Ned O'Sullivan
| Senator Ned O'Sullivan |
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|---|---|
| Senator | |
| Assumed office July 2007 |
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| Constituency | Labour Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 November 1950 Kerry, Ireland |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Political party | Fianna Fáil |
| Spouse(s) | Madeleine Murphy |
| Children | 3 |
| Website | University College Dublin, St Patrick's College of Education |
Ned O'Sullivan (born 25 November 1950) is an Irish Fianna Fáil politician and member of Seanad Éireann on the Labour Panel.[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 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.[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]
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