Paul Donnelly (politician)
Paul Donnelly | |
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.jpg) Donnelly in 2020 | |
| Teachta Dála | |
| Assumed office February 2020 | |
| Constituency | Dublin West |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c.1968/1969 Dublin, Ireland |
| Political party | Sinn Féin |
| Spouse | Angela Donnelly |
| Children | 4 |
Paul Donnelly (born 1968/1969) is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin West constituency since the 2020 general election.[1]
He served as a member of Fingal County Council from 2014 to 2020. He had contested three general elections and three by-elections prior to winning a seat in 2020.[2] He topped the poll in the Dublin West constituency at the 2020 general election, coming ahead of the sitting Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.[3][4][5] Aaron O'Rourke was co-opted to Donnelly's seat on Fingal County Council following his election to the Dáil.[6]
Personal life[edit]
Donnelly lives in Clonsilla with his wife Angela and four children.[7][2]
References[edit]
- ^ "Paul Donnelly". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
- ^ a b O'Halloran, Marie (9 February 2020). "Election 2020: Paul Donnelly (Sinn Féin)". Irish Times. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "SF candidate hails poll-topping vote in Taoiseach's Dublin constituency". Evening Express. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ O'Halloran, Marie (10 February 2020). "Dublin West results: Joan Burton and Ruth Coppinger lose seats". Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Election 2020: Dublin West". Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Four new councillors co-opted". Fingal County Council. 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020.
- ^ O'Brien, Mark (9 February 2020). "Sinn Fein's Paul Donnelly 'humbled' as he seals Dublin West seat ahead of Leo Varadkar". Dublin Live. Archived from the original on 6 December 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.