Seán Conlan

Who is Seán Conlan?

Seán Conlan is an Irish Fine Gael politician. He was elected as a Teachta Dála for the Cavan–Monaghan constituency at the 2011 general election.

He lives in Ballybay in County Monaghan. A solicitor by profession, he was educated at St Macartan's College, Monaghan and at University College Dublin where he obtained an honours degree in Economics. He is son of John Conlan who was TD for Monaghan and Cavan–Monaghan, and also a Senator.

Conlan was elected to Ballybay Town Council in 2009, topping the poll on his first attempt. In January 2011 he was added to the Fine Gael ticket for the February general election.

Conlan was the subject of controversy when it was revealed by the Irish Independent that he had hired his girlfriend for the position of his Dáil assistant in 2012. The position comes with annual salary of €50,000.