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Irish politician (born 1965)

SenatorPaul Daly


Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 June 2016
Constituency	Agricultural Panel

Personal details
Born	(1965-06-26) 26 June 1965 (age 59) Kilbeggan, County Westmeath, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil

Paul Daly (born 26 June 1965) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as a Senator for the Agricultural Panel since April 2016.

He was a member of Westmeath County Council from 2008 to 2016.

He is the Fianna Fáil Seanad spokesperson on Agriculture.

Following his involvement in the Oireachtas Golf Society scandal ("golfgate") in August 2020, Daly was one of six senators who lost the party whip in the Seanad as punishment for their actions.

References

"Paul Daly". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
"Paul Daly". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 14 July 2019.
"Senator Paul Daly". www.fiannafail.ie. Fianna Fáil. Retrieved 31 March 2020.
McDermott, Stephen (21 August 2020). "Golfgate: Who were the public figures at this week's controversial Oireachtas Golf Society dinner?". Retrieved 22 August 2020.

External links

Paul Daly's page on the Fianna Fáil website

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Cathaoirleach Denis O'Donovan (FF) Leader of the Seanad Jerry Buttimer (FG)
Administrative Panel	Martin Conway (FG) Mark Daly (FF) John Dolan (Ind) Maura Hopkins (FG) Kevin Humphreys (Lab) Niall Ó Donnghaile (SF) Diarmuid Wilson (FF)
Agricultural Panel	Victor Boyhan (Ind) Paddy Burke (FG) Maria Byrne (FG) Rose Conway-Walsh (SF) Paul Daly (FF) Denis Landy (Lab) Tim Lombard (FG) Trevor Ó Clochartaigh (SF, then Ind) Brian Ó Domhnaill (FF, then Ind) Denis O'Donovan (FF) Grace O'Sullivan (GP)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Lorraine Clifford-Lee (FF) Gabrielle McFadden (FG) Kieran O'Donnell (FG) Keith Swanick (FF) Fintan Warfield (SF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Catherine Ardagh (FF) Frances Black (Ind) Colm Burke (FG) Paul Coghlan (FG) Aidan Davitt (FF) Gerry Horkan (FF) Pádraig Mac Lochlainn (SF) Catherine Noone (FG) Aodhán Ó Ríordáin (Lab)
Labour Panel	Jerry Buttimer (FG) Gerard Craughwell (Ind) Máire Devine (SF) Robbie Gallagher (FF) Paul Gavan (SF) Terry Leyden (FF) Jennifer Murnane O'Connor (FF) Ged Nash (Lab) Joe O'Reilly (FG) Ned O'Sullivan (FF) Neale Richmond (FG)
Dublin University	Ivana Bacik (Lab) David Norris (Ind) Lynn Ruane (Ind)
National University	Alice-Mary Higgins (Ind) Michael McDowell Rónán Mullen (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Ray Butler (FG) Paudie Coffey (FG) Frank Feighan (FG) Joan Freeman (Ind) Colette Kelleher (Ind) Billy Lawless (Ind) Michelle Mulherin (FG) Pádraig Ó Céidigh (Ind) Marie-Louise O'Donnell (Ind) John O'Mahony (FG) James Reilly (FG)
Elected or appointed later	2018 Ian Marshall (Ind) Anthony Lawlor (FG) 2019 Pippa Hackett (GP) 2020 Seán Kyne (FG)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael GP: Green Party SF: Sinn Féin Lab: Labour Party Ind: Independent

