Ned O'Sullivan
| Ned O'Sullivan | |
|---|---|
| Senator | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office July 2007 |
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| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | County Kerry, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Website | University College Dublin, St Patrick's College of Education |
Ned O'Sullivan is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and member of Seanad Éireann on the Labour Panel.[1] He was a member of Listowel Town Council from 1985–2007 and Kerry County Council from 1991–2007.[2] 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 Teachta Dála (TD) and senator.
In December 2008, he sent silk ties (worth €25 each) to approximately 400 County councillors.[3] He is the Fianna Fáil Seanad spokesperson for Food and Horticulture, Health Promotion and Food Safety.
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.[4] 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.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Mr. Ned O'Sullivan". Oireachtas Members Database. http://oireachtas.ie/members-hist/default.asp?housetype=1&HouseNum=23&MemberID=2233&ConstID=206. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ "Ned O'Sullivan". ElectionsIreland.org. http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=417. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- ^ Tighe, Mark (14 December 2008). "Beware senators bearing Xmas gifts". The Sunday Times (London). http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/world/ireland/article5338024.ece. Retrieved 28 January 2009.
- ^ "Inquiry into Dáil calls to TV show sought". RTÉ News. 28 June 2011. http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0628/healyraem.html.
- ^ "Ned O'Sullivan admits to some Healy-Rae calls". RTÉ News. 29 June 2011. http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0629/healyraem.html.
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