Seán Connick
{{Short description|Irish former Fianna Fáil politician (b. 1963)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2016}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=August 2022}}
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| office = Minister of State
| suboffice = Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
| subterm = 2010–2011
| office1 = Teachta Dála
| term_start1 = May 2007
| term_end1 = February 2011
| constituency1 = Wexford
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|8|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland
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| nationality = Irish
| party = Fianna Fáil
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Seán Connick (born 27 August 1963) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil 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 Teachta Dála (TD) for the Wexford constituency from 2007 to 2011.{{cite web|url=http://www.electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=6445|title=Seán Connick|work=ElectionsIreland.org|access-date=17 April 2009|archive-date=3 February 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090203214656/http://electionsireland.org/candidate.cfm?ID=6445|url-status=live}}
Early and private life
Seán Connick is the son of John Connick and Margaret Ryan.{{cite news|url=http://www.munster-express.ie/community-notes/glenmore/mass-for-the-sick-2/|title=Community Notes (Glenmore) - Official Opening.|work=The Munster Express|date=24 April 2008|access-date=18 May 2008|archive-date=21 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125723/http://www.munster-express.ie/community-notes/glenmore/mass-for-the-sick-2/|url-status=live}} Connick was educated at St. Canice's Primary School and CBS in New Ross. 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.{{cite web|url=https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Se%C3%A1n-Connick.D.2007-06-14/|title=Seán Connick|work=Oireachtas Members Database|access-date=12 May 2008|archive-date=28 October 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191028203154/https://www.oireachtas.ie/en/members/member/Se%25C3%25A1n-Connick.D.2007-06-14/|url-status=live}} He is a self-employed owner-manager of a Storage, Warehousing and Distribution Centre.{{cite news|url=http://www.newrossstandard.ie/news/connick-tops-county-list-of-tds-interests-1322795.html|title=Connick tops county list of TD's interests|work=New Ross Standard|date=19 March 2008|access-date=12 May 2008|archive-date=21 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721125520/http://www.newrossstandard.ie/news/connick-tops-county-list-of-tds-interests-1322795.html|url-status=live}} Connick lives in Rosbercon, an area of New Ross town located in County Kilkenny.
Political career
Connick was elected to New Ross Town Council in 1999 and re-elected in 2004. He was elected to Wexford County Council in 2004. He was first elected to Dáil Éireann 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.newrossstandard.ie/sport/other-sports/connick-enjoys-a--fantastic-experience-741459.html|title=Connick enjoys a fantastic experience|work=New Ross Standard|date=20 June 2007|access-date=18 May 2008|archive-date=20 November 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071120171727/http://www.newrossstandard.ie/sport/other-sports/connick-enjoys-a--fantastic-experience-741459.html|url-status=live}}
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.{{cite web|url=http://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0323/politics.html|title=Killeen, Carey promoted to Cabinet|date=23 February 2010|work=RTÉ News|access-date=23 February 2010|archive-date=24 February 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140224191033/https://www.rte.ie/news/2010/0323/129033-politics/|url-status=live}}
He lost his seat at the 2011 general election. He stood for election to Seanad Éireann on the Agricultural Panel in April 2011 but was not elected.
References
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{{s-bef|before = Tony Killeen}}
{{s-ttl|title = Minister of State at the Department of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food
{{small|(with Ciarán Cuffe)}}
|years = 2010–2011}}
{{s-aft|after = Shane McEntee}}
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Category:Members of Wexford County Council
Category:Members of the 30th Dáil
Category:Ministers of state of the 30th Dáil
Category:Politicians with paraplegia