Derek Nolan Explained

Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:February 2011
Term End:February 2016
Constituency:Galway West
Birth Date:7 March 1982
Birth Place:Galway, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Labour Party
Alma Mater:NUI Galway

Derek Nolan (born October 1982) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency from 2011 to 2016.[1] [2] [3]

Nolan attended Saint Michael's Boys' School, Mervue, and St. Mary's College, Galway. He then studied at NUI Galway.[4] He won a seat on Galway City Council in June 2009, aged 26. He was a trainee Solicitor when he contested the 2011 general election.[5] He was nominated to succeed President Michael D. Higgins in the election to Dáil Éireann, in Galway West as a first time candidate.[6] He was a member of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee.

He lost his seat at the 2016 general election.[3] He described the poor Labour result and loss of so many seats for party as "heartbreaking", but also said the challenge of starting a new career was "exciting".[7]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Derek Nolan – Biography. Labour Party website. 7 March 2011. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20110301003107/http://www.labour.ie/dereknolan/biography.html. 1 March 2011. dmy-all.
  2. Web site: Derek Nolan. Oireachtas Members Database. 23 March 2011. 7 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181107224825/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Derek-Nolan.D.2011-03-09. live.
  3. Web site: Derek Nolan. ElectionsIreland.org. 23 March 2011. 22 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222151342/https://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=5250. live.
  4. News: Former NUI Galway Students, including Taoiseach, take senior roles in Cabinet. Spring 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20120509052031/http://www.nuigalway.ie/alumni/newsletter/spring2011.html. 9 May 2012.
  5. News: Labour hopeful has big shoes to fill. Irish Independent. 8 February 2011. Brian. McDonald. 28 February 2011. 26 September 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210926013042/https://www.independent.ie/irish-news/elections/latest-news/labour-hopeful-has-big-shoes-to-fill-26673373.html. live.
  6. News: Labour leads in Galway West. The Irish Times. 27 February 2011. Lorna. Siggins. 28 February 2011. 13 August 2011. https://web.archive.org/web/20110813031331/http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0226/breaking50.html. live.
  7. News: How Labour's Derek Nolan Fees After Losing The Election. Nolan. Derek. 1 March 2016. Irish Times. 26 September 2021. 28 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128000553/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/how-labour-s-derek-nolan-feels-after-losing-the-election-1.2554794. live.

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