Michael Gleeson (born 1946 in

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, County Kerry) is an

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politician and former sportsperson.

Sporting career

He played Gaelic football with his local club

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and was a member of the

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senior inter-county team from 1969 until 1972. He was also a member of the Kerry junior team and won an

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medal in 1967. He won 3

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s, a

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and an

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with East Kerry. With

he won 7

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titles and a County Intermediate Football Championship. During his college days in

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he won a

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with

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in 1966. He later played with UCD and won a

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with them.

Political career

He was a

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lor from 1991 to 2014 and has been a

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lor since 1999, as part of the Kerry Independent Alliance. He was an unsuccessful candidate at the 2011 general election. He has also been

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of Killarney.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gleeson, Mick 1946 births Living people Alumni of University College Dublin Alumni of St Patrick's College, Dublin Independent politicians in Ireland Irish sportsperson-politicians Kerry inter-county Gaelic footballers Local councillors in County Kerry Mayors of places in the Republic of Ireland Spa Gaelic footballers UCD Gaelic footballers