Aontú is the Irish for ‘unity’ and ‘agreement’
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Our People
Under the leadership of Peadar Tóibín TD, who founded the party after standing up for his core values, Aontú is now growing from strength to strength in order to stand up for your core values.
We have held energetic public meetings in every county in Ireland. 5,000 people have attended our public meetings so far and hundreds of people are joining our party every month.
Our reps & candidates for upcoming elections can be found:
Oireachtas Members
Peadar Tóibín, (TD) Meath West
Peadar Tóibín was first elected as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Meath West constituency at the 2011 general election. He is a business consultant and Chairperson of the Save Navan Hospital Campaign. He has a degree in Economics and Politics from University College...
Paul Lawless, (TD) Mayo
Paul Lawless (TD) was first elected to Mayo County Council in June 2024. On behalf of the people of Mayo he has since stood firmly against unnecessary and wasteful expenditure by Government, which saw him elected to Dáil Éireann at the end of 2024. A dedicated...
Senator Sarah O’Reilly, Cavan-Monaghan
Senator Sarah O’Reilly has been known as Cavan’s hardest working councillor. She was rewarded for that work by the good people of Bailieborough-Cootehill when she topped the poll in this area in the local election 2019, and again in 2024. In February 2025, she was...
Councillors
Margaret Anne McKillop, The Glens
Margaret Anne lives in Cushendall in Co Antrim, and is married with three children and six grandchildren. The 56-year-old is passionate about early intervention for children with special educational needs. She set up a support group for parents of autistic children...
Cllr Darren Jack Kelly, Swords
Cllr Darren Jack Kelly is a member of Fingal County Council for Swords. He joined Aontú in February 2026. Every area has different needs, and listening to residents has always been at the heart of his work as a County Councillor. Over the past year, he has worked...
Cllr Peter O’Donoghue, Fermoy
Cllr Peter O'Donoghue joined the party in January 2026. Peter represents the people of Fermoy on Cork County Council, and was elected in 2024 with almost 1,800 votes. A keen community activist, Peter is an active member of Fermoy Rugby Football Club, where he used...
Cllr. Jim Codd, Wexford
Jim is a strong voice against this Dublin-centric, anti-rural government. His no-nonsense, selfless commitment to the people of Wexford led to a poll-topping performance in May’s local election, which saw him receive a massive 24% of the popular vote. A secondary...
Emer Tóibín, Meath East
Cllr Emer Tóibín has worked full-time as the Aontú councillor for the Navan area for the last 6 years and her hard work was rewarded with over 1,500 first preference votes in the recent local election. She is married to a Limerick man and has 4 children. Having worked...
Cllr. Ellen Troy, Dublin West
Ellen is married to Declan and they have four adult children. She was born in Edinburgh of Irish parents and has lived in Castleknock for 40 years. Ellen has campaigned on education issues, having been on the committee for the building of Castleknock Community College...
Cllr. Sarah Beasley, Limerick City
Cllr Sarah Beasley lives in Rhebogue with her family and much-loved pet dogs and cats. She is a trained Veterinary Nurse and has worked in financial management for leading national and multinational companies. Sarah was recently elected to Limerick City and County...
Cllr. Gerard Sheehan, Ongar
Gerard Sheehan is married to Sinead and they have five children. He has been involved in local issues for many years with a view to improving the area and helping to grow a more inclusive community. Gerard helped set up the Ongar Tidy Towns group, Ongar Community...
Cllr. Dave Boyne, Trim
Dave is a 42-year-old married father of five children originally from Boardsmill, currently living in Trim. A member of Engineers Ireland with a Master’s Degree in Electronic Engineering, Dave is an engineer, business owner, and entrepreneur who runs a growing tech...
Cllr Deirdre Lawless, Claremorris
Cllr Deirdre Lawless took her seat on the Mayo County Council in January of this year following the successful election to Dáil Éireann of Paul Lawless. Since then she has been working on many issues facing the local area, as well as challenging government and...
Representatives
Una O’Connor, Clane
Peter Devin, Kells
Saoirse Ní Chónaráin, Tallaght Central
Neill O’Callaghan, Cork City North East
Rosarie O’Leary, Macroom
Liam Reichenberg, Slieve Gullion
Liam is proud of his deep family roots in South Armagh. Although he grew up in New York, his mother's family has called this area home for generations, giving him a lifelong connection to the people, heritage and traditions of this community. While Liam had the...
Jack Traynor, Dundalk South
Jack Traynor is the Aontú Local Area Representative for Dundalk South. From Haggardstown, Jack was educated locally at St. Fursey's National School and St. Mary's College (the Marist). He subsequently completed an undergraduate degree in history at Trinity College...
Philly Vaughn, Navan
Finian Toomey, Cork City North West
Mona Stromsoe, Midleton
Mona Stromsoe is a passionate advocate for East Cork and a dedicated voice for the communities of Midleton and the surrounding areas. Deeply committed to the region she calls home, Mona has worked tirelessly to highlight the need for improved infrastructure, stronger...
