Ned O'Sullivan
Irish politician (born 1950)
Senator Ned O'Sullivan | |
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| Senator | |
Incumbent | |
| Assumed office 13 September 2007 | |
| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1950-11-25) 25 November 1950 (age 73) Listowel, County Kerry, Ireland |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse | Madeleine Murphy (m. 1987) |
| Relations | Kit Ahern (Cousin) |
| Children | 3 |
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Ned O'Sullivan (born 25 November 1950) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who has served as a Senator for the Labour Panel since July 2007.[1][2]
He was a member of Listowel Town Council from 1985 to 2007 and Kerry County Council from 1991 to 2007.[3] He was an unsuccessful Fianna Fáil candidate in the Kerry North constituency at the 1989 Irish general election and at the 1992 general election.[3]
He was educated at University College Dublin and St Patrick's College of Education, Drumcondra, he worked as a teacher at primary and secondary level in Dublin, Offaly and Kerry before taking over his family's menswear business in Listowel. He was a cousin of Kit Ahern, who served as a TD and Senator.
In December 2008, he sent silk ties (worth €25 each) to approximately 400 County councillors.[4] He is the Fianna Fáil Seanad spokesperson on Transport, Tourism and Sport. In June 2011, it was revealed that 3,600 premium line votes from a phone in Leinster House at a cost of €2,600 to the Irish taxpayer helped Michael Healy-Rae win Celebrities Go Wild in 2007.[5] O'Sullivan admitted making "around a dozen" calls and texts to support Healy-Rae after being asked to do so by Healy-Rae's campaign manager.[6]
He is the Fianna Fáil Seanad spokesperson on Foreign Affairs, Irish Overseas and the Diaspora.[citation needed]
References
- ^ "Ned O'Sullivan". Oireachtas Members Database. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ Collins, Stephen (2011). Nealon's Guide to the 31st Dáil and 24th Seanad. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 208. ISBN 9780717150595.
- ^ a b "Ned O'Sullivan". ElectionsIreland.org. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ "Beware senators bearing Xmas gifts". The Sunday Times. 14 December 2008. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
- ^ "Inquiry into Dáil calls to TV show sought". RTÉ News. 28 June 2011.
- ^ "Ned O'Sullivan admits to some Healy-Rae calls". RTÉ News. 29 June 2011.
External links
- Ned O'Sullivan's page on the Fianna Fáil website
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