Bobby Aylward (born 1 April 1955) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and is currently a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency.^[1] He also works as a farmer.^[2] He was first elected at the 2007 general election.

He was a member of Kilkenny County Council from 1992 until his election to the Dáil.^[3] He was chairperson of the Council from 2003–2004, chairman of the Southern and Eastern Authority from 2000–2001 and in 2003.He was also a Member of the Southern Fisheries Board from 2000–2007, the Southern and Eastern Regional Assembly from 1999–2004 and the Port of Waterford, from 1999–2004.

His brother Liam previously represented the same constituency for Fianna Fáil, until he retired from national politics in 2007, opting to remain in the European Parliament. Their father Bob (1911–1974) was a senator from 1973 until his death.

Bobby Aylward is married and has two sons and one daughter. He was educated in Castlegannon National school, Ballyhale vocational school and Kildalton Agricultural College.

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[edit] See also

• Families in the Oireachtas

[edit] External links

• Bobby Aylward's official website
• Bobby Aylward's page on the Fianna Fáil website

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