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Seanán Ó Coistín
"This Man Was Born For Politics and Politics Was Born For Him"™
Cúlra
Is as Cill Choca, tuaisceart chontae Chill Dara, do Sheanáin, 27 mbliana d'aois. D'fhreastal sé ar Scoil Uí Dálaigh i Léim an Bhradáin, Scoil Uí Riada i gCill Choca agus Iar-bhunscoil Maigh Nuad.
Bhain sé céim sa Stair, Polaitíocht agus Staidear Chomhdhaonnach amach in Ollscoil Luimnigh. Ba í polaitíocht an mór ábhar a bhí aige agus ba iad stair agus riarachán poiblí an dá mhion ábhair a bhí aige. Cuirtear béim mhór ar gnóthaí Eorpacha in Ollscoil Luimnigh agus ba iad polaitíocht agus stair na hEorpa na hábhair is mó a rinne sé staidear ar.
I 2001, chaith sé seal Erasmus in Ollscoil Erasmus Rotterdam san Ísiltír ag staidear conas brústocaireacht a dhéanamh i bhforais an Aontas Eorpaigh sa Bhruiséil.
Saol Polaitiúil
Ba é Seanán an t-iarrathóir is óige riamh in Éirinn do Feis na hEorpa sna toghcháin Eorpacha i Meitheamh 2004. Bhí sé 23 mbliana d'aois agus díreach tar éis an ollscoil a fhágáil 10 lá roimhe sin nuair a bhí sé mar iarrathóir neamhspleách i dtoghlach an Oirthir. Sheas sé freisin mar iarrthóir neamhspleách sa bhfo-thoghcán i gCill Dara Thuaidh i mí Márta 2005.
Ráitis sna Meáin Cumarsáide
Tá rudaí éagsúla ráite nó scríofa ag iriseoirí nó tráchtairí éagsúla faoi Seanán.
Ar an 21, Feabhra, 2004, scríobh an Liffey Champion go raibh Seanán "Ambitious and confident."
Ar an 27, Feabhra, 2004 scríobh an Kildare Nationalist "He truly is a breath of fresh air in the battered game of politics."
Dúirt Michael Reade ó LMFM go raibh sé "refreshing."
Ar an 27, Bealtaine, 2004 scríobh an Irish Times go raibh Seanán "energetic".
Dúirt Vincent Browne ar a chlár tar éis na toghcháin Eorpacha go raibh Seanán "really good" mar iarrathóir. (Tonight with Vincent Browne, RTÉ Radio 1, Dé Luain, 14, Meitheamh, 2004)
Scríobh an Fheisire Eorpach Brian Crowley ríomhphost chuig Seanán ag rá "I am sorry that you were not successful in the election; you did extremely well on the radio in putting forward a different agenda." (18, Meitheamh, 2004)
I Márta 2005, scríobh Declan Moroney sa Liffey Champion "This man was born for politics and politics was born for him." Fuair Seanán paitinn ar an nath seo mar a thrádmhairc.
I mí Eanáir 2005, scríobh Foinse gurb é Seanán duine le Gaeilge as seisear daoine le Gaeilge ar chóir faire amach dó sa todhchaí.
Taithí ag Craoladh
Is bréa le Seanán an craolachán agus tá mórán cineálacha cláir churtha i láthair aige ar craolacháin éagsúla. Chuir sé cláir cainte agus ceoil i láthair ar Raidió na Life i mBaile Átha Cliath, Wired FM agus Limerick's Live 95FM i Luimneach agus ag cur i láthair cláir ceoil ar Premier FM, a bhí le cloisteáil i mBaile Átha Cliath, Corcaí, Gaillimh agus Luimneach i 2006 agus 2007, an uair deiridh a bhí sé ag craoladh.
Labhraíonn Seanán go minic ar an aer le mórán ionaid craolacháin. Glaonn Newstalk air go rialta chun labhairt faoi nithe éagsúla nó chun a bharúil a nochtú. Lena chois sin, bhí sé mar aoi ar cláir éagsúla ar Newstalk agus chabhraigh sé léirmheas a dhéanamh ar na nuachtáin ar clár maidine David McWilliams. Bhí sé mar aoi ag Matt Cooper ar an Last Word ar Today FM anois is arís agus labhair sé ar mórán cláir ar RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta. Agus mar bharr ar an iomlán, bhí an deis aige labhairt leis an boc mór clúiteach sin, JOE DUFFY ar Liveline, RTÉ Radio 1 faoina shaol polaitiúil.
