Patrick Gallagher (politician) explained

Office:Teachta Dála
Term Start:June 1977
Term End:June 1981
Constituency:Waterford
Birth Date:1 December 1946
Birth Place:Waterford, Ireland
Party:Fianna Fáil

Patrick Gallagher (born 1 December 1946) is an Irish former politician.[1] He was a member of Sinn Féin the Workers Party, the Workers' Party and Democratic Left political parties. He was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Sinn Féin the Workers Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Waterford constituency at the February 1982 general election. He lost his seat at the November 1982 general election.[2] He was an elected member of Waterford City Council from the 1970s to 1990s.

A journalist, Gallagher established his own free-sheet newspaper Waterford Today.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patrick Gallagher. Oireachtas Members Database. 11 January 2011.
  2. Web site: Paddy Gallagher. ElectionsIreland.org. 11 January 2011.