Alan Dillon
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Alan Dillon | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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_(cropped).jpg) Dillon in 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Minister of State | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Enterprise, Tourism and Employment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2025– | Climate, Energy and the Environment | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024–2025 | Housing, Local Government and Heritage | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Teachta Dála | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Assumed office February 2020 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Constituency | Mayo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chair of the Fine Gael parliamentary party | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 25 October 2023 – 17 April 2024 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Leader | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Richard Bruton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Alan Farrell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 28 September 1982 Castlebar, County Mayo, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party | Fine Gael | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse |
Ashling Dillon (m. 2016) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Davitt College | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Website | alandillon | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Gaelic games career | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left half forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 28 November 2017. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alan Dillon (born 28 September 1982) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as Minister of State at the Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment and Minister of State at the Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment since January 2025. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo constituency since the 2020 general election.[1]
Prior to entering politics, he was a two-time All Star winning Gaelic footballer who captained the senior Mayo county team.[2]
He is married to Ashling Dillon, and they have two sons. Dillon attended Davitt College in Castlebar for his secondary school education.[3] He studied at NUI Galway,[4] and played for the university football team.[5] Dillon has a MSc in Pharmaceutical Science from the Royal College of Surgeons Ireland, a Postgraduate Diploma in Education from NUI Galway, and a BSc in Applied Mathematics and Biology from Maynooth University.[6] Dillon has also participated in a marketing campaign for Ireland West Airport.[7]
Gaelic football career
Dillon played football with his local club Ballintubber in County Mayo and was a pivotal member of the senior Mayo county team from 2003 until his retirement in 2017, playing in six All-Ireland finals. His fine-tuned skill, his sharp roving eye and his clever reading of the game all contribute to his exceptional footballing abilities. Dillon won his first All Star award in 2006[8] and a second All Star award in 2012.
On 28 November 2017, Dillon announced his retirement from inter-county football.[9][10][11]