Ned O'Sullivan (born 25 November 1950) is an Irish former

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil ( ; ; meaning "Soldiers of Destiny" or "Warriors of Fál"), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party (), is a centre to centre-right political party in Ireland. Founded as a republican party in 1926 by Éamon de ...

politician who served as a

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for the

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from July 2007 to January 2025. He was a member of Listowel Town Council from 1985 to 2007 and

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from 1991 to 2007. He was an unsuccessful Fianna Fáil candidate in the Kerry North constituency at the

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and at the 1992 general election. He was educated at

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and St Patrick's College of Education, Drumcondra, he worked as a teacher at primary and secondary level in

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and Kerry before taking over his family's menswear business in

Listowel Listowel ( ; , ) is a heritage market town in County Kerry, Ireland. It is on the River Feale, from the county town, Tralee. The town of Listowel had a population of 4,794 according to the 2022 census of Ireland, 2022 census, the third large ...

. He was a cousin of

Kit Ahern Catherine Ita Ahern (; 13 January 1915 – 27 December 2007) was an Irish Fianna Fáil politician who served as a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry North constituency from 1977 to 1981 and a Senator from 1964 to 1977. Ahern was the first woman t ...

, who served as a TD and Senator. In December 2008, he sent silk ties (worth €25 each) to approximately 400

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lors. 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

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at a cost of €2,600 to the Irish taxpayer helped

Michael Healy-Rae Michael J. Healy-Rae (born 9 January 1967) is an Irish independent politician who has served as a Minister of State since January 2025. He has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Kerry constituency since 2016, and from 2011 to 2016 for the Kerry ...

win ''Celebrities Go Wild'' in 2007. 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. He was the Fianna Fáil Seanad spokesperson on Tourism and Heritage. He did not contest the

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References

External links

Ned O'Sullivan's page on the Fianna Fáil website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Osullivan, Ned 1950 births Living people Alumni of University College Dublin Alumni of St Patrick's College, Dublin Fianna Fáil senators Irish schoolteachers Members of Kerry County Council Members of the 23rd Seanad Members of the 24th Seanad Members of the 25th Seanad Members of the 26th Seanad Fianna Fáil candidates in Dáil elections Labour Panel senators