John Whelan (born 24 March 1961) is an Irish Labour Party politician and former member of Seanad Éireann.
[3] A number of members left the Labour Party and joined the Socialist Party and contested the constituency unsuccessfully while a number of others canvassed for Sinn Féin candidate Brian Stanley.
[3][4] Whelan polled 5,802 votes (7.8%) being beaten to the final seat by Fianna Fáil's Seán Fleming.
[2] He was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Labour Panel in April 2011.
Whelan works as a PR consultant as Communicate Ireland along with journalist John Drennan.