Robert Aylward (1 April 1955 – 14 July 2022) was an Irish

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil ( ; ; meaning "Soldiers of Destiny" or "Warriors of Fál"), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (), is a centre to centre-right political party in Ireland. Founded as a republican party in 1926 by Éamon de ...

politician who served as a

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(TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 2007 to 2011 and 2015 to 2020.

Politics

He was a member of

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from 1992 until his election to the Dáil in 2007. He was chairperson of the Council from 2003 to 2004. He was also a Member of the Southern Fisheries Board from 2000 to 2007, the Southern and Eastern Regional Assembly from 1999 to 2004 and the Port of Waterford, from 1999 to 2004. His brother,

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, previously represented the same constituency for Fianna Fáil, until he retired from national politics in 2007, opting to remain in the

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. Their father Bob Aylward was a

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from 1973 until his death in 1974. He also worked as a farmer while he was a TD.Nealon's Guide to the 30th Dáil and 23rd Seanad, Ed. Stephen Collins, Dublin, 2007. He lost his seat at the 2011 general election, but re-gained it at a by-election in May 2015, only to lose it again in the general election in February 2020.

Personal life

Aylward was married to Helena Long; and they had two sons and one daughter. He was educated in Castlegannon National school, Scoil Aireagail vocational school and Kildalton Agricultural College. He was a member of

Ballyhale Shamrocks GAA Ballyhale Shamrocks is a Gaelic games club located in the parish of Ballyhale in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is a member of the Kilkenny branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). Founded in 1972, the club was a amalgamation of three t ...

Club. Aylward died on 14 July 2022.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Aylward, Bobby 1955 births 2022 deaths Fianna Fáil TDs 20th-century Irish farmers Members of Kilkenny County Council Members of the 30th Dáil Members of the 31st Dáil Members of the 32nd Dáil 21st-century Irish farmers People from Mullinavat

Politics

Personal life

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