Martin Conway | |
|---|---|
| Conway in 2025 | |
| 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 independent 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]