Martin Conway (Irish politician) explained

Honorific-Prefix:Senator
Office:Senator
Term Start:25 May 2011
Constituency:Administrative Panel
Birth Date:8 April 1974
Birth Place:Ennistymon, County Clare, Ireland
Nationality:Irish
Party:Fine Gael
Alma Mater:University College Dublin

Martin Conway (born 8 April 1974) is an Irish Fine Gael politician who has served as a Senator for the Administrative Panel since April 2011.[1] [2]

He is the Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on Health.[3] Born with congenital cataracts, he is the first visually impaired member of the Oireahtas.[4]

He was a member of Clare County Council from 2004 to 2011 for the Ennistymon local electoral area.[5] He was the Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on Justice and Equality.

He is a founder member of AHEAD (Association for Higher Education Access and Disability),[6] a charity working to improve access to further and higher education for people with disabilities.

He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Clare constituency at the 2020 general election.[7]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Martin Conway. Oireachtas Members Database. 21 October 2011. 8 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181108144512/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Martin-Conway.S.2011-05-25. live.
  2. Web site: Fine Gael win 18 seats in Seanad. RTÉ News. 29 April 2011. 30 April 2011. 3 November 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20121103040526/http://www.rte.ie/news/2011/0429/seanad.html. live.
  3. Web site: Varadkar. Leo. 10 July 2020. Tánaiste and Fine Gael President Leo Varadkar announces Seanad Spokespersons. 14 December 2020. Fine Gael. 16 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201216034649/https://www.finegael.ie/tanaiste-and-fine-gael-president-leo-varadkar-announces-seanad-spokespersons/. live.
  4. Web site: Martin Conway. Vision Ireland. 21 August 2024.
  5. Web site: Martin Conway. ElectionsIreland.org. 30 April 2011. 22 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20171222154851/https://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=54. live.
  6. Book: Collins, Stephen. Stephen Collins (journalist). Nealon's Guide to the 31st Dáil and 24th Seanad. 2011. Gill & Macmillan. Dublin. 9780717150595. 197.
  7. News: Clare General Election 2020 Live Results. Raidió Teilifís Éireann. 14 December 2020. 9 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200209220354/https://www.rte.ie/news/election-2020/results/#/national/clare. live.