Conor Sheehan Explained

Honorific-Suffix:TD
Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:November 2024
Constituency:Limerick City
Party:Labour Party

Conor Sheehan is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick City constituency since the 2024 general election.[1]

Life

Sheehan was born and raised on the north side of Limerick and attended Mary Immaculate College.[2]

Sheehan was first elected to Limerick City and County Council representing City North in 2019.[3] Sheehan is gay, and has spoken about receiving homophobic abuse during his time as a councillor.[4]

He was a candidate in the 2024 Limerick mayoral election.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: O'Donovan . Katie . 2024-12-01 . Fourth seat filled as Labour's Conor Sheehan heads to the Dáil . 2024-12-02 . Limerick Post Newspaper . en-GB.
  2. Web site: Conor Sheehan . 2024-12-02 . The Labour Party . en-US.
  3. Web site: Labour Party announce General Election candidate in Limerick city . 2024-12-02 . Limerick's Live 95 . en.
  4. Web site: 2022-04-19 . Gay Limerick councillor highlights dangerous culture of homophobia . 2024-12-02 . Limerick Post Newspaper . en-GB.
  5. Web site: Labour choose Sheehan as youngest candidate to enter Limerick's Mayoral race so far . 2024-12-02 . Limerick's Live 95 . en.