Paul Donnelly (politician)

Paul Donnelly
TD
Donnelly in 2020
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office
February 2020
ConstituencyDublin West
Personal details
Bornc.1968/1969
Dublin, Ireland
Political partySinn Féin
SpouseAngela Donnelly
Children4
Websitepauldonnellytd.ie

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]

At the 2024 general election, Donnelly was re-elected to the Dáil.

Personal life

Donnelly lives in Clonsilla with his wife Angela and four children.[7][2]

References

  1. ^ "Paul Donnelly". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "SF candidate hails poll-topping vote in Taoiseach's Dublin constituency". Evening Express. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ "Election 2020: Dublin West". Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Four new councillors co-opted". Fingal County Council. 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020.
  7. ^ 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.