Dee Ryan | |
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![]() Ryan in 2025 | |
Senator | |
Assumed office 7 February 2025 | |
Constituency | Nominated by the Taoiseach |
Personal details | |
Born | Deirdre Corbett Limerick, Ireland |
Political party | Fianna Fáil |
Spouse | Michael Ryan |
Alma mater | University of Limerick |
Dee Ryan is an IrishFianna Fáil politician who has been asenator since February 2025 after beingnominated by the Taoiseach.[1][2]
Ryan was an unsuccessful candidate in the2024 Limerick mayoral election,[3] as well as in theLimerick City constituency at the2024 general election.[4] She contested the2025 Seanad election for theIndustrial and Commercial Panel but was not elected.
Ryan was formerly the CEO of Limerick Chamber, and Managing Director of SPARK Marketing. She is the daughter of Valerie and Brian Corbett, a chartered accountant who operated Corbett & Associates Chartered Accountants in Limerick City. Ryan was recruited by Taoiseach Micheál Martin as the party's candidate for the Limerick Mayoral election contest in 2024.