Dooley and Garvey appointed senators

Timmy Dooley (FF) and Róisín Garvey (Green Party) are two of the 11 Taoiseach nominees for Seanad Éireann, it has been announced this evening.

This brings the total number of Clare senators to three, as Martin Conway (FG) was elected in the recent election.

Both Senator Garvey and Senator Dooley were unsuccessful candidates in the February 8 General Election, while Senator Dooley was also unsuccessful in the subsequent Seanad Éireann elections.

Clare now has seven Oireachtas members across the political spectrum.