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Cathaoirleach Mark Daly (FF) (2020–2022) Jerry Buttimer (FG) (2022–) Leader of the Seanad Regina Doherty (FG) (2020–2022) Lisa Chambers (FF) (2022–)
Administrative Panel	Garret Ahearn (FG) Martin Conway (FG) Mark Daly (FF) Rebecca Moynihan (Lab) Niall Ó Donnghaile (SF) Fiona O'Loughlin (FF) Diarmuid Wilson (FF)
Agricultural Panel	Niall Blaney (FF) Victor Boyhan (Ind) Lynn Boylan (SF) Paddy Burke (FG) Paul Daly (FF) Michael D'Arcy (FG) Pippa Hackett (GP) Annie Hoey (Lab) Tim Lombard (FG) Eugene Murphy (FF, then Ind) Denis O'Donovan (FF)
Cultural and Educational Panel	Malcolm Byrne (FF) Lisa Chambers (FF) Seán Kyne (FG) John McGahon (FG) Fintan Warfield (SF)
Industrial and Commercial Panel	Catherine Ardagh (FF) Frances Black (Ind) Micheál Carrigy (FG) Ollie Crowe (FF) Aidan Davitt (FF) Elisha McCallion (SF) Sharon Keogan (Ind) Mark Wall (Lab) Barry Ward (FG)
Labour Panel	Jerry Buttimer (FG) Shane Cassells (FF) Pat Casey (FF) Gerard Craughwell (Ind) John Cummins (FG) Robbie Gallagher (FF) Paul Gavan (SF) Joe O'Reilly (FG) Pauline O'Reilly (GP) Ned O'Sullivan (FF) Marie Sherlock (Lab)
Dublin University	Ivana Bacik (Lab) David Norris (Ind) Lynn Ruane (Ind)
National University	Alice-Mary Higgins (Ind) Michael McDowell (Ind) Rónán Mullen (Ind)
Nominated by the Taoiseach	Lorraine Clifford-Lee (FF) Emer Currie (FG) Regina Doherty (FG) Aisling Dolan (FG) Timmy Dooley (FF) Mary Fitzpatrick (FF) Eileen Flynn (Ind) Róisín Garvey (GP) Erin McGreehan (FF) Vincent P. Martin (GP) Mary Seery Kearney (FG)
Elected or appointed later	2021 Maria Byrne (FG) Gerry Horkan (FF) 2022 Tom Clonan (Ind) 2024 Mal O'Hara (GP) Nikki Bradley (FG) 2024 Alan Farrell (FG) Joe Flaherty (FF) Anne Rabbitte (FF)
FF: Fianna Fáil FG: Fine Gael SF: Sinn Féin Lab: Labour Party GP: Green Party Ind: Independent

Fianna Fáil

History

Leadership

Leaders	De Valera Lemass Lynch Haughey Reynolds Ahern Cowen Martin
Deputy leaders	J. Brennan Colley MacSharry Lenihan Snr Wilson Ahern Rourke Cowen Coughlan Hanafin Lenihan Jnr Ó Cuív Calleary Chambers
Seanad leaders	Ryan Snr Lanigan Fallon Wright Cassidy O'Rourke O'Brien Ardagh
Secretaries-General	S. Brennan Wall P. Farrell Dorgan
Leadership elections	1959 (Lemass) 1966 (Lynch) 1979 (Haughey) 1992 (Reynolds) 1994 (Ahern) 2008 (Cowen) 2011 (Martin)

Party structures

Presidential candidates

Presidential candidates (winners in bold)	Seán T. O'Kelly (1945) Éamon de Valera (1959, 1966) Erskine H. Childers (1973) Brian Lenihan Snr (1990) Mary McAleese (1997)
Unopposed presidential candidates with Fianna Fáil support	Douglas Hyde (1938) Seán T. O'Kelly (1952) Cearbhall Ó Dálaigh (1974) Patrick Hillery (1976, 1983) Mary McAleese (2004)

Elected representatives

Dáil Éireann	Catherine Ardagh Tom Brabazon Shay Brennan James Browne Mary Butler Malcolm Byrne Thomas Byrne Michael Cahill Dara Calleary Jack Chambers Peter "Chap" Cleere Niall Collins John Connolly Cathal Crowe Martin Daly Aisling Dempsey Cormac Devlin Albert Dolan Timmy Dooley Seán Fleming Norma Foley Pat "the Cope" Gallagher John Lahart James Lawless Micheál Martin Paul McAuliffe Charlie McConalogue Tony McCormack Séamus McGrath Erin McGreehan John McGuinness Aindrias Moynihan Michael Moynihan Shane Moynihan Jennifer Murnane O'Connor Darragh O'Brien Jim O'Callaghan Naoise Ó Cearúil James O'Connor Willie O'Dea Seán Ó Fearghaíl Ryan O'Meara Christopher O'Sullivan Pádraig O'Sullivan Eamon Scanlon Brendan Smith Niamh Smyth Robert Troy
Seanad Éireann	Niall Blaney Pat Casey Shane Cassells Lisa Chambers Lorraine Clifford-Lee Ollie Crowe Mark Daly Paul Daly Aidan Davitt Mary Fitzpatrick Joe Flaherty Robbie Gallagher Gerry Horkan Denis O'Donovan Fiona O'Loughlin Ned O'Sullivan Anne Rabbitte Diarmuid Wilson
European Parliament	Barry Andrews Barry Cowen Billy Kelleher Cynthia Ní Mhurchú

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European	Alliance of Liberals and Democrats for Europe Renew Europe
International	Liberal International (observer)

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