Aisling Dolan Explained

Office:Senator
Term Start:29 June 2020
Constituency:Nominated by the Taoiseach
Birth Place:Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Fine Gael
Education:Ardscoil Mhuire
Alma Mater:NUI Galway[1]

Aisling Dolan (born 1975/1976)[2] is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Senator since June 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.[3] [4]

Political career

Dolan was elected to Galway County Council as an independent candidate at the 2019 local elections.[5] She joined Fine Gael in November 2019.[6]

Dolan was an unsuccessful Fine Gael candidate in the 2020 general election for the Roscommon–Galway constituency.[7] She was appointed to Seanad Éireann in June 2020.[4] [2] 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.[8]

Personal life

Born in Pollboy, Ballinasloe, Dolan attended Ardscoil Mhuire and NUI Galway and received a postgraduate diploma in Applied Languages for Business.[1] Dolan worked in Dublin for Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland, supporting Irish businesses and funding excellence in research.[6]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Aisling Dolan. Aisling Dolan. 7 July 2020. 8 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200708060019/https://aislingdolan.org/pages/aisling-dolan. live.
  2. Web site: GE20: Know your candidates for Roscommon-Galway. Shannonside News. 31 January 2020. 7 July 2020. 8 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200708050257/https://www.shannonside.ie/news/local/roscommon/ge2020-candidates-roscommon-galway/. dead.
  3. Web site: Aisling Dolan. Oireachtas Members Database. 7 July 2020. 7 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200707204752/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Aisling-Dolan.S.2020-06-29/. live.
  4. Web site: Taoiseach Micheál Martin announces his 11 Seanad nominees . . 27 June 2020 . 27 June 2020 . 5 June 2021 . https://archive.today/20210605061933/https://www.thejournal.ie/taoiseach-seanad-nominees-5135086-Jun2020/ . live .
  5. Web site: Fourth Count Ballinasloe LEA: Dolan the surprise package. Declan. Tierney. Connacht Tribune. 7 July 2020. 10 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200710233217/https://connachttribune.ie/fourth-count-ballinasloe-lea-dolan-the-surprise-package-112/. live.
  6. Web site: Cllr Aisling Dolan . Fine Gael . 27 June 2020 . 27 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200627210635/https://www.finegael.ie/our-people/councillors/galway/galway-county/ballinasloe/aisling-dolan/ . live .
  7. Web site: GE20: Know your candidates for Roscommon-Galway. Shannonside News. 31 January 2020. 7 July 2020. 8 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200708050257/https://www.shannonside.ie/news/local/roscommon/ge2020-candidates-roscommon-galway/. dead.
  8. News: Senator Aisling Dolan chosen by Fine Gael to contest Roscommon-Galway in General Election. Galway Bay FM. 29 October 2024. 8 November 2024.

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