Martin Conway | |
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| Senator | |
| Assumed office 25 May 2011 | |
| Constituency | Administrative Panel |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 April 1974 Ennistymon, County Clare, Ireland |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Fine Gael (until 2025) |
| Alma mater | University College Dublin |
| Website | senatormartinconway |
Martin Conway (born 8 April 1974) is an Irish politician who has served as a senator for the Administrative Panel since April 2011.[1][2][3]
He was the Fine Gael Seanad spokesperson on Health.[4] Born with congenital cataracts, he is the first visually impaired member of the Oireachtas.[5]
He was a member of Clare County Council from 2004 to 2011 for the Ennistymon local electoral area.[6] 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),[2] 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]
He resigned from the Fine Gael parliamentary party on 9 February 2025 following his arrest for being drunk and disorderly on 22 January 2025.[8]
- ^ "Martin Conway". Oireachtas Members Database. Archived from the original on 8 November 2018. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
- ^ a b Collins, Stephen (2011). Nealon's Guide to the 31st Dáil and 24th Seanad. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 197. ISBN 9780717150595.
- ^ "Fine Gael win 18 seats in Seanad". RTÉ News. 29 April 2011. Archived from the original on 3 November 2012. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ Varadkar, Leo (10 July 2020). "Tánaiste and Fine Gael President Leo Varadkar announces Seanad Spokespersons". Fine Gael. Archived from the original on 16 December 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ "Martin Conway". Vision Ireland. 23 November 2020. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ "Martin Conway". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 22 December 2017. Retrieved 30 April 2011.
- ^ "Clare General Election 2020 Live Results". Raidió Teilifís Éireann. Archived from the original on 9 February 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
- ^ Regan, Mary (9 February 2025). "FG senator resigns from parliamentary party after arrest for intoxication last month". RTÉ News. Retrieved 9 February 2025.