John Whelan
John Whelan was born March 24th 1961. He is a member of the Irish Seanad for the Labour Party.
Political Career
Whelan joined the Labour Party in 2010. He was the candidate for the Labour Party for the Laois–Offaly constituency at the 2011 general election. He was elected to Seanad Éireann on the Labour Panel in April 2011.
Notable Works
John Whelan is a journalist by trade, and has worked for 30 years based in Laois-Offaly and and as Editor of the Leinster Express in Portlaoise, the Offaly Express in Tullamore, Leinster Leader in Naas and as Group Managing Editor of the now defunct Voice group of newspapers. He has been a long time commentator on midlands current affairs for the national media.
