Aisling Dolan

Aisling Dolan
Senator
In office
29 June 2020 – 31 January 2025
ConstituencyNominated by the Taoiseach
Personal details
Born1975/1976 (age 49–50)
Ballinasloe, County Galway, Ireland
Political partyFine Gael
EducationArdscoil Mhuire
Alma materNUI Galway[1]
WebsiteOfficial website Edit this at Wikidata

Aisling Dolan (born 1975/1976)[2] is an Irish Fine Gael politician who served as a Senator from June 2020 to January 2025, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.[3][4]

Political career

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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.[2] 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.

Dolan was an unsuccessful Fine Gael candidate in the 2024 general election for Roscommon–Galway.[7] She was not elected at the 2025 Seanad election.

Personal life

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Aisling Dolan". Aisling Dolan. Archived from the original on 8 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Aisling Dolan". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 7 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  4. ^ 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.
  5. ^ Tierney, Declan. "Fourth Count Ballinasloe LEA: Dolan the surprise package". Connacht Tribune. Archived from the original on 10 July 2020. Retrieved 7 July 2020.
  6. ^ a b "Cllr Aisling Dolan". Fine Gael. Archived from the original on 27 June 2020. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  7. ^ "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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