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Garret Ahearn
Irish politician (born 1980)
Garret Ahearn (born 1980) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Senator for the Administrative Panel since April 2020. He is Vice Chairperson of the Fine Gael Parliamentary Party.[2] He is the Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Enterprise and Trade. He is Vice Chairperson of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade & Employment.[3]
Prior to becoming a Senator, he was a member of Tipperary County Council from 2019 to 2020. John Fitzgerald was co-opted to Ahearn's seat on Tipperary County Council following his election to the Seanad. He was Mayor of Clonmel from 2019 to 2020.[4]
He unsuccessfully contested the Tipperary constituency at the 2020 general election.
He is the son of Theresa Ahearn, who served as a Fine Gael TD for the Tipperary South constituency from 1989 to 2000.[5]