathaoirleach Mark Daly (FF) (2020–2022) Jerry Buttimer (FG) (2022–) Leader of the Seanad Regina Doherty (FG) (2020–2022) Lisa Chambers (FF) (2022–)
Administrative Panel	Garret Ahearn (FG) Martin Conway (FG) Mark Daly (FF) Rebecca Moynihan (Lab) Niall Ó Donnghaile (SF) Fiona O'Loughlin (FF) Diarmuid Wilson (FF)
Agricultural Panel	Niall Blaney (FF) Victor Boyhan (Ind) Lynn Boylan (SF) Paddy Burke (FG) Paul Daly (FF) Michael D'Arcy (FG) Pippa Hackett (GP) Annie Hoey (Lab) Tim Lombard (FG) Eugene Murphy (FF, then Ind) Denis O'Donovan (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Malcolm Byrne (FF) Lisa Chambers (FF) Seán Kyne (FG) John McGahon (FG) Fintan Warfield (SF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Catherine Ardagh (FF) Frances Black (Ind) Micheál Carrigy (FG) Ollie Crowe (FF) Aidan Davitt (FF) Elisha McCallion (SF) Sharon Keogan (Ind) Mark Wall (Lab) Barry Ward (FG)
Labour Panel	Jerry Buttimer (FG) Shane Cassells (FF) Pat Casey (FF) Gerard Craughwell (Ind) John Cummins (FG) Robbie Gallagher (FF) Paul Gavan (SF) Joe O'Reilly (FG) Pauline O'Reilly (GP) Ned O'Sullivan (FF) Marie Sherlock (Lab)
Dublin University	Ivana Bacik (Lab) David Norris (Ind) Lynn Ruane (Ind)
National University	Alice-Mary Higgins (Ind) Michael McDowell (Ind) Rónán Mullen (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Lorraine Clifford-Lee (FF) Emer Currie (FG) Regina Doherty (FG) Aisling Dolan (FG) Timmy Dooley (FF) Mary Fitzpatrick (FF) Eileen Flynn (Ind) Róisín Garvey (GP) Erin McGreehan (FF) Vincent P. Martin (GP) Mary Seery Kearney (FG)
Elected or appointed later	2021 Maria Byrne (FG) Gerry Horkan (FF) 2022 Tom Clonan (Ind) 2024 Mal O'Hara (GP) Nikki Bradley (FG) 2024 Alan Farrell (FG) Joe Flaherty (FF) Anne Rabbitte (FF)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael SF: Sinn Féin Lab: Labour Party GP: Green Party Ind: Independent

Fine Gael

History

Leadership

Leaders	Eoin O'Duffy W. T. Cosgrave Richard Mulcahy James Dillon Liam Cosgrave Garret FitzGerald Alan Dukes John Bruton Michael Noonan Enda Kenny Leo Varadkar Simon Harris
Deputy leaders	Peter Barry John Bruton Peter Barry Nora Owen Jim Mitchell Richard Bruton James Reilly Simon Coveney Heather Humphreys Helen McEntee
Seanad leaders	Michael O'Higgins Patrick Cooney Gemma Hussey James Dooge Maurice Manning Brian Hayes Michael Finucane (acting) Frances Fitzgerald Maurice Cummins Jerry Buttimer Regina Doherty Seán Kyne
Chairpersons	Kieran Crotty Donal Creed Tom Enright Michael Lowry Jim Higgins Phil Hogan Pádraic McCormack Tom Hayes Charles Flanagan Dan Neville Martin Heydon Richard Bruton Alan Dillon Alan Farrell
Leadership elections	1987 (Dukes) 1990 (Bruton) 2001 (Noonan) 2002 (Kenny) 2017 (Varadkar) 2024 (Harris)

Party structures

Presidential candidates

Presidential candidates	Seán Mac Eoin (1945, 1959) Tom O'Higgins (1966, 1973) Austin Currie (1990) Mary Banotti (1997) Gay Mitchell (2011)
Unopposed presidential candidates with Fine Gael support	Douglas Hyde (1938) Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (1974)

Elected representatives

Dáil Éireann	William Aird Grace Boland Brian Brennan Colm Brophy Colm Burke Peter Burke Paula Butterly Jerry Buttimer Catherine Callaghan Micheál Carrigy Jennifer Carroll MacNeill John Clendennen Joe Cooney John Cummins Emer Currie Alan Dillon Paschal Donohoe Frank Feighan James Geoghegan Simon Harris Martin Heydon Emer Higgins Keira Keogh David Maxwell Noel McCarthy Helen McEntee Michael Murphy Hildegarde Naughton Joe Neville Maeve O'Connell Kieran O'Donnell Patrick O'Donovan Naoise Ó Muirí John Paul O'Shea Neale Richmond Peter Roche Edward Timmins Barry Ward
Seanad Éireann	Garret Ahearn Nikki Bradley Paddy Burke Maria Byrne Martin Conway Aisling Dolan Alan Farrell Seán Kyne Tim Lombard John McGahon Joe O'Reilly Mary Seery Kearney
European Parliament	Nina Carberry Regina Doherty Seán Kelly Maria Walsh

Alliances

European	European People's Party EPP Group
International	Centrist Democrat International

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