Tom Gildea | |
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Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1997 – May 2002 | |
Constituency | Donegal South-West |
Personal details | |
Born | September 1939 (age 84) County Donegal, Ireland |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Eilish Hegarty |
Children | 1 |
Thomas Gildea (born September 1939) is an Irish former politician who was elected as an independent Teachta Dála (TD) at the 1997 general election. [1]
A farmer representing Donegal South-West, he won popular local support for his campaign to legalise 'deflectors' which re-transmitted British television channels in rural areas, but which had been shut down in the wake of legal action by cable and MMDS operators. [2] [3] He supported the Fianna Fáil–Progressive Democrats minority coalition government from 1997 to 2002. [4]
In the 1999 local elections, he was elected as a member of Donegal County Council for Glenties. [5] He did not contest the 2002 general election and retired from politics at the 2004 local elections. [5]
He was later Chairman of the National Community Television Association.
In July 2000, he married Eilish Hegarty. [6] They have one child. [4]
Tom Gildea | |
---|---|
Teachta Dála | |
In office June 1997 – May 2002 | |
Constituency | Donegal South-West |
Personal details | |
Born | September 1939 (age 84) County Donegal, Ireland |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse | Eilish Hegarty |
Children | 1 |
Thomas Gildea (born September 1939) is an Irish former politician who was elected as an independent Teachta Dála (TD) at the 1997 general election. [1]
A farmer representing Donegal South-West, he won popular local support for his campaign to legalise 'deflectors' which re-transmitted British television channels in rural areas, but which had been shut down in the wake of legal action by cable and MMDS operators. [2] [3] He supported the Fianna Fáil–Progressive Democrats minority coalition government from 1997 to 2002. [4]
In the 1999 local elections, he was elected as a member of Donegal County Council for Glenties. [5] He did not contest the 2002 general election and retired from politics at the 2004 local elections. [5]
He was later Chairman of the National Community Television Association.
In July 2000, he married Eilish Hegarty. [6] They have one child. [4]