Averil Power (born 26 July 1978) is an Irish former politician who served as a senator for the Industrial and Commercial Panel from 2011 to 2016.

[1][2] She first held office as a member of Fianna Fáil, but left the party in 2015 and sat in the Seanad as an independent for the rest of her term.

[4] She also has a Diploma in Legal Studies from King's Inns and is a graduate of the Boston College Political Leadership Programme.

[7] During this period she was employed as a political adviser by Minister Mary Hanafin in the Departments of Tourism, Social and Family Affairs and Education on a salary reported to be €100,191 per year plus pension contribution.

[14] In March 2011, Micheál Martin nominated Power via the Oireachtas sub-panel to contest the 2011 Seanad election on the Industrial and Commercial Panel.

[17][18] In December 2015, Power caused controversy when it emerged she had used taxpayers money to print 73,000 calendars that were to be distributed throughout her constituency just weeks before the 2016 general election.

In August 2016, the Asthma Society of Ireland announced that Power was taking up a €95,000 a year position as the charity's chief executive officer.