Patrick Gallagher (born 1 December 1946) is an Irish former politician.
He was a member of
Sinn Féin the Workers Party
The Workers' Party ( ga, Páirtí na nOibrithe) is a Marxist–Leninist political party active in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.
It arose as the original Sinn Féin organisation founded in 1905 by Arthur Griffith, but took ...
, the
Workers' Party and
Democratic Left political parties. He was elected to
Dáil Éireann as a Sinn Féin the Workers Party
Teachta Dála
A Teachta Dála ( , ; plural ), abbreviated as TD (plural ''TDanna'' in Irish, TDs in English), is a member of Dáil Éireann, the lower house of the Oireachtas (the Irish Parliament). It is the equivalent of terms such as ''Member of Parli ...
(TD) for the
Waterford
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constituency at the
February 1982 general election. He lost his seat at the
November 1982 general election.
He was an elected member of
Waterford City Council
Waterford City Council ( ga, Comhairle Cathrach Phort Láirge) was the authority responsible for local government in the city of Waterford in Ireland until 2014.
As a city council, it was governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council ...
from the 1970s to 1990s.
A journalist, Gallagher established his own free-sheet newspaper ''Waterford Today''.
References
1946 births
Living people
Democratic Left (Ireland) candidates in Dáil elections
Workers' Party (Ireland) TDs
Members of the 23rd Dáil
Local councillors in County Waterford
Politicians from County Waterford
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