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Paul Lawless is an Irish Aontú politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Mayo constituency since the 2024 general election.
Career
He played association football at a youth level and signed a contract for Derby County F.C.. He also played Gaelic Football for Aghamore GAA Club in east Mayo.
Lawless studied Physical Education and History at UCC, qualifying as a secondary school teacher and also gained an MBA from Clayton State University, Georgia, USA. In July 2023, he was appointed a peace commissioner by the minister of justice.
Lawless ran in Mayo in the 2020 general election, receiving 4% of the vote and failing to be elected. He also unsuccessfully contested the Seanad elections in that same year. He was elected to Mayo County Council in 2024.
At the 2024 general election, Lawless was elected to the Dáil.
At the time of his election to the Dáil, Lawless was a maths and PE teacher at the community school in Ballyhaunis, County Mayo.