Tom Sheahan was born on 5 September 1968 and is an Irish former Fine Gael politician who served as a Senator for the Administrative Panel from 2011 to 2016 and a Teachta Dala for the Kerry South constituency from 2007 to 2011.
12 Facts About Tom Sheahan
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Tom Sheahan was elected to the 30th Dail at the 2007 general election.
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Tom Sheahan was elected to Kerry County Council for the Killarney local electoral area following the 2004 local elections.
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Tom Sheahan was the Fine Gael deputy spokesperson on Agriculture, with special responsibility for Forestry from October 2010 to March 2011.
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Tom Sheahan is a member of the Kerry Mental Health Association, Rathmore Community Council and Rathmore GAA Club.
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Tom Sheahan lost his seat at the 2011 general election to party colleague Brendan Griffin.
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Tom Sheahan was elected to Seanad Eireann as a Senator for the Administrative Panel in April 2011.
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Tom Sheahan was the Fine Gael Seanad Spokesperson on Public Expenditure and Reform.
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Tom Sheahan's comments were criticised by the Garda Representatives Association, and by the Sinn Fein Kerry North TD Martin Ferris, who challenged Sheahan to name the person.
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In 2014, Sheahan made "anti-Traveller" comments which sparked a controversy in County Kerry.
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Tom Sheahan later denied the misinterpretation of his comment and clarified his stance on the matter of Irish Travellers and Roma communities.
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Tom Sheahan was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2020 Seanad election.