Tommy Gallagher (politician)

Tommy Gallagher
Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly
for Fermanagh & South Tyrone
In office
25 June 1998 – 5 May 2011
Preceded byNew Creation
Succeeded byPhil Flanagan
Member of
Fermanagh District Council
In office
19 May 1989 – 7 June 2001
Preceded byStephen Maguire
Succeeded byJohn O'Kane
ConstituencyErne North
Northern Ireland Forum Member
for Fermanagh and South Tyrone
In office
30 May 1996 – 25 April 1998
Preceded byNew forum
Succeeded byForum dissolved
Personal details
Born(1942-08-17)17 August 1942
Ballyshannon, Ireland
Died17 July 2025(2025-07-17) (aged 82)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Political partySocial Democratic and Labour Party
RelationsRaymond Gallagher (nephew)
Alma materQueen's University Belfast

Tommy Gallagher (17 August 1942 – 17 July 2025)[1] was an Irish Social Democratic and Labour Party (SDLP) politician who was a Member of the Northern Ireland Assembly (MLA) for Fermanagh and South Tyrone from 1998 to 2011.

Life and career

Born in Ballyshannon, County Donegal, Gallagher attended Queen's University Belfast before becoming a teacher in Belleek, County Fermanagh.

Gallagher was elected to represent the Social Democratic and Labour Party in Fermanagh and South Tyrone on the Northern Ireland Forum in 1996, and held his seat on the Northern Ireland Assembly in 1998 and 2003 and 2007, however lost his seat in 2011.

Gallagher stood unsuccessfully for the Westminster seat of Fermanagh and South Tyrone in each general election between 1992 and 2005.

His nephew Raymond played Gaelic football for the Fermanagh county team.[2]

Gallagher's death at the age of 82 was announced on 17 July 2025.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ Tommy Gallagher
  2. ^ "The Late Raymond Gallagher". Hogan Stand. 30 June 2007.
  3. ^ Death of respected veteran SDLP veteran Tommy Gallagher
  4. ^ "Farewell to Belleek's Voice: SDLP stalwart Tommy Gallagher dies". Impartial Reporter. 17 July 2025. Retrieved 17 July 2025.

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