Brendan Ryan (born 5 February 1953) is an Irish Labour Party politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 2011 to 2020.

[1] Originally from the Donabate/Portrane area, he lives in Skerries, since he married Margie Monks in the late 1970s.

He is a younger brother of Seán Ryan, a former TD for Dublin North.

He was one of only seven Labour Party TDs returned to the Dáil at the 2016 general election.

[4] In June 2023, Ryan became a member of Fingal County Council for the Balbriggan local electoral area, being co-opted in place of a retiring councillor.