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Seán Ó Neachtain (born 22 May 1947) is an Irish former Fianna Fáil politician. He was a Member of the European Parliament for the Connacht-Ulster from 2002 and North-West constituencies from 2004, when he was substituted for Pat "the Cope" Gallagher, until 2009.

He was a member of the Transport and Tourism Committee, as well as the Fisheries Committee. Ó Neachtain was instrumental to the recognition of the Irish language as an official working language of the European Union.

After obtaining a BA (hons) in 1969, Ó Neachtain became a school teacher. He worked in this capacity through the 1970s and 1980s. He was involved in regional politics around Galway and western Ireland from 1979, and served as a member of Galway County Council from 1991 to 2002. He made his first foray into European politics when he was appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions in 1994. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Galway West constituency at the 1997 general election.

On 20 April 2009, he announced that he would not be contesting the 2009 European Parliament election due to health concerns.

References

1. ^ "Seán Ó Neachtain". ElectionsIreland.org. Archived from the original on 8 September 2007. Retrieved 13 May 2009.
2. "Seán Ó Neachtain's Contribution - Conradh na Gaeilge | Ar son phobal na Gaeilge". cnag.ie. Retrieved 26 April 2022.
3. "Ó Neachtain will not contest election". RTÉ News. 20 April 2009. Archived from the original on 22 April 2009. Retrieved 21 April 2009.

External links

• Ó Neachtain's official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 17 April 2009) (The domain is now parked.)
• Personal profile of Seán Ó Neachtain in the European Parliament's database of members

• 1947 births
• Living people
• Fianna Fáil MEPs
• Irish schoolteachers
• Members of Galway County Council
• MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 1999–2004
• MEPs for the Republic of Ireland 2004–2009
• Politicians from County Galway
• Fianna Fáil candidates in Dáil elections