Garret Ahearn

Garret Ahearn (born 1980) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a senator for the Administrative Panel since April 2020. He was vice-chair of the Fine Gael parliamentary party until March 2025.^[2] He is Seanad Government chief whip. He is Fine Gael Spokesperson for Foreign Affairs. He was the Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on Enterprise and Trade until March 2025. He was vice-chair of the Oireachtas Joint Committee on Enterprise, Trade and Employment until November 2024.^[3]

Senator Garret Ahearn
Ahearn in 2025
Senator
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 June 2020
Constituency	Administrative Panel
Tipperary County Councillor
In office May 2019 – April 2020
Constituency	Clonmel
Personal details
Born	1980 or 1981 (age 44–45)[1] Dublin, Ireland
Political party	Fine Gael
Spouse	Laura Whelan
Children	2
Parent	Theresa Ahearn (mother)

Office in Tipperary Town

Prior to becoming a senator, he was a member of Tipperary County Council from 2019 to 2020. He was Mayor of Clonmel from 2019 to 2020.^[4]

He unsuccessfully contested the Tipperary constituency at the 2020 general election.^[5]

He is the son of Theresa Ahearn, who served as a Fine Gael TD for the Tipperary South constituency from 1989 to 2000.^[6]