Aideen Hayden (born 1 June 1959) is an Irish former Labour Party politician who served as a Senator from 2011 to 2016, after being nominated by the Taoiseach.

She moved to Dublin and attended St Joseph of Cluny Secondary School.

Hayden received a PhD in Housing Policy from University College Dublin in 2014.

[7] Hayden introduced a private member's motion to establish schemes for distressed mortgage holders which received cross-party support.

[8] Hayden was Vice-Chair of the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Finance, Public Expenditure and Reform.