Aidan Farrelly

Meet Aidan

I’m Aidan Farrelly, the Social Democrats General Election candidate for Kildare North and Councillor for Clane on Kildare County Council.

I am married to Aisling and have three children: Ella (16), Tadhg (13) and Cillian (9). I have been a professional youth worker and community development worker in Kildare for 16 years.

Working with young people and in communities inspired me to successfully contest the 2019 local elections for the Social Democrats. I believe Kildare deserves its fair share of investment in services for a population of close to 250,000. We need enhanced provision of housing, healthcare, disability services, childcare and school services.

I believe now, more than ever, we need to see Social Democrats policies being government policies. Catherine Murphy TD has been a mentor and friend throughout my political career, and it would be an honour to continue Catherine’s great work.

Kildare schools have the highest average class sizes in Ireland. Kildare has some of the fewest GPs per head of population. As our communities grow, our social infrastructure must grow with them.

Aidan’s Priorities

• Childcare – Capping childcare fees at €250 per month and rolling out a public model of childcare.
• Housing – More affordable homes to rent and buy and driving down the cost of housing.
• Child Poverty – Ending child poverty and child and youth homelessness.
• Health – Full implementation of the Sláintecare plan for a universal healthcare system, free at the point of use.
• Public Services – Prioritising investment in quality public services and community facilities.