Paul Donnelly (politician)

Paul Donnelly (born 1967/1968)^[1] is an Irish Sinn Féin politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin West constituency since the 2020 general election.^[2]

Paul Donnelly TD
Donnelly in 2020
Teachta Dála
Incumbent
Assumed office February 2020
Constituency	Dublin West
Personal details
Born	1967/1968 (age 56–57) Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Sinn Féin
Spouse	Angela Donnelly
Children	4
Website	pauldonnellytd.ie

He served as a member of Fingal County Council from 2014 to 2020.^[3] He had contested three general elections and three by-elections prior to winning a seat in 2020.^[4] He topped the poll in the Dublin West constituency at the 2020 general election, coming ahead of the sitting Taoiseach Leo Varadkar.^[5][6][7] Aaron O'Rourke was co-opted to Donnelly's seat on Fingal County Council following his election to the Dáil.^[8]

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.^[9][4]

References

1. "Dublin West: Paul Donnelly (SF)". The Irish Times. 30 November 2024. Retrieved 29 December 2024.
2. "Paul Donnelly". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 15 February 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2020.
3. "Paul Donnelly". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 13 January 2025.
4. O'Halloran, Marie (9 February 2020). "Election 2020: Paul Donnelly (Sinn Féin)". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 28 January 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
5. "SF candidate hails poll-topping vote in Taoiseach's Dublin constituency". Evening Express. 9 February 2020. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
6. O'Halloran, Marie (10 February 2020). "Dublin West results: Joan Burton and Ruth Coppinger lose seats". The Irish Times. Dublin. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
7. "Election 2020: Dublin West". The Irish Times. Dublin. 10 February 2020. Archived from the original on 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
8. "Four new councillors co-opted". Fingal County Council. 25 February 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2020.
9. 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.

External links

• Paul Donnelly’s page on the Sinn Féin website
• Official website