Seán Ó Neachtain (politician)

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.

[2] After obtaining a BA (hons) in 1969, Ó Neachtain became a school teacher.

He made his first foray into European politics when he was appointed as a member of the Committee of the Regions in 1994.

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