Robert Aylward (1 April 1955 – 14 July 2022)[1] was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Carlow–Kilkenny constituency from 2007 to 2011 and 2015 to 2020.

[2] He was a member of Kilkenny County Council from 1992 until his election to the Dáil in 2007.

[citation needed] His brother, Liam, previously represented the same constituency for Fianna Fáil, until he retired from national politics in 2007, opting to remain in the European Parliament.

[7][8] Aylward was married to Helena Long; and they had two sons and one daughter.

He was a member of Ballyhale Shamrocks GAA Club.