Seán Connick (born 27 August 1963) is an Irish former

Fianna Fáil Fianna Fáil (, ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christian ...

politician who served as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with responsibility for Fisheries and Forestry from 2010 to 2011. He was a

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(TD) for the

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constituency from 2007 to 2011.

Early and private life

Seán Connick is the son of John Connick and Margaret Ryan. Connick was educated at St. Canice's Primary School and CBS in

New Ross New Ross (, formerly ) is a town in southwest County Wexford, Ireland. It is located on the River Barrow, near the border with County Kilkenny, and is around northeast of Waterford. In 2016 it had a population of 8,040 people, making it t ...

. He also has a Professional Certificate in Business Management He uses a wheelchair as a result of a road traffic accident. Connick is a former motor trade administrator and health and fitness centre owner. He is a self-employed owner-manager of a Storage, Warehousing and Distribution Centre. Connick lives in

Rosbercon Rosbercon () is a village in Ireland, on the opposite side of the River Barrow from New Ross, County Wexford. Although the village was originally in County Kilkenny, much of it is now in Wexford for administrative purposes. It had a population ...

, an area of

town located in

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Political career

Connick was elected to New Ross Town Council in 1999 and re-elected in 2004. He was elected to

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in 2004. He was first elected to

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at the 2007 general election – receiving 9,826 first preference votes. He was the first person from New Ross to be elected as a TD. He was the first TD in the history of the state to use a

wheelchair A wheelchair is a chair with wheels, used when walking is difficult or impossible due to illness, injury, problems related to old age, or disability. These can include spinal cord injuries (paraplegia, hemiplegia, and quadriplegia), cerebra ...

. On 23 March 2010, he was appointed as Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food with special responsibility for Fisheries and Forestry. He lost his seat at the 2011 general election. He stood for election to

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on the

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in April 2011 but was not elected.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Connick, Sean 1963 births Living people Fianna Fáil TDs Members of Wexford County Council Members of the 30th Dáil Ministers of State of the 30th Dáil People from New Ross Politicians with paraplegia Irish politicians with disabilities Wheelchair users