Robbie Gallagher (born 19 February 1968) is an Irish
Fianna Fáil
Fianna Fáil (, ; meaning 'Soldiers of Destiny' or 'Warriors of Fál'), officially Fianna Fáil – The Republican Party ( ga, audio=ga-Fianna Fáil.ogg, Fianna Fáil – An Páirtí Poblachtánach), is a conservative and Christian- ...
politician who has served as a
Senator
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for the
Labour Panel
The Labour Panel ( ga, An Rolla Oibreachais) is one of five vocational panels which together elect 43 of the 60 members of Seanad Éireann, the upper house of the Oireachtas (the legislature of Ireland). The Labour Panel elects eleven senators.
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since April 2016.
A former
Garda and
estate agent
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, he is from
Termon
Termon () is a village in the north of County Donegal, Ireland.
Geography
Termon is located eight miles from Letterkenny, Donegal's main town and seven miles from Creeslough. Termon is made up of many townlands including Currin, Doon, Drumlaur ...
and was a member of
Monaghan County Council
Monaghan County Council ( ga, Comhairle Contae Mhuineacháin) is the authority responsible for local government in County Monaghan, Ireland. As a county council, it is governed by the Local Government Act 2001. The council is responsible for ho ...
from 2004 to 2016.
He is the Fianna Fáil Seanad spokesperson on Education. He was an unsuccessful candidate for
Cavan–Monaghan
Cavan Monaghan (known as Cavan-Millbrook-North Monaghan until 2007) is a township in Peterborough County in central-eastern Ontario, Canada, southwest of the city of Peterborough.
History
The original townships of Cavan and Monaghan were survey ...
at the 2002 and
2020
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general elections. He was re-elected to the Seanad in 2020.
References
External links
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Robbie Gallagher's page on the Fianna Fáil website
1968 births
Living people
Fianna Fáil senators
Members of the 25th Seanad
Members of the 26th Seanad
Members of Monaghan County Council
Alumni of Cork Institute of Technology
Garda Síochána officers
Alumni of Garda Síochána College
Police officers from County Monaghan
Fianna Fáil candidates in Dáil elections
Labour Panel senators
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