Timmy Dooley
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Timmy Dooley is an Irish
Fianna Fáil
politician. He has been a Teachta Dála
(TD) for the Clare constituency since 2007, and was a member of the 22nd Seanad Éireann on the Administrative Panel from 2002–07.
He was elected at the 2007 general election for the Clare constituency after topping the poll with 10,791 votes.
Dooley was educated at Mountshannon
National School, Scarriff
Community College and at University College Dublin
, where he was chairman of the Kevin Barry Cumann of Fianna Fáil in 1989. He is married to Emer McMahon and they have one daughter.
He is currently the Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Transport, Tourism and Sport.
Ireland
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Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party , more commonly known as Fianna Fáil is a centrist political party in the Republic of Ireland, founded on 23 March 1926. Fianna Fáil's name is traditionally translated into English as Soldiers of Destiny, although a more accurate rendition would be Warriors of Fál...
politician. He has been a Teachta Dála
Teachta Dála
A Teachta Dála , usually abbreviated as TD in English, is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas . It is the equivalent of terms such as "Member of Parliament" or "deputy" used in other states. The official translation of the term is "Deputy to the Dáil", though a more literal...
(TD) for the Clare constituency since 2007, and was a member of the 22nd Seanad Éireann on the Administrative Panel from 2002–07.
He was elected at the 2007 general election for the Clare constituency after topping the poll with 10,791 votes.
Dooley was educated at Mountshannon
Mountshannon
Mountshannon is a village in east County Clare, Ireland. The village is on the western shore of Lough Derg, north of Killaloe.-History:The village was designed and built from scratch by Alexander Woods, a Limerick merchant, who intended it as a purely Protestant settlement from which the...
National School, Scarriff
Scarriff
Scarriff or Scariff ) is a large village in east County Clare, Ireland, situated in the midwest of Ireland. The town is on the West end of Lough Derg and is best known for its harbour. The Scarriff Market House is easily recognisable, and it is therefore often used to represent the...
Community College and at University College Dublin
University College Dublin
University College Dublin ) - formally known as University College Dublin - National University of Ireland, Dublin is the Republic of Ireland's largest, and Ireland's second largest, university, with over 1,300 faculty and 17,000 students...
, where he was chairman of the Kevin Barry Cumann of Fianna Fáil in 1989. He is married to Emer McMahon and they have one daughter.
He is currently the Fianna Fáil spokesperson on Transport, Tourism and Sport.