Conor Sheehan

{{Short description|Irish politician (born 1993)}}

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| honorific-suffix = TD

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| caption = Sheehan in 2024

| office = Teachta Dála

| term_start = November 2024

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| constituency = Limerick City

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1993|6|15|df=y}}https://x.com/ConorSheehan93/status/1669401890545606658

| birth_place = Limerick, Ireland

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| party = Labour Party

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| alma_mater = {{ubl|Mary Immaculate College|Dublin City University}}

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Conor Sheehan (born 15 June 1993) is an Irish Labour Party politician who has been a Teachta Dála (TD) for the Limerick City constituency since the 2024 general election.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Conor-Sheehan.D.2024-11-29/|title=Conor Sheehan|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=20 January 2025}}{{Cite web|last=O'Donovan|first=Katie|date=1 December 2024|title=Fourth seat filled as Labour's Conor Sheehan heads to the Dáil|url=https://www.limerickpost.ie/2024/12/01/fourth-seat-filled-as-labours-conor-sheehan-heads-to-the-dail/|access-date=2 December 2024|website=Limerick Post Newspaper|language=en}}

Biography

Sheehan was born and raised on the north side of Limerick and attended Mary Immaculate College.{{cite web|title=Conor Sheehan|url=https://labour.ie/people/conor-sheehan/|access-date=2 December 2024|website=The Labour Party|language=en}} He also has a degree in journalism from Dublin City University.

Sheehan was first elected to Limerick City and County Council representing the City North area in 2019, and was re-elected in 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=12652|title=Conor Sheehan|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=20 January 2025}}{{cite news|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/politics/2024/12/03/limerick-city-conor-sheehan-lab/|title=Limerick City: Conor Sheehan (Lab)|newspaper=The Irish Times|date=3 December 2024|access-date=29 December 2024}}{{cite web|title=Labour Party announce General Election candidate in Limerick city|url=https://www.live95fm.ie/news/live95-news/labour-party-announce-general-election-candidate-in-limerick-city/|access-date=2 December 2024|website=Limerick's Live 95|language=en}} Sheehan is gay, and has spoken about receiving homophobic abuse during his time as a councillor.{{cite web|date=19 April 2022|title=Gay Limerick councillor highlights dangerous culture of homophobia|url=https://www.limerickpost.ie/2022/04/19/gay-limerick-councillor-highlights-dangerous-culture-of-homophobia/|access-date=2 December 2024|website=Limerick Post Newspaper|language=en}}

He was a candidate at the 2024 Limerick mayoral election.{{cite web|title=Labour choose Sheehan as youngest candidate to enter Limerick's Mayoral race so far|url=https://www.live95fm.ie/news/directly-elected-mayor-of-limerick-2024/labour-choose-sheehan-as-youngest-candidate-to-enter-limericks-mayoral-race-so-far/|access-date=2 December 2024|website=Limerick's Live 95|language=en}}

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