Constituency Galway West Name Derek Nolan Nationality Irish Role Politician | ||
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Born October 1982Galway, Ireland ( 1982-10 ) Profiles | ||
Brianna macinante representing senator deborah o neill introduces derek nolan td
Derek Nolan (born October 1982) was an Irish Labour Party politician. He was elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Galway West constituency at the 2011 general election, He failed to hold his seat in the 2016 general election.
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- Brianna macinante representing senator deborah o neill introduces derek nolan td
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Nolan attended Saint Michael's Boys' School, Mervue, and St. Mary's College, Galway. He won a seat on Galway City Council in June 2009, aged 26. He was a trainee solicitor when he contested the 2011 general election. He was nominated to succeed Labour Party president Michael D. Higgins in the election to Dáil Éireann, in Galway West as a first time candidate. He was a member of the Dáil Public Accounts Committee.
He lost his seat at the 2016 general election. He described the poor Labour result and loss of so many seats for party as "heartbreaking", but also said the challenge of starting a new career was "exciting".