Niall Blaney

Senator Niall Blaney
Blaney in 2023
Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 June 2020
Constituency	Agricultural Panel
Teachta Dála
In office May 2002 – February 2011
Constituency	Donegal North-East
Personal details
Born	(1974-01-29) 29 January 1974 (age 50) County Donegal, Ireland
Political party	Fianna Fáil (2006–present)
Other political affiliations	Independent Fianna Fáil (until 2006)
Spouse	Rosaleen Shovelin ​ ​ (m. 2002, separated)​
Children	3
Parent	Harry Blaney (father)
Relatives	Neal Blaney (grandfather) Neil Blaney (uncle)
Alma mater	Letterkenny Institute of Technology

Niall Blaney (born 29 January 1974) is an Irish politician who has been a senator for the Agricultural Panel of Seanad Éireann since April 2020.

Niall Blaney is the son of Harry Blaney, grandson of Neal Blaney, and nephew of Neil Blaney, all former TDs. A member of Independent Fianna Fáil until he joined Fianna Fáil in 2006, he served on Donegal County Council from 1999 to 2002 and then as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Donegal North-East constituency from 2002 to 2011.^[1] He chose not to contest the 2011 general election and unsuccessfully contested the 2016 Seanad election before securing a Seanad seat in 2020. He ran as one of three Fianna Fáil candidates in the Midlands–North-West constituency for the 2024 European Parliament elections, but failed to win a seat.