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Senator Aisling Dolan


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

Personal details
Born	1975 or 1976 (age 48–49)^[1] Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Education	Ardscoil Mhuire
Alma mater	NUI Galway^[2]
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.^[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.^[1] She was appointed to the Seanad in June 2020.^[4]^[1] Evelyn Francis Parsons was co-opted to Dolan's seat on Galway County Council following her nomination to the Seanad.

Personal life

Born in Pollboy, Ballinasloe, Dolan attended Ardscoil Mhuire and NUI Galway and received a postgraduate diploma in Applied Languages for Business.^[2] Dolan worked in Dublin for Enterprise Ireland and Science Foundation Ireland, supporting Irish businesses and funding excellence in research.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "GE20: Know your candidates for Roscommon-Galway". Shannonside News. 31 January 2020. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
^ ^a ^b "Aisling Dolan". Aisling Dolan. 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.
^ ^a ^b "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.
^ ^a ^b "Cllr Aisling Dolan". Fine Gael. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.

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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)
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Dublin University	Ivana Bacik (Lab) David Norris (Ind) Lynn Ruane (Ind)
National University	Alice-Mary Higgins (Ind) Michael McDowell (Ind) Rónán Mullen (HDA)
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)
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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
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
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	Colm Brophy Richard Bruton Colm Burke Peter Burke Joe Carey Jennifer Carroll MacNeill Ciarán Cannon Simon Coveney Michael Creed Alan Dillon Paschal Donohoe Bernard Durkan Damien English Alan Farrell Frank Feighan Charles Flanagan Brendan Griffin Simon Harris Martin Heydon Emer Higgins Heather Humphreys Paul Kehoe Josepha Madigan Helen McEntee Joe McHugh Hildegarde Naughton Kieran O'Donnell Patrick O'Donovan Fergus O'Dowd John Paul Phelan Neale Richmond Michael Ring David Stanton Leo Varadkar
Seanad Éireann	Garret Ahearn Paddy Burke Jerry Buttimer Maria Byrne Micheál Carrigy Martin Conway John Cummins Emer Currie Aisling Dolan Seán Kyne Tim Lombard John McGahon Joe O'Reilly Mary Seery Kearney Barry Ward
European Parliament	Nina Carberry Regina Doherty Seán Kelly Maria Walsh

Alliances

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