Maeve O'Connell is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Dublin Rathdown constituency since the 2024 general election. Career. She has lectured in law and governance at Technological University Dublin. She is a barrister and was called to the bar in 1998. O'Connell was a member of Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown County Council from 2019 to 2024 for the Stillorgan area. Personal life. She is married to fellow Fine Gael TD Colm Brophy.