Noel Whelan (24 November 1968 – 10 July 2019) was a barrister and adviser for the Fianna Fáil party in Ireland.
[8][9] He has also addressed the McGill Summer School in Glenties, County Donegal.
[10] He wrote The Tallyman's Handbook ahead of each of the 2007, 2011, and 2016 Irish General Elections and co-wrote Ireland Says Yes: The Inside Story of How the Vote for Marriage Equality Was Won, an analysis of the Irish marriage equality referendum, 2015.
When Bertie Ahern resigned as Taoiseach in 2008, the views of various personalities were sought by the mainstream media.
Whelan said: "The country has celebrated 10 years of peace on the island and more than a decade of strong economic growth.