Bíonn sé mar aoi ag Noel Shannon go minic ar Kildare Today ar KFM, craolachán áitiúil Chill Dara. Labhair sé ar a lán ábhair ina áirítear polaitíocht, drochchuma na comharthaí bóithre, stair áitiúil agus tíorthúil, an nasc a bhí ag Theobald Wolfe Tone le Cill Dara srl.
Comhalta de:
Is comhalta de Amnesty International, Burma Action Ireland, Gníomh don Phapua Thiar, An Conradh Ceilteach agus iar-chomhalta de Feachtas Comhbhá Tíomór Thoir agus Éire é.
Background
Seanán, 27, hails from just outside the lesbian concentration camp in north county Kildare (special prize for everyone who figures out where that is!!). He attended school in Scoil Uí Dálaigh, Leixlip, Scoil Uí Riada, Kilcock and Maynooth Post-Primary School.
He studied History, Politics and Social Studies in the University of Limerick. Politics was his major subject and history and public administration his minor subjects. UL has a very strong European reputation and most of the modules he studied were European politics and history.
In 2001, he spent an Erasmus semester in Erasmus University Rotterdam, the Netherlands where he studied a course in lobbying EU institutions in Brussels.
Political Background
Seanán made history as the youngest ever Irish MEP candidate in the June 2004 European elections. He was 23 years of age and only 10 days out of university when he ran as an independent candidate in the East constituency. He also stood as an independent candidate in the North Kildare by-election in March 2005.
Media Quotes
Various journalists or commentators in various media outlets have said or written good things about Seanán.
The Liffey Champion on Saturday, February 21, 2004 called Seanán "Ambitious and confident."
The Kildare Nationalist wrote on Friday, February 27, 2004 "He truly is a breath of fresh air in the battered game of politics."
Michael Reade of LMFM radio said he was "refreshing."
The Irish Times on Thursday, May 27, 2004 wrote that Seanán was "energetic".
Vincent Browne said Seanán was a "really good" candidate in the post-election analysis show. (Tonight with Vincent Browne, RTÉ Radio 1, Monday, 14, June, 2004)
Brian Crowley MEP sent Seanán an email saying, "I am sorry that you were not successful in the election; you did extremely well on the radio in putting forward a different agenda." (18, June, 2004)
Declan Moroney of the Liffey Champion wrote in March 2005 "This man was born for politics and politics was born for him." Seanán patented this as his trademark.
In January 2005, Foinse noted Seanán as one of six Irish speakers to watch in the future.
Radio Experience
Seanán loves radio and has presented various types of shows on many radio stations. He has presented music and talk shows on Raidió na Life in Dublin, Wired FM and Limerick's Live 95FM in Limerick and his most recent shows on air was with Premier FM in 2006 and 2007 which broadcast to Cork, Dublin, Galway and Limerick cities making it the third largest broadcaster in Ireland after RTÉ and Today FM.
Seanán often speaks on-air with various radio stations. He is regularly called by Newstalk to comment on various issues or offer an opinion. As well as that, he has been a panel member on various Newstalk shows and helped do a review of the papers on David McWilliams' breakfast show. He has been a guest in studio with Matt Cooper on the Last Word on Today FM on occasion and he has spoken on various RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta shows, and last but not least, he got to discuss his political life to date with the one and only JOE DUFFY on Liveline, RTÉ Radio 1.
He is often a guest with Noel Shannon on Kildare Today on KFM, Kildare's local radio station. He has spoken on many issues on this show including politics, the state of road signs, local and national history, the Kildare connections of Theobald Wolfe Tone etc.
Member of:
Seanán is a member of Amnesty International, West Papua Action, An Conradh Ceilteach, Burma Action Ireland and thankfully no longer East Timor Ireland Solidarity Campaign.