Aisling Dempsey is an Irish

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politician who has been a

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(TD) for the Meath West constituency since the

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. She was first elected to

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for the

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local electoral area at the 2019 Meath County Council election and retained her seat at the

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, subsequently becoming Cathaoirleach of the Municipal District. Her father

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was a Fianna Fáil TD from 1987 to 2011 and a former Minister. Dempsey is the first female TD to represent Meath West. She currently works for Glenveagh Homes. She is married to James Flood, has two children and lives in Trim.

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