Paul Donnelly (politician) explained

Honorific-Suffix:TD
Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:February 2020
Constituency:Dublin West
Birth Date:1968/1969
Birth Place:Dublin, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
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

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

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Paul Donnelly. Oireachtas Members Database. 15 February 2020. 15 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200215200724/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Paul-Donnelly.D.2020-02-08/. live.
  2. Election 2020: Paul Donnelly (Sinn Féin). Irish Times. Marie. O'Halloran. 9 February 2020. 9 February 2020. 28 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210128020026/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/election-2020-paul-donnelly-sinn-f%C3%A9in-1.4167493. live.
  3. SF candidate hails poll-topping vote in Taoiseach's Dublin constituency. Evening Express. 9 February 2020. 9 February 2020.
  4. News: Dublin West results: Joan Burton and Ruth Coppinger lose seats . 10 February 2020 . Marie . O'Halloran . . Dublin . 5 June 2021 . live . https://archive.today/20210605214622/https://www.irishtimes.com/news/politics/dublin-west-results-joan-burton-and-ruth-coppinger-lose-seats-1.4165187 . 5 June 2021 .
  5. News: Election 2020: Dublin West . 10 February 2020 . . Dublin . 5 June 2021 . live . https://archive.today/20210605215238/https://www.irishtimes.com/election2020/dublin-west . 5 June 2021 .
  6. Web site: Four new councillors co-opted . 25 February 2020 . Fingal County Council . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20200924153115/https://www.fingal.ie/news/four-new-councillors-co-opted . 24 September 2020.
  7. Sinn Fein's Paul Donnelly 'humbled' as he seals Dublin West seat ahead of Leo Varadkar. Dublin Live. Mark. O'Brien. 9 February 2020. 9 February 2020. 6 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201206011950/https://www.dublinlive.ie/news/dublin-news/sinn-feins-paul-donnelly-humbled-17718063. live.

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