Timmy Dooley (born 13 February 1969) is an Irish

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil (, ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christia ...

politician who has served as a

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since June 2020, after being nominated by the Taoiseach, and previously from 2002 to 2007 for the

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. He served as a

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(TD) for the

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constituency from 2007 to 2020.

Early and personal life

Dooley was educated at

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National School and

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Community College, and later at

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, where he was chairman of the Kevin Barry Cumann of

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in 1989. He is married to Emer McMahon and they have two daughters.

Political career

Dooley was first elected to the Dáil at the 2007 general election for the Clare constituency, after topping the poll with 10,791 votes. He served as Opposition Spokesperson for Transport, Tourism and Sport from 2011 to 2016, and as Opposition Spokesperson for Communications, Climate Action and Environment from May 2016 to February 2020. In January 2018, Dooley voiced his support for repealing the Eighth Amendment. In 2019, he was involved in the Dáil voting scandal. He lost his seat at the general election in February 2020. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2020 Seanad election, but was subsequently nominated by the Taoiseach,

Micheál Martin Micheál Martin (; born 1 August 1960) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who is serving as Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence since December 2022. He served as Taoiseach from 2020 to 2022 and has been Leader of ...

to the Seanad in June 2020.

References

External links

Timmy Dooley's page on the Fianna Fáil website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Dooley, Timmy 1969 births Living people Alumni of University College Dublin Fianna Fáil senators Fianna Fáil TDs Members of the 22nd Seanad Members of the 30th Dáil Members of the 31st Dáil Members of the 32nd Dáil Politicians from County Clare Members of the 26th Seanad Nominated members of Seanad Éireann