Ken Smollen

Ken Smollen (born 1960/1961)[1] is an Irish politician.[2] He was one of the founding members of the Irish Democratic Party (IDP), but left in 2020.[1] Smollen currently sits on Offaly County Council, having been elected for the Tullamore electoral area in 2019.

Cllr
Ken Smollen
Offaly County Councillor
Assumed office
May 2019
ConstituencyTullamore
Personal details
Born1960/1961[1]
NationalityIrish
Political partyIndependent
ResidenceClara, County Offaly

From Tullamore, Smollen resides in Clara, County Offaly.[3] He is a former sergeant in the Garda Síochána,[4] having served for more than three decades.[1] As of 2018, the Ken Smollen Food Appeal was giving out food package to families each month.[5]

Smollen ran as a candidate for the Irish Democratic Party in the new Offaly constituency at the 2016 Irish general election.[6]

At the 2019 Offaly County Council election, he ran in the Tullamore electoral area and won a seat.[1]

He was a candidate for the Irish Democratic Party in the Laois–Offaly constituency at the 2020 Irish general election, gaining 3.76% of first preference votes, and was eliminated on the sixth count.[6] Smollen resigned from the IDP in October 2021, and was acting as an independent councillor as of 2021.[7]

References
  1. "General Election 2020 - Ken Smollen". TheJournal.ie. Retrieved 12 February 2020.
  2. Molloy, Amy (19 December 2016). "'An engineer whose only crime was to listen to the advice of banks' - Homeless man shares story to raise awareness". Irish Independent. Retrieved 19 December 2016.
  3. "Big blow for Sinn Féin while Greens claim first seat: Retired garda, and founder of the Irish Democratic Party, wins seat". The Irish Times. 25 May 2019. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. Henderson, Stan (4 April 2016). "Politicians accused of 'going round a wheel like hamsters'". Irish Independent. Retrieved 4 April 2016.
  5. "Smollen confirms election run". Offaly Independent. 18 October 2018. Retrieved 18 October 2018.
  6. "Ken Smollen". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  7. "An Bord Pleanala approve €20m Offaly retail project". offalyexpress.ie. Offaly Express. 11 May 2021. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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