John Gilligan is an independent politician and former Mayor of

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from 2008 to 2009. He was the first independent (non-party) politician to be mayor of limerick since 1962 and was the 812th Mayor of Limerick. He was elected in successive elections for the Limerick No. 2 electoral area and subsequently the Limerick East electoral area, from 1991. He has also stood for election to

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in the

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constituency. Gilligan and

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councillor

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were the only councillors on Limerick City Council to oppose the Household charge. Both men refused to pay the charge, and Gilligan spoke at a number of

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protests. In mid-2018 he announced his decision not to not seek re-election in the

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